NBA players born in 1950
54 NBA players on file were born in 1950. Julius Erving leads them with 18,364 career points. The first born in 1950 to play in the NBA were Phil Chenier, Tom Payne, and Jackie Dinkins, in 1971-72. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
Former NBA players born in 1950 (54)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Erving | — | 1976–1987 | 11 | 836 GP · 18,364 PTS · 5,601 REB · 3,224 AST | Roosevelt, NY |
| Paul Westphal | SG | 1972–1984 | 12 | 823 GP · 12,809 PTS · 1,580 REB · 3,591 AST | Torrance, CA |
| Phil Chenier | SG | 1971–1981 | 10 | 578 GP · 9,931 PTS · 2,063 REB · 1,742 AST | Berkeley, CA |
| George McGinnis | F | 1975–1982 | 7 | 528 GP · 9,090 PTS · 5,177 REB · 1,985 AST | — |
| Kevin Porter | G | 1972–1983 | 10 | 659 GP · 7,645 PTS · 1,179 REB · 5,314 AST | — |
| Caldwell Jones | C | 1976–1990 | 14 | 1,068 GP · 6,589 PTS · 7,663 REB · 1,347 AST | — |
| Swen Nater | C | 1976–1984 | 8 | 489 GP · 5,943 PTS · 5,297 REB · 954 AST | — |
| Steve Hawes | C | 1974–1984 | 10 | 688 GP · 5,768 PTS · 4,272 REB · 1,288 AST | — |
| Lloyd Neal | C | 1972–1979 | 7 | 435 GP · 4,846 PTS · 3,370 REB · 632 AST | — |
| John Gianelli | C | 1972–1980 | 8 | 541 GP · 4,210 PTS · 3,188 REB · 832 AST | — |
| Nick Weatherspoon | SF | 1973–1980 | 7 | 453 GP · 4,086 PTS · 2,232 REB · 418 AST | Greenwood, MS |
| Mike Gale | G | 1976–1982 | 6 | 453 GP · 3,372 PTS · 1,122 REB · 1,965 AST | — |
| Corky Calhoun | F | 1972–1980 | 8 | 542 GP · 2,896 PTS · 1,962 REB · 601 AST | — |
| Ed Ratleff | G | 1973–1978 | 5 | 338 GP · 2,813 PTS · 1,363 REB · 896 AST | — |
| Fred Boyd | PG | 1972–1978 | 6 | 327 GP · 2,784 PTS · 533 REB · 986 AST | Bakersfield, CA |
| Dave Twardzik | G | 1976–1980 | 4 | 280 GP · 2,666 PTS · 611 REB · 940 AST | — |
| E.C. Coleman | F | 1973–1979 | 6 | 357 GP · 2,553 PTS · 2,151 REB · 472 AST | — |
| Isaac Stallworth | F | 1972–1977 | 5 | 313 GP · 2,403 PTS · 861 REB · 213 AST | — |
| Charles Dudley | G | 1972–1979 | 6 | 361 GP · 1,908 PTS · 1,089 REB · 1,230 AST | — |
| Ron Riley | F | 1972–1976 | 4 | 264 GP · 1,542 PTS · 1,368 REB · 318 AST | — |
| Edward Davis | F | 1972–1977 | 5 | 286 GP · 1,478 PTS · 800 REB · 295 AST | — |
| Larue Martin | C | 1972–1976 | 4 | 271 GP · 1,430 PTS · 1,258 REB · 203 AST | — |
| Rowland Garrett | F | 1972–1977 | 5 | 263 GP · 1,337 PTS · 607 REB · 106 AST | — |
| Steve Bracey | G | 1972–1975 | 3 | 187 GP · 1,141 PTS · 291 REB · 408 AST | — |
| Bob Nash | F | 1972–1979 | 4 | 219 GP · 1,036 PTS · 483 REB · 147 AST | — |
| Mel Davis | F | 1973–1977 | 4 | 190 GP · 1,008 PTS · 816 REB · 164 AST | — |
| Chuck Terry | G | 1972–1977 | 3 | 135 GP · 439 PTS · 291 REB · 83 AST | — |
| Luke Witte | C | 1973–1976 | 3 | 118 GP · 372 PTS · 357 REB · 60 AST | — |
| Joby Wright | F | 1972–1973 | 1 | 77 GP · 303 PTS · 218 REB · 36 AST | — |
| Claude Terry | G | 1976–1978 | 2 | 72 GP · 287 PTS · 61 REB · 65 AST | — |
| Mike Barr | G | 1976–1977 | 1 | 73 GP · 285 PTS · 130 REB · 175 AST | — |
| John Tschogl | F | 1972–1975 | 3 | 113 GP · 277 PTS · 208 REB · 69 AST | — |
| Tom Riker | F | 1972–1975 | 3 | 82 GP · 225 PTS · 138 REB · 24 AST | — |
| Jim Owens | F | 1973–1975 | 2 | 58 GP · 177 PTS · 52 REB · 64 AST | — |
| Paul McCracken | G | 1972–1977 | 3 | 37 GP · 160 PTS · 73 REB · 33 AST | — |
| Roger Brown | C | 1972–1980 | 4 | 77 GP · 135 PTS · 230 REB · 25 AST | — |
| Travis Grant | F | 1972–1974 | 2 | 36 GP · 128 PTS · 53 REB · 7 AST | — |
| Tom Payne | C | 1971–1972 | 1 | 29 GP · 119 PTS · 69 REB · 15 AST | — |
| Rod Freeman | F | 1973–1974 | 1 | 35 GP · 106 PTS · 54 REB · 14 AST | — |
| Owen Wells | F | 1974–1975 | 1 | 33 GP · 99 PTS · 35 REB · 22 AST | — |
| Scott English | F | 1972–1973 | 1 | 29 GP · 93 PTS · 44 REB · 15 AST | — |
| Eric McWilliams | F | 1972–1973 | 1 | 44 GP · 86 PTS · 60 REB · 5 AST | — |
| Frank Kendrick | F | 1974–1975 | 1 | 24 GP · 80 PTS · 36 REB · 6 AST | — |
| Steve Downing | C | 1973–1975 | 2 | 27 GP · 64 PTS · 41 REB · 11 AST | — |
| Marv Roberts | F | 1976–1977 | 1 | 28 GP · 58 PTS · 25 REB · 19 AST | — |
| Mark Sibley | G | 1973–1974 | 1 | 28 GP · 46 PTS · 25 REB · 13 AST | — |
| Jackie Dinkins | F | 1971–1972 | 1 | 18 GP · 45 PTS · 20 REB · 7 AST | — |
| Jim Creighton | F | 1975–1976 | 1 | 32 GP · 31 PTS · 45 REB · 4 AST | — |
| Bob Davis | F | 1972–1973 | 1 | 9 GP · 16 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST | — |
| Joe Reaves | F | 1973–1974 | 1 | 7 GP · 16 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST | — |
| Frank Schade | G | 1972–1973 | 1 | 9 GP · 10 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST | — |
| Bernie Harris | F | 1974–1975 | 1 | 11 GP · 5 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST | — |
| Mark Minor | F | 1972–1973 | 1 | 4 GP · 5 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST | — |
| Jim Garvin | F | 1973–1974 | 1 | 6 GP · 2 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.