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The Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time by Rookie Year-1980
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 | Larry Bird | SF | 6 |
| 2 | Magic Johnson | PG | 12 |
| 3 | Sidney Moncrief | SG | 169 |
| 4 | Calvin Natt | SF | 372 |
| 5 | Cliff Robinson | SF | 400 |
| 6 | Jim Paxson Jr. | SG | 416 |
| 7 | Bill Cartwright | C | 497 |
| 8 | Nikos Galis | SG | 540 |
| 9 | Dave Greenwood | PF | 560 |
| 10 | Vinnie Johnson | SG | 744 |
| 11 | Allen Leavell | PG | 852 |
| 12 | Gerald Henderson Sr. | PG | 937 |
| 13 | Phil Hubbard | PF | 964 |
| 14 | Jordi Villacampa | SG | 1042 |
| 15 | Pat Cummings | PF | 1171 |
| 16 | Geoff Huston | PG | 1279 |
| 17 | James Bailey | PF | 1332 |
| 18 | Dudley Bradley | SG | 1432 |
| 19 | Reggie King | SF | 1505 |
| 20 | Clint Richardson | SG | 1518 |
| 21 | Mike Evans | PG | 1583 |
| 22 | Jeff Cook | PF | 1723 |
| 23 | Sly Williams | SF | 2008 |
| 24 | Paul Mokeski | C | 2035 |
| 25 | Juan Domingo de la Cruz | C | 2152 |
| 26 | Greg Kelser | SF | 2531 |
| 27 | Major Jones | PF | 2700 |
| 28 | Billy Ray Bates | SG | 2910 |
| 29 | Jim Spanarkel | SG | 3012 |
| 30 | Abdul Jeelani | PF | 3869 |
| 31 | Tico Brown | SG | 4256 |
| 32 | Johnny High | SG | 4464 |
| 33 | Sam Pellom | PF | 4851 |
| 34 | Terry Duerod | SG | 4953 |
| 35 | Andrea Gracis | SG | 5087 |
| 36 | Larry Demic | PF | 5090 |
| 37 | Rik Samaey | SF | 5230 |
| 38 | Ollie Mack | SG | 5474 |
| 39 | Georgi Mladenov | PG | 5953 |
| 40 | Gary Garland | PG | 5983 |
| 41 | Roy Hamilton | PG | 6326 |
| 42 | Brad Holland | SG | 6343 |
| 43 | Andy Fields | C | 6530 |
| 44 | Hollis Copeland | SF | 6541 |
| 45 | Ajmer Singh Chopra | SF | 6989 |
| 46 | Philippe Szanyiel | PF | 7043 |
| 47 | Alberto Tonut | SF | 7075 |
| 48 | Wiley Peck | SG | 7215 |
| 49 | Joao Carlos Cruz | SF | 7289 |
| 50 | Adi Gordon | PG | 7529 |
| 51 | Alton Byrd | PG | 7646 |
| 52 | Birejma Diagne | C | 7709 |
| 53 | Earl Evans | PF | 7710 |
| 54 | Larry Sengstock | PF | 7795 |
| 55 | Paul Dawkins | SF | 7814 |
| 56 | Danny Salisbery | SF | 7857 |
| 57 | Danko Cvjeticanin | SG | 8180 |
| 58 | Bernard Toone | PF | 8240 |
| 59 | Sylvester Norris | C | 8355 |
| 60 | Lawrence Boston | PF | 8547 |
| 61 | Duck Williams | PG | 8656 |
| 62 | Bubba Wilson | SG | 8666 |
| 63 | Srdjan Dabic | SG | 8733 |
| 64 | Tony Zeno | SF | 8848 |
| 65 | Marko Ivanovic | PF | 8912 |
| 66 | Arvid Kramer | C | 8960 |
| 67 | Greg Deane | SG | 8981 |
| 68 | Terry Crosby | SG | 9102 |
| 69 | Andrew Parker | SF | 9137 |
| 70 | Carl Kilpatrick | C | 9160 |
| 71 | Greg Joyner | SF | 9161 |
| 72 | Cheese Johnson | SF | 9323 |
| 73 | Tony Price | SG | 9327 |
| 74 | Al Green | PG | 9428 |
| 75 | Wayne Kreklow | SG | 9504 |
| 76 | Igors Melniks | C | 9629 |
| 77 | Larry Knight | PF | 10064 |
| 78 | Charles Hightower | PF | 10123 |
| 79 | Rodgers Washington | SF | 10143 |
| 80 | Georgios Doxakis | PG | 10171 |
| 81 | Julio Politi | SG | 10172 |
| 82 | T.J. Robinson | SF | 10215 |
| 83 | Ron Baxter | SG | 10335 |
| 84 | Mario Butler | C | 10453 |
| 85 | Jarvis Reynolds | PF | 10630 |
| 86 | Fausto Bargna | PF | 10685 |
| 87 | Tim Waterman | PF | 10878 |
| 88 | Stan Eckwood | SG | 11015 |
| 89 | Fedrico Ramiro | PG | 11242 |
| 90 | Dusko Ivanovic | SG | 11350 |
| 91 | Israel Elimelech | PG | 11688 |
| 92 | Larry Williams (6'9") | PF | 11743 |
| 93 | Frederic Hufnagel | PG | 11985 |
| 94 | Victor King | PF | 12087 |
| 95 | Irv Chatman | C | 12402 |
| 96 | George Lett | SF | 12458 |
| 97 | Al Davis | SF | 12570 |
| 98 | Ollie Matson Jr. | SF | 12840 |
| 99 | Doug Jemison | SF | 12987 |
| 100 | Drew Skonberg | PF | 13103 |
| 101 | Carl McPipe | C | 13171 |
| 102 | Lionel Garrett | PF | 13366 |
| 103 | Derrick Mayes | PG | 13399 |
| 104 | Glenn Sudhop | C | 13504 |
| 105 | Roger Leyseth | SF | 13505 |
| 106 | Davide Croce | PG | 13520 |
| 107 | John Gerdy | SG | 13565 |
| 108 | Dale Shackelford | SF | 13616 |
| 109 | Jo Jo Walters | SG | 14149 |
| 110 | Norm Kelly | C | 14307 |
| 111 | Melvin Baltimore | C | 14347 |
| 112 | Ricky Sutton | PG | 14467 |
| 113 | Reggie Wells | SG | 14670 |
| 114 | Robert Jenkins | SG | 14722 |
| 115 | Greg Miller | PF | 14788 |
| 116 | Ren Watson | PF | 15090 |
| 117 | Rob King | SG | 15103 |
| 118 | Nick Urzetta | SG | 15139 |
| 119 | Rick Reed | PG | 15229 |
| 120 | Craig Finberg | PG | 15274 |
| 121 | Ron McFarland | SG | 15414 |
| 122 | Gary Devlin | PG | 15512 |
| 123 | Dave Everett (G) | SG | 15550 |
| 124 | Matt Teahan | PF | 15598 |
| 125 | Phil Abney | SG | 15599 |
| 126 | Donnie Marsh | PG | 15725 |
| 127 | Bruce Lee | PG | 15759 |
| 128 | Don Brough | SF | 15806 |
| 129 | Ernie Cobb | PG | 15851 |
| 130 | Dorian Dent | C | 15900 |
| 131 | Gordon Thomas | PG | 15945 |
| 132 | Kevin McDonald | PF | 15957 |
| 133 | Bob Stephens | PF | 15990 |
| 134 | Bobby Willis | PG | 16055 |
| 135 | Joe DeSantis | PG | 16097 |
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