NBA players born in 1956
62 NBA players on file were born in 1956. Larry Bird leads them with 21,791 career points. The first born in 1956 to play in the NBA was Mark Olberding, in 1976-77. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
Former NBA players born in 1956 (62)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | SF | 1979–1992 | 13 | 897 GP · 21,791 PTS · 8,974 REB · 5,695 AST | — |
| Bernard King | SF | 1977–1993 | 14 | 874 GP · 19,655 PTS · 5,060 REB · 2,863 AST | Brooklyn, NY |
| Mike Mitchell | F | 1978–1988 | 10 | 759 GP · 15,016 PTS · 4,246 REB · 1,010 AST | — |
| Marques Johnson | SF | 1977–1990 | 11 | 691 GP · 13,892 PTS · 4,817 REB · 2,502 AST | — |
| Maurice Cheeks | PG | 1978–1993 | 15 | 1,101 GP · 12,195 PTS · 3,088 REB · 7,392 AST | Chicago, IL |
| John Long | G | 1978–1997 | 14 | 893 GP · 12,131 PTS · 2,492 REB · 1,738 AST | Romulus, MI |
| Vinnie Johnson | G | 1979–1992 | 13 | 984 GP · 11,825 PTS · 3,109 REB · 3,212 AST | — |
| Terry Tyler | SF | 1978–1989 | 11 | 871 GP · 8,868 PTS · 4,675 REB · 1,039 AST | Detroit, MI |
| Mark Olberding | F | 1976–1987 | 11 | 865 GP · 8,145 PTS · 4,503 REB · 2,190 AST | — |
| Wayne Cooper | C | 1978–1992 | 14 | 984 GP · 7,777 PTS · 6,095 REB · 852 AST | — |
| Gerald Henderson | G | 1979–1992 | 13 | 871 GP · 7,773 PTS · 1,453 REB · 3,141 AST | — |
| Michael Cooper | SG | 1978–1990 | 12 | 873 GP · 7,729 PTS · 2,769 REB · 3,666 AST | Los Angeles, CA |
| Dave Corzine | C | 1978–1991 | 13 | 891 GP · 7,615 PTS · 5,262 REB · 1,477 AST | — |
| Phil Hubbard | F | 1979–1989 | 10 | 665 GP · 7,228 PTS · 3,538 REB · 857 AST | — |
| Pat Cummings | C | 1979–1991 | 12 | 683 GP · 6,529 PTS · 3,825 REB · 807 AST | — |
| Phil Ford | PG | 1978–1985 | 7 | 482 GP · 5,594 PTS · 854 REB · 3,083 AST | Rocky Mount, NC |
| Freeman Williams | G | 1978–1986 | 6 | 323 GP · 4,738 PTS · 510 REB · 516 AST | — |
| Jerome Whitehead | C | 1978–1989 | 11 | 679 GP · 4,423 PTS · 3,268 REB · 374 AST | — |
| George Johnson | F | 1978–1986 | 8 | 464 GP · 4,214 PTS · 2,610 REB · 817 AST | — |
| Jerry Sichting | G | 1980–1990 | 10 | 598 GP · 4,141 PTS · 817 REB · 1,962 AST | — |
| Clemon Johnson | C | 1978–1988 | 10 | 761 GP · 4,102 PTS · 3,508 REB · 744 AST | — |
| Clint Richardson | G | 1979–1987 | 8 | 586 GP · 4,084 PTS · 1,378 REB · 1,461 AST | — |
| Rick Robey | C | 1978–1986 | 8 | 493 GP · 3,723 PTS · 2,301 REB · 611 AST | — |
| Roger Phegley | G | 1978–1984 | 6 | 345 GP · 3,011 PTS · 702 REB · 486 AST | — |
| Jeff Cook | F | 1979–1988 | 8 | 518 GP · 2,734 PTS · 2,334 REB · 707 AST | — |
| Marc Iavaroni | F | 1982–1989 | 7 | 531 GP · 2,328 PTS · 1,725 REB · 514 AST | — |
| Billyray Bates | G | 1979–1983 | 4 | 187 GP · 2,197 PTS · 313 REB · 352 AST | — |
| Marty Byrnes | F | 1978–1983 | 4 | 263 GP · 1,495 PTS · 586 REB · 409 AST | — |
| Jeff Judkins | G | 1978–1983 | 5 | 272 GP · 1,482 PTS · 427 REB · 282 AST | — |
| James Hardy | F | 1978–1982 | 4 | 249 GP · 1,410 PTS · 1,312 REB · 315 AST | — |
| Keith Herron | G | 1978–1982 | 3 | 124 GP · 1,219 PTS · 242 REB · 174 AST | — |
| Jack Givens | F | 1978–1980 | 2 | 156 GP · 1,040 PTS · 456 REB · 142 AST | — |
| Terry Duerod | G | 1979–1983 | 4 | 143 GP · 961 PTS · 160 REB · 170 AST | — |
| Calvin Garrett | F | 1980–1984 | 4 | 166 GP · 855 PTS · 436 REB · 242 AST | — |
| Butch Lee | G | 1978–1980 | 2 | 96 GP · 773 PTS · 137 REB · 307 AST | — |
| Don Williams | G | 1979–1980 | 1 | 77 GP · 506 PTS · 106 REB · 183 AST | — |
| John Douglas | G | 1981–1983 | 2 | 67 GP · 452 PTS · 91 REB · 147 AST | — |
| Tony Robertson | G | 1977–1979 | 2 | 75 GP · 409 PTS · 80 REB · 107 AST | — |
| Stan Pietkiewicz | G | 1978–1981 | 3 | 96 GP · 376 PTS · 93 REB · 174 AST | — |
| Brad Holland | G | 1979–1982 | 3 | 93 GP · 293 PTS · 59 REB · 63 AST | — |
| Ed Rains | F | 1981–1983 | 2 | 83 GP · 287 PTS · 124 REB · 62 AST | — |
| Carlos Terry | G | 1980–1983 | 3 | 94 GP · 285 PTS · 227 REB · 124 AST | — |
| Tommy Green | G | 1978–1979 | 1 | 59 GP · 232 PTS · 68 REB · 140 AST | — |
| Clay Johnson | G | 1981–1984 | 3 | 80 GP · 224 PTS · 93 REB · 45 AST | — |
| Wayne Radford | G | 1978–1979 | 1 | 52 GP · 202 PTS · 68 REB · 57 AST | — |
| Rick Wilson | G | 1978–1980 | 2 | 66 GP · 194 PTS · 79 REB · 83 AST | — |
| Dave Batton | C | 1982–1984 | 2 | 58 GP · 188 PTS · 123 REB · 32 AST | — |
| Phil Walker | G | 1977–1978 | 1 | 40 GP · 178 PTS · 52 REB · 54 AST | — |
| Ron Carter | G | 1978–1980 | 2 | 59 GP · 176 PTS · 64 REB · 34 AST | — |
| Harry Davis | F | 1978–1980 | 2 | 44 GP · 175 PTS · 72 REB · 16 AST | — |
| Steve Malovic | F | 1979–1980 | 1 | 39 GP · 80 PTS · 86 REB · 26 AST | — |
| Walter Jordan | F | 1980–1981 | 1 | 30 GP · 68 PTS · 42 REB · 11 AST | — |
| Otis Howard | F | 1978–1979 | 1 | 14 GP · 59 PTS · 41 REB · 5 AST | — |
| Lawrence Boston | F | 1979–1980 | 1 | 13 GP · 56 PTS · 39 REB · 2 AST | — |
| Bernard Toone | F | 1979–1980 | 1 | 23 GP · 55 PTS · 34 REB · 12 AST | — |
| Greg Bunch | F | 1978–1979 | 1 | 12 GP · 28 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST | — |
| Ray Epps | F | 1978–1979 | 1 | 13 GP · 26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST | — |
| John McCullough | G | 1981–1982 | 1 | 8 GP · 21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST | — |
| Arvid Kramer | C | 1979–1980 | 1 | 8 GP · 16 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST | — |
| Michael Davis | F | 1982–1983 | 1 | 8 GP · 14 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST | — |
| Bob Miller | F | 1983–1984 | 1 | 2 GP · 4 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST | — |
| Carl Kilpatrick | C | 1979–1980 | 1 | 2 GP · 3 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.