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The Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time by Rookie Year-1954
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 | Clyde Lovellette | C | 67 |
| 2 | George Yardley | SF | 80 |
| 3 | Ray Felix | C | 280 |
| 4 | Jack George | PG | 282 |
| 5 | Bob Houbregs | C | 557 |
| 6 | Ernie Beck | SG | 606 |
| 7 | Billy Kenville | SG | 740 |
| 8 | Radivoj Korac | PF | 826 |
| 9 | Walt Davis | C | 922 |
| 10 | Don Sunderlage | SG | 1117 |
| 11 | Meadowlark Lemon | SF | 1315 |
| 12 | Tex Harrison | SG | 1316 |
| 13 | Bob Peterson | PF | 1594 |
| 14 | Ernie Barrett | SG | 1646 |
| 15 | Al Roges | SG | 1654 |
| 16 | Irv Bemoras | SF | 1671 |
| 17 | Rollen Hans | SG | 1732 |
| 18 | Jim Neal | C | 1882 |
| 19 | Jim Fritsche | PF | 1894 |
| 20 | Norm Swanson | SF | 2258 |
| 21 | Joe Smyth | SF | 2347 |
| 22 | Hal Uplinger | SG | 2555 |
| 23 | Ron Feiereisel | SG | 2556 |
| 24 | Bato Govedarica | PG | 2623 |
| 25 | Bill Bolger | SF | 2657 |
| 26 | Connie Rea | SG | 2793 |
| 27 | Ed Smith | SF | 2825 |
| 28 | Larry Hennessy | SG | 2865 |
| 29 | Cvajatko Barchovski | PG | 2962 |
| 30 | Gene Dyker | PF | 2963 |
| 31 | Oscar Moglia | SF | 2985 |
| 32 | Dick Knostman | C | 2997 |
| 33 | Frank Reddout | PF | 3054 |
| 34 | Don Asmonga | PG | 3121 |
| 35 | Jack Molinas | SF | 3313 |
| 36 | Isaac Walthour | PG | 3984 |
| 37 | Don Ackerman | PG | 4155 |
| 38 | Bob Gainey | C | 4257 |
| 39 | Bob McDonald | PF | 4295 |
| 40 | Henri Grange | SF | 4337 |
| 41 | Ed Earle | PF | 5132 |
| 42 | Paul Nolan | C | 5247 |
| 43 | Norm Grekin | PF | 5394 |
| 44 | James Phelan | SG | 5565 |
| 45 | Jim Mooney | SF | 5686 |
| 46 | Jim Luisi | PG | 5735 |
| 47 | Jerry Vayda | PF | 6804 |
| 48 | Aristides Isusi | PG | 6898 |
| 49 | Loreto Carbonell | SF | 6997 |
| 50 | Doug Gresham | PF | 7225 |
| 51 | Abraham Shneior | SF | 7424 |
| 52 | Antonio Zapattini | SG | 7595 |
| 53 | Sammy Glassmire | SF | 8036 |
| 54 | Manuel Usher | SF | 8497 |
| 55 | Johnny Russell | PF | 8587 |
| 56 | Janis Krumins | C | 8923 |
| 57 | Charley Whiteman | C | 10294 |
| 58 | Abe Becker | C | 10487 |
| 59 | Rabbit Walthur | SF | 10607 |
| 60 | Don Moran | PF | 10609 |
| 61 | Claude Gross | SG | 11134 |
| 62 | Eddie Brunner | PF | 11221 |
| 63 | Jim Sottile | SF | 11307 |
| 64 | Bill Hogan | PF | 11313 |
| 65 | Andy McGowan | SG | 12175 |
| 66 | Pete Carril | PG | 12238 |
| 67 | Jack Stein | C | 12467 |
| 68 | Bob Gearhart | PG | 12575 |
| 69 | Johnny Murphy | SG | 12639 |
| 70 | George Kauterman | PG | 12730 |
| 71 | Ed Wagner | SG | 12844 |
| 72 | Jack Hageman | SF | 12930 |
| 73 | Lou Hill | PF | 13111 |
| 74 | Vern Stokes | PG | 13460 |
| 75 | Steve Gepp | PF | 13939 |
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