NBA players born in 1955
69 NBA players on file were born in 1955. Moses Malone leads them with 26,326 career points. The first born in 1955 to play in the NBA was Eric Money, 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 1955 (69)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | C | 1976–1995 | 19 | 1,247 GP · 26,326 PTS · 15,140 REB · 1,707 AST | Petersburg, VA |
| Jack Sikma | C | 1977–1991 | 14 | 1,107 GP · 17,287 PTS · 10,816 REB · 3,488 AST | Kankakee, IL |
| James Edwards | C | 1977–1996 | 19 | 1,054 GP · 13,275 PTS · 5,234 REB · 1,374 AST | Seattle, WA |
| Mychal Thompson | C | 1978–1991 | 12 | 935 GP · 12,810 PTS · 6,951 REB · 2,141 AST | Bahamas |
| Otis Birdsong | SG | 1977–1989 | 12 | 696 GP · 12,544 PTS · 2,072 REB · 2,260 AST | Winter Haven, FL |
| Norm Nixon | PG | 1977–1989 | 10 | 768 GP · 12,065 PTS · 1,991 REB · 6,386 AST | Macon, GA |
| Cedric Maxwell | SF | 1977–1988 | 11 | 835 GP · 10,465 PTS · 5,261 REB · 1,862 AST | Kinston, NC |
| Robert Reid | F | 1977–1991 | 13 | 919 GP · 10,448 PTS · 4,168 REB · 2,500 AST | — |
| Eddie Johnson | SG | 1977–1987 | 10 | 675 GP · 10,163 PTS · 1,522 REB · 3,436 AST | Ocala, FL |
| Greg Ballard | F | 1977–1989 | 11 | 802 GP · 9,953 PTS · 4,858 REB · 1,733 AST | — |
| Johnny Davis | G | 1976–1986 | 10 | 750 GP · 9,710 PTS · 1,505 REB · 3,368 AST | — |
| Micheal Ray Richardson | PG | 1978–1986 | 8 | 556 GP · 8,253 PTS · 3,056 REB · 3,899 AST | Lubbock, TX |
| Lonnie Shelton | PF | 1976–1986 | 10 | 673 GP · 8,049 PTS · 4,136 REB · 1,459 AST | Bakersfield, CA |
| Brad Davis | G | 1977–1992 | 15 | 961 GP · 7,866 PTS · 1,738 REB · 4,709 AST | — |
| Kenny Carr | F | 1977–1987 | 10 | 674 GP · 7,813 PTS · 4,999 REB · 923 AST | — |
| Tree Rollins | C | 1977–1995 | 18 | 1,156 GP · 6,249 PTS · 6,750 REB · 660 AST | Winter Haven, FL |
| Ron Brewer | SG | 1978–1986 | 8 | 501 GP · 5,971 PTS · 971 REB · 920 AST | Fort Smith, AR |
| Eric Money | G | 1974–1980 | 6 | 425 GP · 5,211 PTS · 894 REB · 1,623 AST | — |
| Ernie Grunfeld | G | 1977–1986 | 9 | 693 GP · 5,124 PTS · 1,815 REB · 1,419 AST | — |
| T.R. Dunn | G | 1977–1991 | 14 | 993 GP · 5,033 PTS · 4,371 REB · 1,631 AST | — |
| Ben Poquette | F | 1977–1987 | 10 | 718 GP · 4,899 PTS · 3,731 REB · 872 AST | — |
| Mike Evans | G | 1979–1988 | 9 | 591 GP · 4,531 PTS · 808 REB · 1,514 AST | — |
| Mike Glenn | G | 1977–1987 | 10 | 593 GP · 4,496 PTS · 710 REB · 952 AST | — |
| Sonny Parker | F | 1976–1982 | 6 | 452 GP · 4,471 PTS · 1,841 REB · 954 AST | — |
| Mike Bratz | G | 1977–1986 | 9 | 586 GP · 4,081 PTS · 1,030 REB · 1,851 AST | — |
| Billy McKinney | G | 1978–1986 | 7 | 476 GP · 3,823 PTS · 677 REB · 1,661 AST | — |
| Toby Knight | F | 1977–1982 | 4 | 283 GP · 3,640 PTS · 1,444 REB · 335 AST | — |
| Jeff Wilkins | C | 1980–1986 | 6 | 454 GP · 3,575 PTS · 2,574 REB · 462 AST | — |
| Richard Washington | F | 1976–1982 | 6 | 351 GP · 3,456 PTS · 2,204 REB · 409 AST | — |
| Eddie Jordan | G | 1977–1984 | 7 | 420 GP · 3,414 PTS · 788 REB · 1,595 AST | — |
| Alvin Scott | F | 1977–1985 | 8 | 627 GP · 3,088 PTS · 1,992 REB · 847 AST | — |
| Glen Gondrezick | F | 1977–1983 | 6 | 435 GP · 2,544 PTS · 1,964 REB · 605 AST | — |
| Mark Landsberger | F | 1977–1984 | 7 | 437 GP · 2,468 PTS · 2,681 REB · 236 AST | — |
| Tom LaGarde | C | 1977–1985 | 6 | 312 GP · 2,376 PTS · 1,593 REB · 456 AST | — |
| Joey Hassett | G | 1977–1983 | 6 | 292 GP · 1,723 PTS · 307 REB · 386 AST | — |
| Anthony Roberts | F | 1977–1984 | 5 | 213 GP · 1,658 PTS · 837 REB · 265 AST | — |
| Kenny Higgs | G | 1978–1982 | 3 | 216 GP · 1,470 PTS · 391 REB · 944 AST | — |
| Joel Kramer | F | 1978–1983 | 5 | 328 GP · 1,257 PTS · 916 REB · 343 AST | — |
| Robert Smith | G | 1977–1985 | 7 | 229 GP · 1,135 PTS · 288 REB · 401 AST | — |
| Bob Elliott | C | 1978–1981 | 3 | 141 GP · 980 PTS · 502 REB · 204 AST | — |
| Raymond Townsend | G | 1978–1982 | 3 | 154 GP · 745 PTS · 157 REB · 217 AST | — |
| Wilson Washington | F | 1977–1979 | 2 | 100 GP · 731 PTS · 450 REB · 57 AST | — |
| Tom Barker | C | 1976–1979 | 2 | 98 GP · 639 PTS · 520 REB · 75 AST | — |
| Steve Hayes | C | 1981–1986 | 5 | 212 GP · 545 PTS · 526 REB · 85 AST | — |
| Frank Oleynick | G | 1975–1977 | 2 | 102 GP · 508 PTS · 90 REB · 113 AST | — |
| Marlon Redmond | G | 1978–1980 | 2 | 77 GP · 499 PTS · 161 REB · 77 AST | — |
| Hollis Copeland | F | 1979–1982 | 2 | 93 GP · 464 PTS · 161 REB · 89 AST | — |
| John Kuester | G | 1977–1980 | 3 | 135 GP · 451 PTS · 141 REB · 305 AST | — |
| Tate Armstrong | G | 1977–1979 | 2 | 92 GP · 350 PTS · 88 REB · 105 AST | — |
| Wesley Cox | F | 1977–1979 | 2 | 74 GP · 342 PTS · 206 REB · 23 AST | — |
| Sammy Smith | F | 1978–1980 | 2 | 46 GP · 315 PTS · 63 REB · 58 AST | — |
| Andre Wakefield | G | 1978–1980 | 2 | 81 GP · 187 PTS · 80 REB · 73 AST | — |
| John Rudd | F | 1978–1979 | 1 | 58 GP · 184 PTS · 167 REB · 35 AST | — |
| Andy Walker | G | 1976–1977 | 1 | 40 GP · 180 PTS · 75 REB · 32 AST | — |
| Earl Evans | F | 1979–1980 | 1 | 36 GP · 157 PTS · 75 REB · 37 AST | — |
| Mike Niles | F | 1980–1981 | 1 | 44 GP · 115 PTS · 58 REB · 15 AST | — |
| Jeffrey Crompton | C | 1978–1984 | 5 | 82 GP · 99 PTS · 139 REB · 28 AST | — |
| Glenn Mosley | F | 1977–1979 | 2 | 32 GP · 98 PTS · 69 REB · 21 AST | — |
| Jackie Robinson | F | 1978–1982 | 3 | 22 GP · 83 PTS · 27 REB · 13 AST | — |
| Essie Hollis | F | 1978–1979 | 1 | 25 GP · 69 PTS · 45 REB · 6 AST | — |
| Norm Cook | F | 1976–1978 | 2 | 27 GP · 65 PTS · 30 REB · 6 AST | — |
| Kim Anderson | F | 1978–1979 | 1 | 21 GP · 63 PTS · 45 REB · 15 AST | — |
| John Olive | F | 1978–1980 | 2 | 35 GP · 44 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST | — |
| Brett Vroman | C | 1980–1981 | 1 | 11 GP · 34 PTS · 25 REB · 9 AST | — |
| Scott Sims | G | 1977–1978 | 1 | 12 GP · 30 PTS · 13 REB · 20 AST | — |
| John Cox | G | 1982–1983 | 1 | 7 GP · 29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST | — |
| Thomas Wilson | G | 1979–1980 | 1 | 16 GP · 17 PTS · 16 REB · 12 AST | — |
| Glenn Hagan | G | 1981–1982 | 1 | 4 GP · 7 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST | — |
| Lewis Brown | C | 1980–1981 | 1 | 2 GP · 2 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.