NBA players born in 1952
42 NBA players on file were born in 1952. George Gervin leads them with 20,708 career points. The first born in 1952 to play in the NBA was Dwight Jones, in 1973-74. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
Former NBA players born in 1952 (42)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gervin | — | 1976–1986 | 10 | 791 GP · 20,708 PTS · 3,607 REB · 2,214 AST | Detroit, MI |
| Mickey Johnson | F | 1974–1986 | 12 | 904 GP · 12,748 PTS · 6,465 REB · 2,677 AST | — |
| Maurice Lucas | F | 1976–1988 | 12 | 855 GP · 12,339 PTS · 7,520 REB · 1,987 AST | — |
| Scott Wedman | SF | 1974–1987 | 13 | 906 GP · 11,916 PTS · 4,355 REB · 1,771 AST | Harper, KS |
| Billy Knight | F | 1976–1985 | 9 | 671 GP · 10,561 PTS · 3,037 REB · 1,435 AST | — |
| Brian Winters | SG | 1974–1983 | 9 | 650 GP · 10,537 PTS · 1,688 REB · 2,674 AST | — |
| Campy Russell | F | 1974–1985 | 9 | 566 GP · 8,953 PTS · 2,696 REB · 1,684 AST | — |
| Larry Kenon | F | 1976–1983 | 7 | 503 GP · 8,535 PTS · 3,942 REB · 1,287 AST | — |
| Dwight Jones | F | 1973–1983 | 10 | 766 GP · 6,230 PTS · 4,513 REB · 911 AST | — |
| Bill Walton | — | 1974–1987 | 10 | 468 GP · 6,215 PTS · 4,923 REB · 1,590 AST | La Mesa, CA |
| Tom Henderson | G | 1974–1983 | 9 | 650 GP · 6,088 PTS · 1,494 REB · 3,136 AST | — |
| Tom McMillen | F | 1975–1986 | 11 | 729 GP · 5,914 PTS · 2,913 REB · 788 AST | — |
| Tom Burleson | C | 1974–1981 | 7 | 446 GP · 4,190 PTS · 2,794 REB · 601 AST | — |
| Marvin Webster | C | 1976–1987 | 9 | 579 GP · 4,137 PTS · 4,044 REB · 722 AST | — |
| John Shumate | PF | 1975–1981 | 5 | 318 GP · 3,920 PTS · 2,388 REB · 574 AST | Greenville, SC |
| Aaron James | F | 1974–1979 | 5 | 356 GP · 3,829 PTS · 1,470 REB · 370 AST | — |
| Ron Lee | PG | 1976–1982 | 6 | 448 GP · 3,285 PTS · 1,219 REB · 1,688 AST | Boston, MA |
| Len Elmore | C | 1976–1984 | 8 | 505 GP · 2,327 PTS · 2,146 REB · 459 AST | — |
| Al Skinner | G | 1976–1980 | 4 | 203 GP · 1,884 PTS · 673 REB · 526 AST | — |
| Scott Lloyd | C | 1976–1983 | 6 | 372 GP · 1,694 PTS · 1,114 REB · 356 AST | — |
| Marvin Barnes | F | 1976–1980 | 4 | 171 GP · 1,569 PTS · 946 REB · 252 AST | — |
| Al Eberhard | F | 1974–1978 | 4 | 220 GP · 1,490 PTS · 760 REB · 175 AST | — |
| William Averitt | G | 1976–1978 | 2 | 130 GP · 1,085 PTS · 161 REB · 330 AST | — |
| Kim Hughes | C | 1976–1981 | 5 | 341 GP · 932 PTS · 1,592 REB · 319 AST | — |
| Talvin Skinner | F | 1974–1976 | 2 | 145 GP · 660 PTS · 608 REB · 152 AST | — |
| Glenn McDonald | F | 1974–1977 | 3 | 146 GP · 609 PTS · 215 REB · 99 AST | — |
| Glenn Hansen | G | 1975–1978 | 3 | 112 GP · 588 PTS · 247 REB · 93 AST | — |
| Rod Derline | G | 1974–1976 | 2 | 107 GP · 518 PTS · 86 REB · 71 AST | — |
| Greg Jackson | G | 1974–1975 | 1 | 49 GP · 182 PTS · 69 REB · 96 AST | — |
| Greg Griffin | F | 1977–1978 | 1 | 36 GP · 145 PTS · 103 REB · 24 AST | — |
| Bill Ligon | G | 1974–1975 | 1 | 38 GP · 126 PTS · 26 REB · 25 AST | — |
| Dennis DuVal | G | 1974–1976 | 2 | 50 GP · 96 PTS · 31 REB · 34 AST | — |
| Henry Ward | G | 1976–1977 | 1 | 27 GP · 83 PTS · 33 REB · 6 AST | — |
| Cornelius Cash | F | 1976–1977 | 1 | 6 GP · 21 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST | — |
| Ken Boyd | F | 1974–1975 | 1 | 6 GP · 19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST | — |
| Ed Lawrence | C | 1980–1981 | 1 | 3 GP · 12 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST | — |
| Perry Warbington | G | 1974–1975 | 1 | 5 GP · 10 PTS · 8 REB · 16 AST | — |
| Wayman Britt | G | 1977–1978 | 1 | 7 GP · 9 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST | — |
| Ed Searcy | F | 1975–1976 | 1 | 4 GP · 6 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST | — |
| Allen Murphy | G | 1976–1977 | 1 | 2 GP · 5 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST | — |
| Darrell Elston | G | 1976–1977 | 1 | 5 GP · 5 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST | — |
| Stan Washington | G | 1974–1975 | 1 | 1 GP · 0 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.