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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.
| 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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