NBA players born in 1948
66 NBA players on file were born in 1948. Bob Lanier leads them with 19,248 career points. The first born in 1948 to play in the NBA were Neal Walk, Grady O'Malley, and Dave Scholz, in 1969-70. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
Former NBA players born in 1948 (66)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lanier | C | 1970–1984 | 14 | 959 GP · 19,248 PTS · 9,698 REB · 3,007 AST | Buffalo, NY |
| Calvin Murphy | PG | 1970–1983 | 13 | 1,002 GP · 17,949 PTS · 2,103 REB · 4,402 AST | Norwalk, CT |
| Nate Archibald | — | 1970–1984 | 13 | 876 GP · 16,481 PTS · 2,046 REB · 6,476 AST | Bronx, NY |
| Randy Smith | SG | 1971–1983 | 12 | 976 GP · 16,262 PTS · 3,597 REB · 4,487 AST | Bellport, NY |
| Artis Gilmore | C | 1976–1988 | 12 | 909 GP · 15,579 PTS · 9,161 REB · 1,777 AST | — |
| Dan Issel | C | 1976–1985 | 9 | 718 GP · 14,659 PTS · 5,707 REB · 1,804 AST | — |
| Fred Brown | G | 1971–1984 | 13 | 963 GP · 14,018 PTS · 2,637 REB · 3,160 AST | — |
| Dave Cowens | — | 1970–1983 | 11 | 766 GP · 13,516 PTS · 10,444 REB · 2,910 AST | Newport, KY |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 1970–1981 | 11 | 768 GP · 13,383 PTS · 6,198 REB · 1,573 AST | — |
| Austin Carr | SG | 1971–1981 | 10 | 682 GP · 10,473 PTS · 1,990 REB · 1,878 AST | Washington, DC |
| Sam Lacey | C | 1970–1983 | 13 | 1,002 GP · 10,303 PTS · 9,687 REB · 3,754 AST | — |
| Charlie Scott | G | 1971–1980 | 9 | 560 GP · 10,037 PTS · 2,034 REB · 2,696 AST | — |
| Geoff Petrie | PG | 1970–1976 | 6 | 446 GP · 9,732 PTS · 1,271 REB · 2,057 AST | Darby, PA |
| Jim McMillian | F | 1970–1979 | 9 | 631 GP · 8,736 PTS · 3,319 REB · 1,557 AST | — |
| Neal Walk | C | 1969–1977 | 8 | 568 GP · 7,157 PTS · 4,392 REB · 1,214 AST | — |
| Garfield Heard | F | 1970–1981 | 11 | 787 GP · 6,828 PTS · 5,876 REB · 1,220 AST | — |
| Billy Paultz | C | 1976–1985 | 9 | 637 GP · 5,432 PTS · 3,553 REB · 1,043 AST | — |
| Curtis Perry | F | 1970–1978 | 8 | 480 GP · 4,578 PTS · 4,239 REB · 906 AST | — |
| Howard Porter | F | 1971–1978 | 7 | 457 GP · 4,215 PTS · 1,872 REB · 211 AST | — |
| Charlie Criss | G | 1977–1985 | 8 | 418 GP · 3,534 PTS · 592 REB · 1,335 AST | — |
| Dennis Awtrey | C | 1970–1982 | 12 | 733 GP · 3,516 PTS · 3,342 REB · 1,467 AST | — |
| George Trapp | F | 1971–1977 | 6 | 379 GP · 3,353 PTS · 1,466 REB · 375 AST | — |
| Coby Dietrick | C | 1976–1983 | 7 | 480 GP · 2,915 PTS · 1,869 REB · 990 AST | — |
| Cornell Warner | F | 1970–1977 | 7 | 445 GP · 2,860 PTS · 3,353 REB · 494 AST | — |
| Dean Meminger | G | 1971–1977 | 6 | 416 GP · 2,552 PTS · 1,086 REB · 1,046 AST | — |
| John Hummer | F | 1970–1976 | 6 | 327 GP · 2,248 PTS · 1,733 REB · 543 AST | — |
| Dennis Layton | G | 1971–1978 | 5 | 264 GP · 1,826 PTS · 353 REB · 699 AST | — |
| Dick Gibbs | F | 1971–1976 | 5 | 333 GP · 1,739 PTS · 624 REB · 260 AST | — |
| Dave Sorenson | F | 1970–1973 | 3 | 213 GP · 1,734 PTS · 997 REB · 280 AST | — |
| Steve Patterson | C | 1971–1976 | 5 | 350 GP · 1,552 PTS · 1,632 REB · 443 AST | — |
| Pete Cross | C | 1970–1973 | 3 | 182 GP · 1,057 PTS · 1,519 REB · 187 AST | — |
| Jim McDaniels | C | 1971–1978 | 5 | 184 GP · 967 PTS · 810 REB · 170 AST | — |
| Jim Ard | C | 1974–1978 | 4 | 218 GP · 771 PTS · 820 REB · 149 AST | — |
| Charlie Yelverton | G | 1971–1972 | 1 | 69 GP · 545 PTS · 201 REB · 81 AST | — |
| Ken Durrett | F | 1971–1975 | 4 | 120 GP · 484 PTS · 233 REB · 54 AST | — |
| Greg Hyder | F | 1970–1971 | 1 | 77 GP · 417 PTS · 332 REB · 48 AST | — |
| Mike Price | G | 1970–1973 | 3 | 119 GP · 391 PTS · 152 REB · 89 AST | — |
| Fred Taylor | G | 1970–1972 | 2 | 88 GP · 385 PTS · 140 REB · 69 AST | — |
| John Vallely | G | 1970–1972 | 2 | 100 GP · 359 PTS · 66 REB · 84 AST | — |
| Joe Cooke | G | 1970–1971 | 1 | 73 GP · 316 PTS · 114 REB · 93 AST | — |
| Greg Howard | F | 1970–1972 | 2 | 92 GP · 312 PTS · 227 REB · 53 AST | — |
| Eddie Mast | F | 1970–1973 | 3 | 112 GP · 283 PTS · 265 REB · 51 AST | — |
| Harvey Marlatt | G | 1970–1973 | 3 | 61 GP · 225 PTS · 86 REB · 94 AST | — |
| Rex Morgan | G | 1970–1972 | 2 | 62 GP · 172 PTS · 91 REB · 39 AST | — |
| Gary Freeman | F | 1970–1971 | 1 | 52 GP · 167 PTS · 106 REB · 35 AST | — |
| Isaiah Wilson | G | 1971–1972 | 1 | 48 GP · 167 PTS · 47 REB · 41 AST | — |
| Jeff Webb | G | 1970–1972 | 2 | 75 GP · 161 PTS · 59 REB · 42 AST | — |
| Larry Mikan | F | 1970–1971 | 1 | 53 GP · 158 PTS · 139 REB · 41 AST | — |
| Bill Zopf | G | 1970–1971 | 1 | 53 GP · 118 PTS · 46 REB · 73 AST | — |
| Paul Ruffner | C | 1970–1975 | 3 | 52 GP · 109 PTS · 49 REB · 9 AST | — |
| Herb White | G | 1970–1971 | 1 | 38 GP · 90 PTS · 48 REB · 47 AST | — |
| Paul Stovall | F | 1972–1973 | 1 | 25 GP · 76 PTS · 61 REB · 13 AST | — |
| Jackie Ridgle | G | 1971–1972 | 1 | 32 GP · 57 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST | — |
| Tommy Patterson | F | 1972–1974 | 2 | 25 GP · 56 PTS · 24 REB · 5 AST | — |
| Joe Thomas | F | 1970–1971 | 1 | 39 GP · 55 PTS · 43 REB · 17 AST | — |
| Grady O'Malley | F | 1969–1970 | 1 | 24 GP · 50 PTS · 26 REB · 10 AST | — |
| Ralph Ogden | F | 1970–1971 | 1 | 32 GP · 42 PTS · 32 REB · 9 AST | — |
| Ken Mayfield | G | 1975–1976 | 1 | 13 GP · 37 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST | — |
| Vic Bartolome | C | 1971–1972 | 1 | 38 GP · 34 PTS · 60 REB · 3 AST | — |
| Vester Marshall | F | 1973–1974 | 1 | 13 GP · 17 PTS · 37 REB · 4 AST | — |
| Bob Riley | F | 1970–1971 | 1 | 7 GP · 13 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST | — |
| Marv Winkler | G | 1970–1971 | 1 | 3 GP · 8 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST | — |
| Sid Catlett | F | 1971–1972 | 1 | 9 GP · 6 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST | — |
| Bill Stricker | F | 1970–1971 | 1 | 1 GP · 4 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST | — |
| Dave Scholz | F | 1969–1970 | 1 | 1 GP · 2 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST | — |
| Ernie Killum | G | 1970–1971 | 1 | 4 GP · 1 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.