NBA players born in 1922
60 NBA players on file were born in 1922. Andy Phillip leads them with 6,384 career points. The first born in 1922 to play in the NBA were Freddie Scolari, Kenny Sailors, George Senesky, and Sidney Hertzberg and 25 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 1922 (60)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Phillip | PG | 1947–1958 | 11 | 701 GP · 6,384 PTS · 2,395 REB · 3,759 AST | Granite City, IL |
| Freddie Scolari | G | 1946–1955 | 9 | 534 GP · 6,014 PTS · 857 REB · 1,406 AST | — |
| Jim Pollard | F | 1948–1955 | 7 | 438 GP · 5,762 PTS · 2,487 REB · 1,417 AST | — |
| Nat Clifton | C | 1950–1958 | 8 | 544 GP · 5,444 PTS · 4,469 REB · 1,367 AST | — |
| Kenny Sailors | G | 1946–1951 | 5 | 276 GP · 3,480 PTS · 120 REB · 781 AST | — |
| George Senesky | G | 1946–1954 | 8 | 482 GP · 3,455 PTS · 878 REB · 1,553 AST | — |
| Thomas Eddleman | F | 1949–1953 | 4 | 266 GP · 3,221 PTS · 913 REB · 550 AST | — |
| George Ratkovicz | F | 1949–1955 | 6 | 343 GP · 3,141 PTS · 1,937 REB · 791 AST | — |
| Billy Gabor | G | 1949–1955 | 6 | 307 GP · 2,997 PTS · 448 REB · 626 AST | — |
| Sidney Hertzberg | G | 1946–1951 | 5 | 293 GP · 2,563 PTS · 260 REB · 618 AST | — |
| John Mahnken | C | 1946–1953 | 7 | 414 GP · 2,388 PTS · 533 REB · 539 AST | — |
| Dick Mehen | F | 1949–1952 | 3 | 193 GP · 2,069 PTS · 505 REB · 550 AST | — |
| Bill Closs | F | 1949–1952 | 3 | 186 GP · 1,669 PTS · 605 REB · 346 AST | — |
| Jerry Fleishman | G | 1946–1953 | 5 | 262 GP · 1,512 PTS · 152 REB · 429 AST | — |
| Jim Seminoff | G | 1946–1950 | 4 | 231 GP · 1,507 PTS · 0 REB · 630 AST | — |
| Howie Dallmar | F | 1946–1949 | 3 | 146 GP · 1,408 PTS · 0 REB · 340 AST | — |
| Chuck Gilmur | F | 1946–1951 | 5 | 239 GP · 1,392 PTS · 75 REB · 348 AST | — |
| Harry Boykoff | C | 1949–1951 | 2 | 109 GP · 1,105 PTS · 220 REB · 209 AST | — |
| Don Putman | G | 1946–1950 | 4 | 216 GP · 1,030 PTS · 0 REB · 285 AST | — |
| Howie Schultz | F | 1949–1953 | 3 | 173 GP · 913 PTS · 326 REB · 300 AST | — |
| Dave Minor | G | 1951–1953 | 2 | 116 GP · 877 PTS · 527 REB · 288 AST | — |
| Jack Toomay | C | 1947–1950 | 3 | 121 GP · 876 PTS · 0 REB · 113 AST | — |
| Butch Van Breda Kolff | G | 1946–1950 | 4 | 175 GP · 826 PTS · 0 REB · 256 AST | — |
| Andy Duncan | F | 1948–1951 | 3 | 136 GP · 746 PTS · 30 REB · 101 AST | — |
| Jack Smiley | G | 1948–1950 | 2 | 118 GP · 726 PTS · 0 REB · 299 AST | — |
| Mike McCarron | G | 1946–1950 | 2 | 68 GP · 658 PTS · 0 REB · 62 AST | — |
| Milt Schoon | C | 1946–1950 | 2 | 103 GP · 616 PTS · 0 REB · 96 AST | — |
| George Munroe | G | 1946–1948 | 2 | 80 GP · 485 PTS · 0 REB · 20 AST | — |
| Gale Bishop | F | 1948–1949 | 1 | 56 GP · 467 PTS · 0 REB · 92 AST | — |
| George Mearns | F | 1946–1948 | 2 | 81 GP · 443 PTS · 0 REB · 45 AST | — |
| Cecil Hankins | G | 1946–1948 | 2 | 80 GP · 394 PTS · 0 REB · 22 AST | — |
| Wyndol Gray | G | 1946–1948 | 2 | 67 GP · 363 PTS · 0 REB · 50 AST | — |
| Dick Triptow | G | 1948–1950 | 2 | 59 GP · 336 PTS · 0 REB · 97 AST | — |
| Stan Patrick | F | 1949–1950 | 1 | 53 GP · 321 PTS · 0 REB · 74 AST | — |
| Bob Mullens | G | 1946–1947 | 1 | 54 GP · 314 PTS · 0 REB · 54 AST | — |
| Whitey Von Nieda | — | 1949–1950 | 1 | 59 GP · 313 PTS · 0 REB · 143 AST | — |
| Ray Kuka | F | 1947–1949 | 2 | 52 GP · 253 PTS · 0 REB · 38 AST | — |
| Ray Wertis | G | 1946–1948 | 2 | 68 GP · 246 PTS · 0 REB · 45 AST | — |
| Roy Hurley | F | 1946–1947 | 1 | 46 GP · 239 PTS · 0 REB · 34 AST | — |
| Walt Lautenbach | F | 1949–1950 | 1 | 55 GP · 238 PTS · 0 REB · 73 AST | — |
| Bob Hubbard | C | 1947–1949 | 2 | 62 GP · 224 PTS · 0 REB · 29 AST | — |
| Lee Robbins | F | 1947–1949 | 2 | 47 GP · 224 PTS · 0 REB · 19 AST | — |
| Jimmy Darden | G | 1949–1950 | 1 | 26 GP · 211 PTS · 0 REB · 67 AST | — |
| Mike Bytzura | F | 1946–1947 | 1 | 60 GP · 210 PTS · 0 REB · 31 AST | — |
| Harold Kottman | C | 1946–1947 | 1 | 53 GP · 165 PTS · 0 REB · 17 AST | — |
| Bill Fenley | F | 1946–1947 | 1 | 33 GP · 85 PTS · 0 REB · 16 AST | — |
| Henry Pearcy | G | 1946–1947 | 1 | 29 GP · 73 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST | — |
| Bob Gantt | F | 1946–1947 | 1 | 23 GP · 71 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST | — |
| Danny Wagner | G | 1949–1950 | 1 | 11 GP · 69 PTS · 0 REB · 18 AST | — |
| Elmo Morgenthaler | C | 1946–1949 | 2 | 31 GP · 57 PTS · 0 REB · 10 AST | — |
| Winfred Jacobs | F | 1946–1947 | 1 | 18 GP · 50 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST | — |
| Andy Tonkovich | G | 1948–1949 | 1 | 17 GP · 44 PTS · 0 REB · 10 AST | — |
| Gene Ollrich | G | 1949–1950 | 1 | 14 GP · 44 PTS · 0 REB · 24 AST | — |
| Bob Duffy | F | 1946–1947 | 1 | 17 GP · 19 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST | — |
| Hank DeZonie | F | 1950–1951 | 1 | 5 GP · 17 PTS · 18 REB · 9 AST | — |
| Jack Rocker | C | 1947–1948 | 1 | 9 GP · 17 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST | — |
| Ken Menke | G | 1949–1950 | 1 | 6 GP · 15 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST | — |
| Ray Ellefson | C | 1948–1951 | 2 | 6 GP · 6 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST | — |
| Al Lucas | F | 1948–1949 | 1 | 2 GP · 2 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST | — |
| Lou Spicer | F | 1946–1947 | 1 | 4 GP · 1 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.