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The Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time by Rookie Year-1947
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 | George Mikan | C | 13 |
| 2 | Joe Fulks | PF | 71 |
| 3 | Max Zaslofsky | SG | 161 |
| 4 | Fred Scolari | PG | 225 |
| 5 | Connie Simmons | C | 316 |
| 6 | George Senesky | PG | 399 |
| 7 | Stan Miasek | C | 450 |
| 8 | Kenny Sailors | PG | 556 |
| 9 | John Mahnken | C | 565 |
| 10 | Belus Smawley | SG | 615 |
| 11 | John Logan | SG | 621 |
| 12 | Bones McKinney | PF | 624 |
| 13 | Kleggie Hermsen | C | 635 |
| 14 | Bob Feerick | SF | 645 |
| 15 | Noble Jorgensen | C | 704 |
| 16 | Chick Halbert | C | 791 |
| 17 | Dick Schulz | SF | 807 |
| 18 | Mel Riebe | SG | 830 |
| 19 | Leo Mogus | PF | 875 |
| 20 | Jim Seminoff | SG | 957 |
| 21 | Don Carlson | SG | 972 |
| 22 | Marques Haynes | PG | 994 |
| 23 | Bob Doll | PF | 1023 |
| 24 | Ariel Maughan | SF | 1080 |
| 25 | Rollie Seltz | SG | 1095 |
| 26 | Chuck Gilmur | PF | 1099 |
| 27 | Tommy Byrnes | SF | 1103 |
| 28 | George Nostrand | C | 1116 |
| 29 | Tony Jaros | SF | 1119 |
| 30 | Bud Palmer | PF | 1121 |
| 31 | Frankie Baumholtz | PG | 1146 |
| 32 | Ernie Calverley | PG | 1165 |
| 33 | Howie Dallmar | PF | 1196 |
| 34 | Luther Harris | SF | 1214 |
| 35 | Johnny Norlander | SF | 1243 |
| 36 | Don Putman | SG | 1360 |
| 37 | Milt Schoon | C | 1369 |
| 38 | Ivan Mrazek | PG | 1384 |
| 39 | Dino Martin | PG | 1401 |
| 40 | Al Brightman | SF | 1420 |
| 41 | Mickey Rottner | PG | 1451 |
| 42 | Bernard Mehen | PF | 1452 |
| 43 | John Abramovic | SF | 1456 |
| 44 | John Chaney | PF | 1466 |
| 45 | John Janisch | SF | 1474 |
| 46 | Grady Lewis | PF | 1523 |
| 47 | Giff Roux | PF | 1524 |
| 48 | Robert Bolyard | SG | 1530 |
| 49 | Angelo Musi | PG | 1547 |
| 50 | Stan Noszka | SG | 1615 |
| 51 | Buddy O'Grady | PG | 1629 |
| 52 | Harry Zeller | C | 1630 |
| 53 | Michael Bytzura | SF | 1634 |
| 54 | Earl Shannon | SG | 1645 |
| 55 | George Munroe | PG | 1663 |
| 56 | Bob Faught | PF | 1670 |
| 57 | George Mearns | SF | 1678 |
| 58 | Dave Latter | C | 1686 |
| 59 | Lee Knorek | C | 1693 |
| 60 | Whitey Von Nieda | SG | 1739 |
| 61 | Irv Rothenberg | C | 1763 |
| 62 | Press Maravich | SG | 1786 |
| 63 | Don Martin | C | 1798 |
| 64 | Mel Thurston | SG | 1804 |
| 65 | Wyndol Gray | SG | 1815 |
| 66 | Charles Joachim | SG | 1844 |
| 67 | Elmore Morgenthaler | C | 1851 |
| 68 | Jerry Rullo | PG | 1863 |
| 69 | Butch Van Breda Kolff | SG | 1877 |
| 70 | Cecil Hankins | SG | 1897 |
| 71 | Fred Campbell | SG | 1925 |
| 72 | John Schick | C | 1941 |
| 73 | John Mills | C | 1977 |
| 74 | Ray Wertis | PG | 2012 |
| 75 | Delbert Loranger | SF | 2043 |
| 76 | Johnny Simmons | SG | 2044 |
| 77 | Harold Brown | SG | 2064 |
| 78 | Tom King | PG | 2085 |
| 79 | Ed Melvin | PG | 2109 |
| 80 | Chet Carlisle | PF | 2170 |
| 81 | Connie O'Connor | SF | 2171 |
| 82 | William Sattler | C | 2175 |
| 83 | John Meehan | SF | 2211 |
| 84 | Tom Meyer | PF | 2218 |
| 85 | Al Negratti | PF | 2219 |
| 86 | Stan Brown | SF | 2232 |
| 87 | Harold Gensichen | PG | 2236 |
| 88 | Doyle Parrack | SF | 2259 |
| 89 | Aubrey Davis | SG | 2279 |
| 90 | Ossie Schectman | SG | 2291 |
| 91 | Bob Cluggish | C | 2299 |
| 92 | Paul Herman | PG | 2368 |
| 93 | Milt Ticco | PF | 2421 |
| 94 | Hank Rosenstein | PF | 2441 |
| 95 | Jake Weber | C | 2456 |
| 96 | Harry Miller | C | 2489 |
| 97 | Harold Kottman | C | 2590 |
| 98 | Art Hillhouse | C | 2604 |
| 99 | Robert Dykstra | C | 2628 |
| 100 | Bob Dille | SF | 2644 |
| 101 | Frank Shannon | PG | 2658 |
| 102 | Coulby Gunther | PF | 2665 |
| 103 | Cass Ostrowski | SG | 2707 |
| 104 | Joe Colone | PF | 2711 |
| 105 | William King | C | 2735 |
| 106 | Nicholas Grunzweig | PF | 2794 |
| 107 | Jim Gibbs | C | 2822 |
| 108 | Deb Smith | SF | 2858 |
| 109 | Jack Hewson | PF | 2986 |
| 110 | Anthony Kaseta | C | 3001 |
| 111 | Richard Furey | SF | 3140 |
| 112 | Joe Patanelli | SF | 3204 |
| 113 | Frank Fucarino | SF | 3210 |
| 114 | Marty Passaglia | SG | 3224 |
| 115 | Red Mihalik | SG | 3270 |
| 116 | Doyle Cofer | SF | 3274 |
| 117 | Wallace Borrevik | C | 3275 |
| 118 | Art Stolkey | SG | 3333 |
| 119 | Jack McCloskey | SG | 3352 |
| 120 | George Pearcy | SG | 3389 |
| 121 | Bob Shea | PF | 3422 |
| 122 | Wilbur Schu | PG | 3456 |
| 123 | Lowell Galloway | PF | 3477 |
| 124 | Billy Reed | SF | 3502 |
| 125 | Edward Moeller | SG | 3556 |
| 126 | Henry Pearcy | SG | 3557 |
| 127 | Bob Gantt | PF | 3584 |
| 128 | John Dugger | PF | 3585 |
| 129 | Ed Kassler | C | 3624 |
| 130 | Chet Aubuchon | PG | 3652 |
| 131 | Woody Grimshaw | SG | 3714 |
| 132 | Bill Coven | PF | 3739 |
| 133 | Hank Lefkowitz | SF | 3740 |
| 134 | Dick Murphy | SG | 3742 |
| 135 | Bob Rensberger | SF | 3765 |
| 136 | Fred Jacobs | SF | 3787 |
| 137 | Ed Lyons | C | 3800 |
| 138 | John Bosak | SG | 3823 |
| 139 | Bob Mullens | C | 3835 |
| 140 | Aud Brindley | PF | 3879 |
| 141 | Garland O'Shields | SG | 3901 |
| 142 | Nat Militzok | SF | 3904 |
| 143 | Jim Dawson | C | 3916 |
| 144 | Jack Mills | PF | 3990 |
| 145 | Chuck Hawley | SG | 4036 |
| 146 | Ken Menke | SG | 4061 |
| 147 | Frank Sabo | SG | 4069 |
| 148 | John Moiseichik | PG | 4126 |
| 149 | Ken Keller | SG | 4127 |
| 150 | William Schroeder | SG | 4160 |
| 151 | Ralph Siewert | C | 4194 |
| 152 | Jake Bornheimer | PF | 4225 |
| 153 | Bob John Duffy | SF | 4229 |
| 154 | Paul Mount | SF | 4230 |
| 155 | Charles Perry | PG | 4266 |
| 156 | Mel Hirsch | PG | 4267 |
| 157 | Herschel Baltimore | SF | 4299 |
| 158 | Pat Rooney | SF | 4309 |
| 159 | Tom Callahan | SG | 4310 |
| 160 | Harold Johnson | C | 4411 |
| 161 | Marty Powers | PG | 4413 |
| 162 | Buck Sydnor | PG | 4443 |
| 163 | Victor Siegel | PG | 4444 |
| 164 | Frank Mangiapane | PG | 4472 |
| 165 | Johannes Dienelt | PG | 4488 |
| 166 | Ed Kasid | PG | 4567 |
| 167 | Gino Sovran | SF | 4609 |
| 168 | Johnny Bianco | C | 4610 |
| 169 | Armand Cure | SF | 4637 |
| 170 | Gene Gillette | SF | 4687 |
| 171 | Paul Anthony | C | 4689 |
| 172 | Frank Gilhooley | PG | 4718 |
| 173 | Hal Crisler | SF | 4719 |
| 174 | Hank Biasatti | PG | 4750 |
| 175 | Leon Gauchat | SG | 4792 |
| 176 | Frank Mekules | PF | 4827 |
| 177 | James Zeravich | C | 4876 |
| 178 | Al Lujack | SF | 4912 |
| 179 | Bob Cotton | PF | 4913 |
| 180 | Fred Sheffield | SF | 4950 |
| 181 | Russell Wilkins | SF | 4957 |
| 182 | Walt Czarnecki | PF | 4990 |
| 183 | Curt Henderson | PG | 5034 |
| 184 | Edric Costain | PG | 5071 |
| 185 | Lou Spicer | SF | 5072 |
| 186 | Don Eliason | SF | 5118 |
| 187 | Jim Cominsky | SG | 5119 |
| 188 | John Murphy | SF | 5137 |
| 189 | Ben Gardner | C | 5144 |
| 190 | Chick Craig | SF | 5199 |
| 191 | Mortimer Hill | SG | 5224 |
| 192 | Emil Sotnyk | SF | 5253 |
| 193 | Sam Lieberman | C | 5343 |
| 194 | Irving Noren | SF | 5368 |
| 195 | Jim Quinlan | PF | 5398 |
| 196 | Stanley Waxman | PG | 5456 |
| 197 | George Pastushok | SG | 5473 |
| 198 | Frank Beaty | SF | 5480 |
| 199 | Robert Shaddock | SG | 5515 |
| 200 | Gorham Getchell | C | 5621 |
| 201 | Lyle Neat | PG | 5625 |
| 202 | Steve Chanecka | PF | 5879 |
| 203 | Chili Edelstein | SF | 5910 |
| 204 | Red Dehnert | SF | 5927 |
| 205 | Norm Butz | SG | 6112 |
| 206 | Johnny Mascavage | SG | 6818 |
| 207 | George Babich | SG | 7158 |
| 208 | Leon Brown | SF | 7564 |
| 209 | Don Gleasner | PF | 7657 |
| 210 | Dan Murphy | SG | 8715 |
| 211 | George Ehemann | C | 8898 |
| 212 | Chico Burrell | SF | 8924 |
| 213 | Tommy O'Connell | PF | 9106 |
| 214 | Lenny Lesser | SG | 9193 |
| 215 | Herb Bloom | PF | 9388 |
| 216 | Artie Lockheed | SF | 9514 |
| 217 | Larry Baxter | PF | 9577 |
| 218 | Ed Golub | PF | 9876 |
| 219 | Jack Byrnes | PG | 9877 |
| 220 | Luke Sapan | C | 9878 |
| 221 | Al Widmar | PF | 9981 |
| 222 | Dave Laub | SG | 10225 |
| 223 | Paul Walker | SF | 10285 |
| 224 | Charley Trinkle | PF | 10391 |
| 225 | Ed Masterson | SG | 10445 |
| 226 | Walt Funk | C | 10454 |
| 227 | Larry Disque | C | 10455 |
| 228 | Joe Dinkwoods | SF | 10551 |
| 229 | Mendy Snyder | SF | 10557 |
| 230 | Bob Dougherty | SF | 10595 |
| 231 | Jackie Cusick | SG | 10596 |
| 232 | Rocco English | SG | 10800 |
| 233 | Woozy Smith | SG | 10831 |
| 234 | Bill Koehler | SF | 10868 |
| 235 | Frank Licitra | SF | 10869 |
| 236 | Little John Wilson | SF | 10881 |
| 237 | Slim Bornemann | C | 11042 |
| 238 | Neal Toombs | SF | 11100 |
| 239 | Norm Drucker | SF | 11101 |
| 240 | Carl Frank | PG | 11106 |
| 241 | Jimmy Doran Jr. | PF | 11107 |
| 242 | Jim Hoerst | C | 11146 |
| 243 | Patrick Walsh | PG | 11147 |
| 244 | Ron Leonard | SG | 11249 |
| 245 | Ossie Prokopic | SF | 11289 |
| 246 | Emil Piestrak | SF | 11329 |
| 247 | Bob Boylan | PG | 11330 |
| 248 | Mort Freemark | C | 11358 |
| 249 | Chin Rhoads | PG | 11444 |
| 250 | Bob Mulheisen | PF | 11470 |
| 251 | Eddie Deitch | SG | 11502 |
| 252 | Bernie Griggs | SF | 11569 |
| 253 | Gene Resnick | SG | 11641 |
| 254 | Buzzy Gillen | PG | 11755 |
| 255 | Tommy McCollum | C | 11756 |
| 256 | Wilie Stellar | SG | 11812 |
| 257 | Max Bishop | PG | 12132 |
| 258 | Charlie Lacina | SG | 12178 |
| 259 | George Faust | C | 12179 |
| 260 | Al Mabel | SF | 12242 |
| 261 | Mel Haskell | C | 12302 |
| 262 | George Milhaven | SF | 12358 |
| 263 | Jack Carpian | SF | 12359 |
| 264 | Bob Scheer | PG | 12414 |
| 265 | Woody Sponaugle | SF | 12521 |
| 266 | Jimmy White | PG | 12693 |
| 267 | Johnny DeBold | PG | 12694 |
| 268 | Bill Mock | PG | 12732 |
| 269 | John Makin | SG | 12789 |
| 270 | Bobby Rothenberger | PG | 12792 |
| 271 | Bill Landis | C | 12846 |
| 272 | Wee Dinnie | PG | 12847 |
| 273 | Frank Majczan | PF | 12891 |
| 274 | Bill Huskek | SF | 12932 |
| 275 | Freddy Kunz | PG | 12984 |
| 276 | Babe Nagle | PG | 13047 |
| 277 | Ed Logan | SG | 13048 |
| 278 | Jack Collins | SG | 13113 |
| 279 | Ray Jackson (1925) | SF | 13114 |
| 280 | Bill Kobler | PG | 13168 |
| 281 | Pete Savio | SG | 13169 |
| 282 | Eddie Ondrasik | SG | 13282 |
| 283 | Bill Rosenberger | PG | 13344 |
| 284 | Herb Currie | SG | 13345 |
| 285 | Dimmy Oleinick | PG | 13413 |
| 286 | Kayo Iwanicki | SF | 13414 |
| 287 | Marvin Flickenfield | PG | 13462 |
| 288 | Robert Morris | PG | 13514 |
| 289 | Neil Abbatiello | PG | 13571 |
| 290 | Steve Karpinsky | PG | 13572 |
| 291 | Frank Serany | PG | 13627 |
| 292 | John Cerny | PG | 13628 |
| 293 | Ed Poker | PG | 13677 |
| 294 | Mel Ginzburg | SF | 13725 |
| 295 | Russ Hermann | PG | 13726 |
| 296 | Bill Dorneman | PG | 13791 |
| 297 | Hal Dorn | C | 13792 |
| 298 | Joe Podany | PG | 13843 |
| 299 | Paul Elke | PG | 13894 |
| 300 | Frank Petrella | C | 14354 |
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