NBA players born in 1953
53 NBA players on file were born in 1953. Robert Parish leads them with 23,334 career points. The first born in 1953 to play in the NBA were Jamaal Wilkes, Mike Sojourner, and Connie Norman, in 1974-75. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
Former NBA players born in 1953 (53)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Parish | C | 1976–1997 | 21 | 1,611 GP · 23,334 PTS · 14,715 REB · 2,180 AST | Shreveport, LA |
| World Free | G | 1975–1988 | 13 | 886 GP · 17,955 PTS · 2,430 REB · 3,319 AST | — |
| Jamaal Wilkes | SF | 1974–1986 | 12 | 828 GP · 14,644 PTS · 5,117 REB · 2,050 AST | Berkeley, CA |
| Gus Williams | PG | 1975–1987 | 11 | 825 GP · 14,093 PTS · 2,222 REB · 4,597 AST | — |
| Junior Bridgeman | F | 1975–1987 | 12 | 849 GP · 11,517 PTS · 2,995 REB · 2,066 AST | — |
| Dan Roundfield | F | 1976–1987 | 11 | 746 GP · 11,318 PTS · 7,243 REB · 1,620 AST | — |
| Ricky Sobers | G | 1975–1986 | 11 | 821 GP · 10,902 PTS · 2,132 REB · 3,525 AST | — |
| John Lucas | G | 1976–1990 | 14 | 928 GP · 9,951 PTS · 2,151 REB · 6,454 AST | — |
| Lionel Hollins | PG | 1975–1985 | 10 | 673 GP · 7,809 PTS · 1,601 REB · 3,006 AST | Arkansas City, KS |
| Kevin Grevey | G | 1975–1985 | 10 | 672 GP · 7,364 PTS · 1,594 REB · 1,247 AST | — |
| Rich Kelley | C | 1975–1986 | 11 | 814 GP · 6,199 PTS · 5,678 REB · 2,092 AST | — |
| Bill Robinzine | F | 1975–1982 | 7 | 529 GP · 5,541 PTS · 3,209 REB · 560 AST | — |
| Joe Meriweather | C | 1975–1985 | 10 | 669 GP · 5,439 PTS · 3,764 REB · 603 AST | Phenix City, AL |
| Bob Gross | SF | 1975–1983 | 8 | 513 GP · 4,567 PTS · 2,253 REB · 1,481 AST | San Pedro, CA |
| Jim McElroy | G | 1975–1982 | 7 | 418 GP · 4,120 PTS · 820 REB · 1,462 AST | — |
| Armond Hill | G | 1976–1984 | 8 | 468 GP · 3,214 PTS · 917 REB · 2,194 AST | — |
| Dave Meyers | F | 1975–1980 | 4 | 281 GP · 3,149 PTS · 1,771 REB · 652 AST | — |
| Tom Boswell | F | 1975–1984 | 6 | 366 GP · 2,821 PTS · 1,709 REB · 591 AST | — |
| Earl Tatum | G | 1976–1980 | 4 | 262 GP · 2,508 PTS · 682 REB · 507 AST | — |
| Bruce Seals | F | 1975–1978 | 3 | 235 GP · 2,422 PTS · 1,087 REB · 293 AST | — |
| John Lambert | C | 1975–1982 | 7 | 446 GP · 1,688 PTS · 1,493 REB · 248 AST | — |
| Mike Sojourner | C | 1974–1977 | 3 | 191 GP · 1,658 PTS · 1,237 REB · 172 AST | — |
| Major Jones | F | 1979–1985 | 6 | 374 GP · 1,643 PTS · 1,323 REB · 215 AST | — |
| Gus Gerard | F | 1976–1981 | 5 | 280 GP · 1,607 PTS · 719 REB · 224 AST | — |
| Lloyd Walton | G | 1976–1981 | 5 | 341 GP · 1,442 PTS · 370 REB · 1,243 AST | — |
| John Laskowski | G | 1975–1977 | 2 | 118 GP · 832 PTS · 282 REB · 99 AST | — |
| Steve Green | F | 1976–1979 | 3 | 153 GP · 705 PTS · 300 REB · 97 AST | — |
| Bob Carrington | G | 1977–1980 | 2 | 82 GP · 672 PTS · 187 REB · 120 AST | — |
| Charles Kupec | C | 1975–1978 | 3 | 147 GP · 606 PTS · 313 REB · 108 AST | — |
| Connie Norman | G | 1974–1979 | 3 | 99 GP · 595 PTS · 145 REB · 94 AST | — |
| Eric Fernsten | C | 1975–1984 | 6 | 218 GP · 517 PTS · 372 REB · 82 AST | — |
| Alonzo Bradley | F | 1977–1980 | 3 | 99 GP · 440 PTS · 151 REB · 74 AST | — |
| Andre McCarter | G | 1976–1981 | 3 | 103 GP · 392 PTS · 95 REB · 172 AST | — |
| Rudy White | G | 1975–1981 | 5 | 124 GP · 384 PTS · 120 REB · 112 AST | — |
| Willie Smith | G | 1976–1980 | 4 | 78 GP · 357 PTS · 134 REB · 277 AST | — |
| Luther Burden | G | 1976–1978 | 2 | 63 GP · 349 PTS · 66 REB · 63 AST | — |
| Clyde Mayes | F | 1975–1977 | 2 | 74 GP · 297 PTS · 279 REB · 40 AST | — |
| Joe Pace | C | 1976–1978 | 2 | 79 GP · 255 PTS · 168 REB · 27 AST | — |
| Bob Bigelow | F | 1975–1979 | 4 | 94 GP · 234 PTS · 111 REB · 42 AST | — |
| Phil Sellers | F | 1976–1977 | 1 | 44 GP · 198 PTS · 41 REB · 25 AST | — |
| Tom Kropp | G | 1975–1977 | 2 | 78 GP · 193 PTS · 62 REB · 47 AST | — |
| Phil Hicks | F | 1976–1979 | 2 | 57 GP · 132 PTS · 94 REB · 32 AST | — |
| Monte Towe | G | 1976–1977 | 1 | 51 GP · 130 PTS · 34 REB · 87 AST | — |
| Jerome Anderson | G | 1975–1977 | 2 | 49 GP · 127 PTS · 25 REB · 16 AST | — |
| Marshall Rogers | G | 1976–1977 | 1 | 26 GP · 100 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST | — |
| Gene Short | F | 1975–1976 | 1 | 34 GP · 84 PTS · 48 REB · 10 AST | — |
| Terry Thomas | F | 1975–1976 | 1 | 28 GP · 77 PTS · 36 REB · 3 AST | — |
| Chuckie Williams | G | 1976–1977 | 1 | 22 GP · 37 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST | — |
| Jim Bostic | F | 1977–1978 | 1 | 4 GP · 26 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST | — |
| Eddie Owens | F | 1977–1978 | 1 | 8 GP · 21 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST | — |
| Rudy Hackett | F | 1976–1977 | 1 | 6 GP · 14 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST | — |
| Norton Barnhill | G | 1976–1977 | 1 | 4 GP · 4 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST | — |
| Jim Zoet | C | 1982–1983 | 1 | 7 GP · 2 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.