The Top Ranked Basketball Players of
All-Time by
Rookie Year-1961
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 |
Oscar Robertson |
SG |
8 |
2 |
Jerry West |
SG |
25 |
3 |
Lenny Wilkens |
PG |
76 |
4 |
Don Ohl |
PG |
226 |
5 |
Bob Boozer |
PF |
283 |
6 |
Darrall Imhoff |
C |
428 |
7 |
Tom Sanders |
SF |
437 |
8 |
Al Attles |
PG |
443 |
9 |
Jackie Moreland |
SF |
548 |
10 |
George Lee |
SF |
786 |
11 |
Willie Jones |
PG |
1047 |
12 |
Dave Budd |
SF |
1054 |
13 |
Fred LaCour |
SG |
1206 |
14 |
Geese Ausbie |
SF |
1295 |
15 |
Ralph Davis |
SG |
1526 |
16 |
Swede Halbrook |
C |
1585 |
17 |
Giorgos Kolokithas |
SF |
1603 |
18 |
Howie Jolliff |
PF |
1617 |
19 |
Joe Roberts |
SF |
2018 |
20 |
Georgios Trontzos |
C |
2279 |
21 |
Bob McNeill |
PG |
2390 |
22 |
Ron Johnson |
PF |
2559 |
23 |
Jimmy Darrow |
PG |
2565 |
24 |
Pickles Kennedy |
PG |
2592 |
25 |
Kelly Coleman |
SG |
2644 |
26 |
Christos Zoupas |
PG |
2899 |
27 |
Jiri Ruzicka |
PG |
2900 |
28 |
Rato Tvrdic |
SG |
2901 |
29 |
Sylvester Blye |
SG |
2951 |
30 |
Martti Liimo |
SG |
4120 |
31 |
Walter Byrd |
PF |
5041 |
32 |
Charlie Ross |
C |
5062 |
33 |
Gene Hudgins |
SG |
5543 |
34 |
Gianfranco Lombardi |
PF |
5912 |
35 |
Sam Stith |
SG |
6046 |
36 |
Alberto Pedro Cabrera |
PG |
6963 |
37 |
Jim Satterwhite |
C |
7156 |
38 |
Bob Herdelin |
PF |
7885 |
39 |
Lindsay Gaze |
SG |
8024 |
40 |
Wayne Lawrence |
PF |
8246 |
41 |
Jacinto Gonzalez |
SG |
8571 |
42 |
Richie Buckelew |
SF |
11594 |
43 |
George Raveling |
SF |
11624 |
44 |
Jackie Jones |
SG |
11656 |
45 |
Jay Metzler |
PF |
12011 |
46 |
Sid Cohen |
SG |
12194 |
47 |
Earl Powell (1939) |
PF |
12471 |
48 |
Ed Goldberg |
PG |
12716 |
49 |
Pat Fruehan |
C |
12933 |
50 |
George Farley |
C |
13101 |
51 |
Aricus Lewis |
SF |
13233 |
52 |
Ned Miklovic |
SF |
13285 |
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