NBA players born in 1918

18 NBA players on file were born in 1918. Belus Smawley leads them with 3,316 career points. The first born in 1918 to play in the NBA were Belus Smawley, Angelo Musi, Frankie Baumholtz, and Michael Wallace and 10 more, in 1946-47. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

Former NBA players born in 1918 (18)

Former NBA players born in 1918
PlayerPosYearsSeasonsCareerBorn
Belus SmawleyG1946–19526261 GP · 3,316 PTS · 196 REB · 595 AST—
Angelo MusiG1946–19493161 GP · 1,359 PTS · 0 REB · 117 AST—
Bruce HaleG1948–19513142 GP · 1,297 PTS · 49 REB · 424 AST—
Paul ArmstrongG1948–19513153 GP · 1,040 PTS · 89 REB · 358 AST—
Frankie BaumholtzG1946–1947145 GP · 631 PTS · 0 REB · 54 AST—
Michael WallaceG1946–1947161 GP · 556 PTS · 0 REB · 58 AST—
Jack GarfinkelG1946–1949392 GP · 476 PTS · 0 REB · 134 AST—
Hank ZellerC1946–1947148 GP · 362 PTS · 0 REB · 31 AST—
John BarrF1946–1947158 GP · 295 PTS · 0 REB · 54 AST—
Gerard KellyF1946–1948246 GP · 262 PTS · 0 REB · 21 AST—
Nick ShabackG1946–1947153 GP · 242 PTS · 0 REB · 29 AST—
Forest WeberC1946–1947150 GP · 173 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST—
Alexander RosenbergG1946–1947151 GP · 150 PTS · 0 REB · 27 AST—
Herm FuetschG1947–1948142 GP · 109 PTS · 0 REB · 17 AST—
Virgil VaughnF1946–1947117 GP · 45 PTS · 0 REB · 10 AST—
Ned EndressF1946–1947116 GP · 14 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST—
Lonnie EgglestonG1948–194912 GP · 4 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST—
Don EliasonF1946–194711 GP · 0 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST—

Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.