NBA players born in 1934

15 NBA players on file were born in 1934. Elgin Baylor leads them with 23,149 career points. The first born in 1934 to play in the NBA were Bill Russell, Tom Heinsohn, Willie Naulls, and Dave Piontek and 6 more, in 1956-57. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

Former NBA players born in 1934 (15)

Former NBA players born in 1934
Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Career	Born
Elgin Baylor	—	1958–1972	14	846 GP · 23,149 PTS · 10,339 REB · 3,650 AST	Washington, DC
Bill Russell	—	1956–1969	13	963 GP · 14,522 PTS · 21,198 REB · 4,100 AST	Monroe, LA
Tom Heinsohn	PF	1956–1965	9	654 GP · 12,194 PTS · 5,749 REB · 1,318 AST	Union City, NJ
Willie Naulls	F	1956–1966	10	716 GP · 11,305 PTS · 6,508 REB · 1,114 AST	—
Woody Sauldsberry	PF	1957–1966	7	462 GP · 4,930 PTS · 3,618 REB · 498 AST	Winnsboro, LA
Rod Hundley	G	1957–1963	6	431 GP · 3,625 PTS · 1,420 REB · 1,455 AST	—
Dave Piontek	F	1956–1963	7	413 GP · 2,955 PTS · 1,770 REB · 478 AST	—
Johnny McCarthy	G	1956–1964	6	316 GP · 2,450 PTS · 1,145 REB · 1,184 AST	—
Bob Hopkins	C	1956–1960	4	273 GP · 2,237 PTS · 1,526 REB · 189 AST	—
Ron Sobie	G	1956–1960	4	192 GP · 1,619 PTS · 791 REB · 353 AST	—
Joe Holup	F	1956–1959	3	192 GP · 1,347 PTS · 852 REB · 193 AST	—
Phil Rollins	G	1958–1961	3	176 GP · 898 PTS · 395 REB · 458 AST	—
Bob Burrow	C	1956–1958	2	81 GP · 459 PTS · 357 REB · 47 AST	—
Dan Swartz	F	1962–1963	1	39 GP · 175 PTS · 88 REB · 21 AST	—
Jim Ray	G	1956–1960	2	8 GP · 9 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST	—

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