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The Top Ranked Small Forwards of the 1980s
Notes: This list is based on pro stats.
What players did in college is not factored into this list.
| Rnk | Athlete | Overall Decade Rank |
| 1 | Larry Bird | 1 |
| 2 | Alex English | 7 |
| 3 | Adrian Dantley | 9 |
| 4 | Julius Erving | 11 |
| 5 | Dominique Wilkins | 13 |
| 6 | Mark Aguirre | 16 |
| 7 | Marques Johnson | 25 |
| 8 | Kiki Vandeweghe | 28 |
| 9 | Bernard King | 30 |
| 10 | Purvis Short | 41 |
| 11 | Jamaal Wilkes | 53 |
| 12 | Mike Mitchell | 56 |
| 13 | Calvin Natt | 57 |
| 14 | Kelly Tripucka | 60 |
| 15 | Xavier McDaniel | 62 |
| 16 | Cliff Robinson | 69 |
| 17 | Eddie A. Johnson | 78 |
| 18 | John Drew | 84 |
| 19 | Orlando Woolridge | 85 |
| 20 | Scott Wedman | 92 |
| 21 | Jay Vincent | 93 |
| 22 | Rodney McCray | 95 |
| 23 | Cedric Maxwell | 97 |
| 24 | Robert Reid | 103 |
| 25 | Jerome Kersey | 127 |
| 26 | Junior Bridgeman | 135 |
| 27 | Albert King | 137 |
| 28 | Terry Tyler | 141 |
| 29 | Chris Mullin | 145 |
| 30 | Drazen Dalipagic | 149 |
| 31 | Gene Banks | 151 |
| 32 | Mark Olberding | 154 |
| 33 | Reggie King | 173 |
| 34 | Michael Brooks | 190 |
| 35 | Juan Antonio San Epifanio | 198 |
| 36 | Rod Higgins | 208 |
| 37 | Terry Teagle | 223 |
| 38 | Danny Vranes | 228 |
| 39 | Ken Norman | 237 |
| 40 | Allan Bristow | 243 |
| 41 | Scottie Pippen | 250 |
| 42 | Don Collins | 253 |
| 43 | Wally Walker | 271 |
| 44 | Ron Anderson | 275 |
| 45 | Mike O'Koren | 281 |
| 46 | Butch Carter | 282 |
| 47 | Harold Pressley | 286 |
| 48 | Campy Russell | 287 |
| 49 | Sly Williams | 288 |
| 50 | Rick Barry | 299 |
| 51 | Mike Sanders | 303 |
| 52 | John Johnson | 314 |
| 53 | Chris Morris | 319 |
| 54 | Darren Daye | 321 |
| 55 | Sonny Parker | 334 |
| 56 | Kenny Walker | 349 |
| 57 | Greg Kelser | 357 |
| 58 | Glen Gondrezick | 358 |
| 59 | John Pinone | 359 |
| 60 | Bob Gross | 362 |
| 61 | Eric Beugnot | 365 |
| 62 | Toby Knight | 373 |
| 63 | Alvin Scott | 376 |
| 64 | Johnny Newman | 387 |
| 65 | M.L. Carr | 392 |
| 66 | Bingo Smith | 409 |
| 67 | Antonello Riva | 411 |
| 68 | Tony Brown | 414 |
| 69 | Mieczyslaw Mlinarski | 415 |
| 70 | Scott May | 417 |
| 71 | Charles Davis | 426 |
| 72 | Jan Van Breda Kolff | 428 |
| 73 | Anatoly Myshkin | 437 |
| 74 | Buck Johnson | 440 |
| 75 | Jerry Reynolds | 444 |
| 76 | Jeff Lamp | 445 |
| 77 | Tony Campbell | 453 |
| 78 | Bernard Thompson | 458 |
| 79 | Herve Dubuisson | 464 |
| 80 | Ben McDonald | 468 |
| 81 | Billy Thompson | 474 |
| 82 | Carey Scurry | 478 |
| 83 | Richard Dacoury | 479 |
| 84 | Kenny Fields | 491 |
| 85 | Calvin Garrett | 495 |
| 86 | Marty Byrnes | 497 |
| 87 | Reggie Williams | 499 |
| 88 | Derrick Chievous | 516 |
| 89 | Ian Davies | 518 |
| 90 | J.J. Anderson | 521 |
| 91 | Kevin Loder | 523 |
| 92 | Ollie Johnson | 526 |
| 93 | Adrian Branch | 532 |
| 94 | Pace Mannion | 536 |
| 95 | Chicho Sibilio | 549 |
| 96 | Rudy Macklin | 552 |
| 97 | Jack Givens | 553 |
| 98 | David Thirdkill | 554 |
| 99 | Bob Dandridge | 556 |
| 100 | Anthony Roberts | 565 |
| 101 | Bill Martin | 567 |
| 102 | Wilfredo Ruiz | 568 |
| 103 | Gus Gerard | 576 |
| 104 | Rafael Addison | 588 |
| 105 | Linton Townes | 590 |
| 106 | Jay Murphy | 592 |
| 107 | James Wilkes | 603 |
| 108 | Peter Thibeaux | 605 |
| 109 | Harvey Grant | 612 |
| 110 | Hollis Copeland | 621 |
| 111 | Leo Rautins | 625 |
| 112 | Scooter McCray | 640 |
| 113 | Nick Weatherspoon | 644 |
| 114 | Ajmer Singh Chopra | 655 |
| 115 | Michael Young | 665 |
| 116 | Song Ligang | 667 |
| 117 | Kamil Brabenec | 673 |
| 118 | Jacky Dorsey | 676 |
| 119 | Ed Rains | 682 |
| 120 | Harry Davis | 694 |
| 121 | Liu Jianli | 698 |
| 122 | Craig Shelton | 703 |
| 123 | David Pope | 704 |
| 124 | Mickey Berkowitz | 707 |
| 125 | Oumar Dia | 708 |
| 126 | Ron Rowan | 710 |
| 127 | Hans Heijdeman | 714 |
| 128 | Luis Murillo | 715 |
| 129 | Frankie Sanders | 727 |
| 130 | Kevin Gamble | 730 |
| 131 | Anthony Frederick | 740 |
| 132 | Maurice Martin | 741 |
| 133 | Paul Dawkins | 747 |
| 134 | Heo Jae | 749 |
| 135 | John Hatch | 752 |
| 136 | Wayne Carroll | 753 |
| 137 | Lutz Wadehn | 756 |
| 138 | Eric White | 760 |
| 139 | John Brown | 761 |
| 140 | Kuang Lubin | 762 |
| 141 | Jifi Zuffa | 766 |
| 142 | Dariusz Zelig | 768 |
| 143 | Mohsen Medhat Warda | 770 |
| 144 | Jose Maria Margall | 772 |
| 145 | Irv Kiffin | 776 |
| 146 | Sylvester Gray | 777 |
| 147 | Alejandro Urgelles | 779 |
| 148 | Larry Bird Cortis | 792 |
| 149 | Victor Fleming | 794 |
| 150 | Larry Lawrence | 798 |
| 151 | Eddie Phillips | 799 |
| 152 | Myles Patrick | 801 |
| 153 | Leif Yttergren | 802 |
| 154 | Aleksandr Salnikov | 810 |
| 155 | Djibril Kamara | 812 |
| 156 | Danny Salisbery | 819 |
| 157 | Walter Jordan | 827 |
| 158 | Zarko Paspalj | 840 |
| 159 | Jackie Robinson | 843 |
| 160 | Alex Bradley | 847 |
| 161 | Alonzo Bradley | 848 |
| 162 | Hutch Jones | 852 |
| 163 | Charlie Sitton | 854 |
| 164 | Leroy Combs | 866 |
| 165 | Kenny Green | 867 |
| 166 | Tony Zeno | 869 |
| 167 | Adolfo Medrick | 871 |
| 168 | Corky Calhoun | 887 |
| 169 | John Stroud | 888 |
| 170 | Lorenzo Charles | 889 |
| 171 | Terry Stotts | 891 |
| 172 | James Lee | 903 |
| 173 | Ronnie Grandison | 904 |
| 174 | Andrew Parker | 906 |
| 175 | Bill Mayfield | 910 |
| 176 | Dwayne McClain | 916 |
| 177 | Joe Merten | 919 |
| 178 | Devin Durrant | 921 |
| 179 | Cheese Johnson | 922 |
| 180 | Craig Dykema | 928 |
| 181 | Kenton Edelin | 933 |
| 182 | Randolph Keys | 935 |
| 183 | Wayne Abrams | 936 |
| 184 | Howard Wood | 937 |
| 185 | Jewell Crawford | 938 |
| 186 | Randy Owens | 944 |
| 187 | Barry Young | 949 |
| 188 | Andrew Kennedy | 950 |
| 189 | Sylvester Cuyler | 951 |
| 190 | Mark G. Davis | 954 |
| 191 | Joe Arlauckas | 956 |
| 192 | Rufus Harris | 957 |
| 193 | Theofanis Christodoulou | 963 |
| 194 | Andre Patterson | 966 |
| 195 | Alfredrick Hughes | 968 |
| 196 | Ronnie Murphy | 970 |
| 197 | Mike Niles | 972 |
| 198 | Andre Moore | 976 |
| 199 | Erv Giddings | 978 |
| 200 | John Greig | 979 |
| 201 | Mark Smith | 980 |
| 202 | A.J. Wynder | 982 |
| 203 | Randy Allen | 985 |
| 204 | Ken Austin | 992 |
| 205 | Nikita Wilson | 1001 |
| 206 | Mark Petteway | 1006 |
| 207 | Norris Bell | 1007 |
| 208 | Rodgers Washington | 1009 |
| 209 | Richard Rellford | 1014 |
| 210 | Voise Winters | 1015 |
| 211 | Brian Martin | 1022 |
| 212 | Duane Ferrell | 1026 |
| 213 | Earl Harrison | 1027 |
| 214 | Emill Hagens | 1028 |
| 215 | Rickie Winslow | 1030 |
| 216 | Oliver Lee | 1032 |
| 217 | Sam Mosley | 1033 |
| 218 | Jeff Grayer | 1037 |
| 219 | Dick Miller | 1042 |
| 220 | Jerry Radocha | 1044 |
| 221 | Kannard Johnson | 1046 |
| 222 | Nigel Miguel | 1047 |
| 223 | Albert Irving | 1049 |
| 224 | Todd Mitchell | 1050 |
| 225 | Vada Martin | 1056 |
| 226 | John Coughran | 1058 |
| 227 | Doug Lee | 1064 |
| 228 | Norris Coleman | 1066 |
| 229 | Dave Magley | 1070 |
| 230 | Chris Giles | 1085 |
| 231 | George Berry | 1086 |
| 232 | Donnie Koonce | 1092 |
| 233 | Jimmy Miller | 1098 |
| 234 | Fennis Dembo | 1102 |
| 235 | John Olive | 1113 |
| 236 | Donald Royal | 1116 |
| 237 | Derrick Lewis | 1120 |
| 238 | Garry Witts | 1127 |
| 239 | Jerry Baskerville | 1131 |
| 240 | Albert Springs | 1133 |
| 241 | Alex Stivrins | 1142 |
| 242 | Jim Bradley | 1149 |
| 243 | Ron Spivey | 1151 |
| 244 | Forrest McKenzie | 1153 |
| 245 | Bob Nash | 1154 |
| 246 | Mike Champion | 1155 |
| 247 | Ron Anthony | 1169 |
| 248 | Wally Rank | 1170 |
| 249 | Lenny Horton | 1171 |
| 250 | Cory Blackwell | 1173 |
| 251 | Barry Mitchell | 1180 |
| 252 | Bart Bowers | 1181 |
| 253 | Nate Johnston | 1182 |
| 254 | Harvey Knuckles | 1183 |
| 255 | Guy Arnold | 1185 |
| 256 | Lamar Heard | 1196 |
| 257 | Aaron Brandon | 1204 |
| 258 | Danny Pearson | 1206 |
| 259 | Russell Chapman | 1215 |
| 260 | Joe Ward | 1216 |
| 261 | George Lett | 1217 |
| 262 | Cazzie Russell | 1223 |
| 263 | Al Davis | 1225 |
| 264 | Earl Banks | 1233 |
| 265 | Jerry Christian | 1237 |
| 266 | Ollie Matson Jr. | 1243 |
| 267 | Billy Lewis | 1247 |
| 268 | Doug Jemison | 1256 |
| 269 | Winston Bennett | 1262 |
| 270 | Larry Moffett | 1267 |
| 271 | Lew Massey | 1271 |
| 272 | Marcel Boyce | 1273 |
| 273 | Kelvin Smith | 1278 |
| 274 | Regan Truesdale | 1283 |
| 275 | Steve Shurina | 1289 |
| 276 | Calvin Roberts | 1290 |
| 277 | Charles Balentine | 1296 |
| 278 | Roger Leyseth | 1298 |
| 279 | Bob Davis (1960) | 1300 |
| 280 | Joe Williams | 1305 |
| 281 | Dale Shackelford | 1308 |
| 282 | Mike Russell | 1309 |
| 283 | Andra Griffen | 1310 |
| 284 | Larry Holmes | 1313 |
| 285 | Bobby Potts | 1314 |
| 286 | David Boone | 1318 |
| 287 | Jon Johnson | 1319 |
| 288 | Marty Simmons | 1320 |
| 289 | Northern Shavers | 1321 |
| 290 | Michael Burns | 1331 |
| 291 | Paul Williams | 1344 |
| 292 | Riley Clarida | 1345 |
| 293 | Ricky Frazier | 1347 |
| 294 | Pete Taylor | 1353 |
| 295 | Charles Nance | 1354 |
| 296 | Jay Cheesman | 1363 |
| 297 | Andre Spencer | 1364 |
| 298 | Randal Smith | 1369 |
| 299 | Russel Bowers | 1376 |
| 300 | John Ramsay | 1381 |
| 301 | Sam Mitchell | 1386 |
| 302 | Scott Parzych | 1387 |
| 303 | Herman Veal | 1389 |
| 304 | Arnette Hallman | 1390 |
| 305 | Dion Brown | 1406 |
| 306 | Winston Morgan | 1410 |
| 307 | Roosevelt Chapman | 1414 |
| 308 | Harold Driver | 1422 |
| 309 | Juden Smith | 1428 |
| 310 | Don Seals | 1430 |
| 311 | Darrell Space | 1433 |
| 312 | Norman Bounds | 1434 |
| 313 | Lawrence Held | 1463 |
| 314 | Ken Dancy | 1474 |
| 315 | Joe Boback | 1481 |
| 316 | Rickey Lee | 1493 |
| 317 | Steve Harriel | 1494 |
| 318 | Henry James | 1497 |
| 319 | Monroe McTaw | 1500 |
| 320 | Tree Green | 1510 |
| 321 | Don Brough | 1511 |
| 322 | Johnny Brown | 1517 |
| 323 | Ken Lyons | 1522 |
| 324 | Mike Cunningham | 1529 |
| 325 | Mark Dorris | 1534 |
| 326 | Bob Greacen | 1536 |
| 327 | Duane Thornton | 1537 |
| 328 | Tom Motley | 1538 |
| 329 | Steve Hill | 1541 |
| 330 | Bruno Kongaouin | 1545 |
| 331 | Eddie Jiles | 1547 |
| 332 | Bill Zolga | 1552 |
| 333 | Benny Anders | 1564 |
| 334 | Joe Atkinson | 1568 |
| 335 | Owen Wells | 1575 |
| 336 | Brett Crawford | 1577 |
| 337 | Ken Wilburn | 1579 |
| 338 | Ben Warley | 1583 |
| 339 | Howard Holt | 1584 |
| 340 | Tony Barnett | 1585 |
| 341 | Daryl Lloyd | 1587 |
| 342 | Tyrone Shoulders | 1590 |
| 343 | Willie Willingham | 1598 |
| 344 | Todd Linder | 1602 |
| 345 | Fred Saunders | 1605 |
| 346 | Earl Belcher | 1610 |
| 347 | Graylin Warner | 1611 |
| 348 | Donald Carroll | 1626 |
| 349 | Raymond Doss | 1629 |
| 350 | Theran Bullock | 1637 |
| 351 | Derrick Dowell | 1638 |
| 352 | Paul Anderson | 1642 |
| 353 | Alvin Frederick | 1647 |
| 354 | Earl Hayes | 1654 |
| 355 | Stan Wright | 1657 |
| 356 | Clarence Tillman | 1660 |
| 357 | Charles Rayne | 1663 |
| 358 | Clarence Grier | 1664 |
| 359 | Craig Dixon | 1669 |
| 360 | Phil Blevins | 1674 |
| 361 | Derrick Gervin | 1676 |
| 362 | Derrick Sanders | 1677 |
| 363 | William Calvin | 1678 |
| 364 | David Williams | 1681 |
| 365 | Richard Madison | 1683 |
| 366 | Brian Burke | 1684 |
| 367 | Cleveland Bibbins | 1688 |
| 368 | Mark Van Valkenburg | 1690 |
| 369 | Mike Whitmarsh | 1694 |
| 370 | Bud Stallworth | 1696 |
| 371 | Rick Anderson | 1699 |
| 372 | Willie Glass | 1703 |
| 373 | Tom Thompson | 1708 |
| 374 | Glen Clem | 1712 |
| 375 | David Moss (1964) | 1715 |
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