NBA players born in 1923
54 NBA players on file were born in 1923. Red Rocha leads them with 6,362 career points. The first born in 1923 to play in the NBA were Clarence Hermsen, Ariel Maughan, Tommy Byrnes, and Coulby Gunther and 14 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 1923 (54)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Rocha | C | 1947–1957 | 9 | 586 GP · 6,362 PTS · 2,747 REB · 1,153 AST | — |
| Frank Brian | PG | 1949–1956 | 7 | 438 GP · 5,379 PTS · 903 REB · 1,138 AST | Zachary, LA |
| Alex Hannum | PF | 1949–1957 | 8 | 516 GP · 3,078 PTS · 2,013 REB · 857 AST | Los Angeles, CA |
| Don Barksdale | F | 1951–1955 | 4 | 262 GP · 2,895 PTS · 2,088 REB · 549 AST | — |
| Clarence Hermsen | C | 1946–1953 | 6 | 288 GP · 2,669 PTS · 467 REB · 366 AST | — |
| Ray Lumpp | G | 1948–1953 | 5 | 300 GP · 2,462 PTS · 391 REB · 654 AST | — |
| Ariel Maughan | F | 1946–1951 | 5 | 259 GP · 2,046 PTS · 141 REB · 311 AST | — |
| Tommy Byrnes | G | 1946–1951 | 5 | 265 GP · 1,712 PTS · 72 REB · 311 AST | — |
| Marko Todorovich | F | 1949–1951 | 2 | 131 GP · 1,445 PTS · 455 REB · 386 AST | — |
| Gene Vance | G | 1947–1952 | 5 | 174 GP · 1,437 PTS · 103 REB · 399 AST | — |
| Howie Shannon | G | 1948–1950 | 2 | 122 GP · 1,323 PTS · 0 REB · 299 AST | — |
| Johnny Oldham | G | 1949–1951 | 2 | 127 GP · 926 PTS · 242 REB · 226 AST | — |
| Coulby Gunther | F | 1946–1949 | 2 | 84 GP · 893 PTS · 0 REB · 65 AST | — |
| Dick O'Keefe | G | 1947–1951 | 4 | 172 GP · 888 PTS · 37 REB · 160 AST | — |
| Bob Brown | F | 1948–1950 | 2 | 82 GP · 832 PTS · 0 REB · 115 AST | — |
| Johnny Macknowski | G | 1949–1951 | 2 | 117 GP · 823 PTS · 110 REB · 134 AST | — |
| Kenny Rollins | G | 1948–1953 | 3 | 168 GP · 817 PTS · 45 REB · 344 AST | — |
| Leo Klier | G | 1948–1950 | 2 | 113 GP · 802 PTS · 0 REB · 177 AST | — |
| Eddie Ehlers | G | 1947–1949 | 2 | 99 GP · 800 PTS · 0 REB · 177 AST | — |
| Gene Stump | F | 1947–1950 | 3 | 148 GP · 783 PTS · 0 REB · 118 AST | — |
| Les Pugh | C | 1948–1950 | 2 | 116 GP · 712 PTS · 0 REB · 75 AST | — |
| Giff Roux | F | 1946–1949 | 3 | 151 GP · 617 PTS · 0 REB · 49 AST | — |
| Bobby Cook | G | 1949–1950 | 1 | 51 GP · 587 PTS · 0 REB · 158 AST | — |
| Al Brightman | F | 1946–1947 | 1 | 58 GP · 567 PTS · 0 REB · 60 AST | — |
| Leo Katkaveck | G | 1948–1950 | 2 | 107 GP · 457 PTS · 0 REB · 136 AST | — |
| Wayne See | G | 1949–1950 | 1 | 61 GP · 320 PTS · 0 REB · 143 AST | — |
| Dee Gibson | G | 1949–1950 | 1 | 44 GP · 281 PTS · 0 REB · 126 AST | — |
| Otto Schnellbacher | F | 1948–1949 | 1 | 43 GP · 275 PTS · 0 REB · 64 AST | — |
| Jerry Rullo | G | 1946–1950 | 4 | 95 GP · 271 PTS · 0 REB · 70 AST | — |
| Harold Brown | G | 1946–1947 | 1 | 54 GP · 264 PTS · 0 REB · 39 AST | — |
| Nat Militzok | F | 1946–1947 | 1 | 56 GP · 244 PTS · 0 REB · 42 AST | — |
| Bob Fitzgerald | F | 1946–1949 | 2 | 78 GP · 240 PTS · 0 REB · 47 AST | — |
| Ward Williams | F | 1948–1949 | 1 | 53 GP · 215 PTS · 0 REB · 82 AST | — |
| Harry Miller | C | 1946–1947 | 1 | 53 GP · 152 PTS · 0 REB · 42 AST | — |
| Jim Riffey | F | 1950–1951 | 1 | 35 GP · 150 PTS · 61 REB · 16 AST | — |
| D.C. Wilcutt | G | 1948–1950 | 2 | 59 GP · 128 PTS · 0 REB · 80 AST | — |
| Matt Mazza | F | 1949–1950 | 1 | 26 GP · 98 PTS · 0 REB · 29 AST | — |
| Earl Gardner | F | 1948–1949 | 1 | 50 GP · 89 PTS · 0 REB · 19 AST | — |
| Fred Sheffield | F | 1946–1947 | 1 | 22 GP · 74 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST | — |
| Hank Lefkowitz | F | 1946–1947 | 1 | 24 GP · 51 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST | — |
| Audley Brindley | F | 1946–1947 | 1 | 12 GP · 34 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST | — |
| Roy Pugh | — | 1948–1949 | 1 | 23 GP · 32 PTS · 0 REB · 9 AST | — |
| Dan Kraus | G | 1948–1949 | 1 | 13 GP · 21 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST | — |
| Ralph Siewert | C | 1946–1947 | 1 | 21 GP · 20 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST | — |
| Ed Kasid | G | 1946–1947 | 1 | 8 GP · 12 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST | — |
| Wat Misaka | G | 1947–1948 | 1 | 3 GP · 7 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST | — |
| Hal Crisler | F | 1946–1947 | 1 | 4 GP · 6 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST | — |
| Darrell Brown | F | 1948–1949 | 1 | 3 GP · 4 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST | — |
| Don Grate | G | 1949–1950 | 1 | 2 GP · 4 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST | — |
| Jim Spruill | F | 1948–1949 | 1 | 1 GP · 2 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST | — |
| Murray Mitchell | C | 1949–1950 | 1 | 2 GP · 2 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST | — |
| Dick Shrider | G | 1948–1949 | 1 | 4 GP · 1 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST | — |
| Bill Downey | C | 1947–1948 | 1 | 3 GP · 0 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST | — |
| Norm Baker | G | 1946–1947 | 1 | 4 GP · 0 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST | Canada |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.