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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 | 26 |
| 3 | Lenny Wilkens | PG | 76 |
| 4 | Don Ohl | PG | 229 |
| 5 | Bob Boozer | PF | 286 |
| 6 | Darrall Imhoff | C | 433 |
| 7 | Tom Sanders | SF | 442 |
| 8 | Al Attles | PG | 448 |
| 9 | Jackie Moreland | SF | 555 |
| 10 | George Lee | SF | 796 |
| 11 | Willie Jones | PG | 1058 |
| 12 | Dave Budd | SF | 1066 |
| 13 | Fred LaCour | SG | 1222 |
| 14 | Geese Ausbie | SF | 1314 |
| 15 | Ralph Davis | SG | 1549 |
| 16 | Swede Halbrook | C | 1608 |
| 17 | Giorgos Kolokithas | SF | 1625 |
| 18 | Howie Jolliff | PF | 1638 |
| 19 | Joe Roberts | SF | 2042 |
| 20 | Georgios Trontzos | C | 2306 |
| 21 | Bob McNeill | PG | 2413 |
| 22 | Ron Johnson | PF | 2585 |
| 23 | Jimmy Darrow | PG | 2591 |
| 24 | Pickles Kennedy | PG | 2620 |
| 25 | Kelly Coleman | SG | 2675 |
| 26 | Christos Zoupas | PG | 2942 |
| 27 | Jiri Ruzicka | PG | 2943 |
| 28 | Rato Tvrdic | SG | 2944 |
| 29 | Sylvester Blye | SG | 2993 |
| 30 | Martti Liimo | SG | 4175 |
| 31 | Walter Byrd | PF | 5110 |
| 32 | Charlie Ross | C | 5130 |
| 33 | Gene Hudgins | SG | 5635 |
| 34 | Gianfranco Lombardi | PF | 6005 |
| 35 | Sam Stith | SG | 6144 |
| 36 | Alberto Pedro Cabrera | PG | 7061 |
| 37 | Jim Satterwhite | C | 7247 |
| 38 | Bob Herdelin | PF | 7988 |
| 39 | Lindsay Gaze | SG | 8126 |
| 40 | Wayne Lawrence | PF | 8346 |
| 41 | Jacinto Gonzalez | SG | 8674 |
| 42 | Richie Buckelew | SF | 11748 |
| 43 | George Raveling | SF | 11783 |
| 44 | Jackie Jones | SG | 11816 |
| 45 | Jay Metzler | PF | 12174 |
| 46 | Sid Cohen | SG | 12353 |
| 47 | Earl Powell (1939) | PF | 12638 |
| 48 | Ed Goldberg | PG | 12886 |
| 49 | Pat Fruehan | C | 13109 |
| 50 | George Farley | C | 13279 |
| 51 | Aricus Lewis | SF | 13407 |
| 52 | Ned Miklovic | SF | 13458 |
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