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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.
Ranking Explanation
|
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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