NBA players born in 1947

42 NBA players on file were born in 1947. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads them with 38,387 career points. The first born in 1947 to play in the NBA were Greg Smith, Art Harris, and Joe Kennedy, in 1968-69. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

Former NBA players born in 1947 (42)

Former NBA players born in 1947
PlayerPosYearsSeasonsCareerBorn
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar—1969–1989201,560 GP · 38,387 PTS · 17,440 REB · 5,660 ASTNew York, NY
Pete Maravich—1970–198010641 GP · 15,658 PTS · 2,707 REB · 3,509 ASTAliquippa, PA
Bob DandridgeSF1969–198213839 GP · 15,530 PTS · 5,715 REB · 2,846 ASTRichmond, VA
John JohnsonF1970–198212869 GP · 11,200 PTS · 4,778 REB · 3,285 AST—
Lucius AllenG1969–197910702 GP · 9,407 PTS · 2,205 REB · 3,174 AST—
Norm Van LierG1969–197910746 GP · 8,770 PTS · 3,596 REB · 5,217 AST—
Steve MixF1969–198313787 GP · 8,355 PTS · 4,159 REB · 1,393 AST—
Butch BeardG1969–19799605 GP · 5,622 PTS · 2,042 REB · 2,189 AST—
Don AdamsF1970–19777487 GP · 4,236 PTS · 2,732 REB · 869 AST—
Greg SmithF1968–19768524 GP · 4,097 PTS · 3,249 REB · 969 AST—
Rick RobersonC1969–19767423 GP · 3,826 PTS · 3,522 REB · 591 AST—
Eldo GarrettG1969–19745339 GP · 3,475 PTS · 1,004 REB · 849 AST—
Willie NorwoodF1971–19787430 GP · 3,209 PTS · 1,597 REB · 364 AST—
Steve KuberskiF1969–19789568 GP · 3,114 PTS · 2,146 REB · 338 AST—
Lee WinfieldG1969–19767403 GP · 2,959 PTS · 828 REB · 1,003 AST—
Cliff MeelyF1971–19765318 GP · 2,658 PTS · 1,703 REB · 398 AST—
Art HarrisG1968–19724238 GP · 2,171 PTS · 575 REB · 639 AST—
Lamar GreenF1969–19756360 GP · 1,863 PTS · 2,295 REB · 263 AST—
Johnny WarrenG1969–19745303 GP · 1,814 PTS · 687 REB · 564 AST—
Wil JonesF1976–19782159 GP · 1,578 PTS · 938 REB · 305 AST—
Mack CalvinG1976–19814222 GP · 1,552 PTS · 276 REB · 550 AST—
John BriskerF1972–19753126 GP · 1,498 PTS · 498 REB · 225 AST—
Bob PortmanF1969–19734221 GP · 1,254 PTS · 729 REB · 128 AST—
Ted, Hound Dog McClainG1976–19793178 GP · 1,058 PTS · 410 REB · 541 AST—
Harthorne WingoF1972–19764212 GP · 1,023 PTS · 745 REB · 128 AST—
Terry DriscollF1970–19755244 GP · 1,015 PTS · 1,026 REB · 189 AST—
George ThompsonG1974–1975173 GP · 780 PTS · 181 REB · 225 AST—
Bobby WashingtonG1970–19722116 GP · 700 PTS · 234 REB · 413 AST—
Willie WiseF1976–1978277 GP · 617 PTS · 256 REB · 142 AST—
Ron KnightF1970–19722101 GP · 472 PTS · 283 REB · 83 AST—
Joe KennedyF1968–1970286 GP · 454 PTS · 261 REB · 67 AST—
Bob ArnzenF1970–1971155 GP · 301 PTS · 152 REB · 24 AST—
Gary ZellerG1970–1972278 GP · 271 PTS · 92 REB · 37 AST—
Greg FillmoreC1970–1972249 GP · 118 PTS · 108 REB · 20 AST—
Larry CannonG1973–1974119 GP · 117 PTS · 36 REB · 52 AST—
Bob GreacenF1969–1971243 GP · 111 PTS · 65 REB · 40 AST—
Clarence GloverF1971–1972125 GP · 65 PTS · 46 REB · 4 AST—
Walt GilmoreF1970–1971127 GP · 58 PTS · 73 REB · 12 AST—
Justus ThigpenG1972–1974219 GP · 48 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST—
John ArthursG1969–1970111 GP · 35 PTS · 14 REB · 17 AST—
George ReynoldsG1969–1970110 GP · 21 PTS · 14 REB · 12 AST—
Dennis StewartF1970–197112 GP · 4 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST—

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