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The Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time by Rookie Year-1952
Notes: This is a list of the greatest basketball players to start their pro career in the year listed.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Neil Johnston | C | 20 |
| 2 | Mel Hutchins | PF | 166 |
| 3 | Chuck Share | C | 368 |
| 4 | George King | PG | 465 |
| 5 | Don Barksdale | PF | 596 |
| 6 | Lew Hitch | PF | 723 |
| 7 | Whitey Skoog | SG | 731 |
| 8 | Wally Osterkorn | PF | 900 |
| 9 | Bill Tosheff | PG | 1147 |
| 10 | Alfred McGuire | PG | 1277 |
| 11 | Ralph O'Brien | PG | 1370 |
| 12 | Dave Minor | SG | 1477 |
| 13 | William Spivey | C | 1506 |
| 14 | Mel Payton | SF | 1869 |
| 15 | Dick Dickey | PG | 1947 |
| 16 | Ed Dahler | PF | 1980 |
| 17 | Jake Fendley | PG | 2131 |
| 18 | Bob Wilson | PG | 2202 |
| 19 | John Pilch | SF | 2350 |
| 20 | Ray Ragelis | SF | 2431 |
| 21 | Jack Kiley | SG | 2559 |
| 22 | Sam Ranzino | SG | 2998 |
| 23 | Don Savage | SF | 3116 |
| 24 | John McConathy | SF | 3301 |
| 25 | Elmer Behnke | C | 3331 |
| 26 | Zeke Sinicola | PG | 3497 |
| 27 | Sherman White | SG | 4173 |
| 28 | Jim Slaughter | C | 4215 |
| 29 | Bill Spivey | C | 4382 |
| 30 | John O'Boyle | SG | 4405 |
| 31 | John Rennicke | SG | 5295 |
| 32 | Angelo Bonifietti | PG | 5955 |
| 33 | Adesio Lombardo | SF | 5986 |
| 34 | John Azary | SG | 6483 |
| 35 | Carl Ridd | PG | 6705 |
| 36 | Bernie Pickell | SG | 6752 |
| 37 | Juan Gazso | PF | 6849 |
| 38 | Youssef Abbas | PG | 6899 |
| 39 | Johnny Allen | PF | 6911 |
| 40 | Tom Smith | SF | 7041 |
| 41 | Stasys Stonkus | SG | 7107 |
| 42 | Anton Kuzov | C | 7170 |
| 43 | Bob Kenney | SG | 7537 |
| 44 | Roger Layne | C | 7688 |
| 45 | George Chalhoub | SG | 7718 |
| 46 | Ze Luis | C | 7719 |
| 47 | Kenny Goodwin | PF | 7753 |
| 48 | Georgi Panov | SG | 7786 |
| 49 | Puggy Bell | SG | 7796 |
| 50 | Maigonis Valdmanis | PG | 7842 |
| 51 | Roy Reardon | SG | 8071 |
| 52 | Barry Howson | SG | 8441 |
| 53 | Juan Ostoic | PF | 8735 |
| 54 | Ray Dombrowski | C | 8751 |
| 55 | Walt Hirsch | SF | 9059 |
| 56 | Jack Haggerty | PG | 9198 |
| 57 | John Mazziatta | PG | 9237 |
| 58 | Tommy Birch | PG | 9364 |
| 59 | Sam Lackeye | SG | 9576 |
| 60 | Joe Kubachka | SF | 9632 |
| 61 | Don Goodwin | PF | 9948 |
| 62 | Leroy Ishman | PG | 10008 |
| 63 | Al Palmieri | PF | 10282 |
| 64 | Cecil Mosenson | SF | 10502 |
| 65 | Ed Donovan | SG | 10747 |
| 66 | Stan Mazzinotta | PF | 10768 |
| 67 | Frank Lewis | C | 10935 |
| 68 | George Davidson | SG | 11038 |
| 69 | Sugar Cain | SG | 11247 |
| 70 | Bill Hoffer | SF | 11353 |
| 71 | Joe Majikes | PF | 11616 |
| 72 | Snitz Oskerow | C | 12092 |
| 73 | Al Ruppert | PG | 12130 |
| 74 | Nick Bruckner | SF | 12131 |
| 75 | Matt Fanning | PG | 12240 |
| 76 | Ron Weidenhammer | SG | 12516 |
| 77 | Stu Kane | C | 12692 |
| 78 | Ed Theisen | SF | 12731 |
| 79 | Hank Belber | SG | 12845 |
| 80 | Tommy Breslin | PG | 12889 |
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