NBA players born in 1957
64 NBA players on file were born in 1957. Reggie Theus leads them with 19,015 career points. The first born in 1957 to play in the NBA were Darryl Dawkins and Bill Willoughby, in 1975-76. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
Former NBA players born in 1957 (64)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Theus | SG | 1978–1991 | 13 | 1,026 GP · 19,015 PTS · 3,349 REB · 6,453 AST | Inglewood, CA |
| Kevin McHale | — | 1980–1993 | 13 | 971 GP · 17,335 PTS · 7,122 REB · 1,670 AST | Hibbing, MN |
| Purvis Short | F | 1978–1990 | 12 | 842 GP · 14,607 PTS · 3,625 REB · 2,123 AST | — |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 1980–1994 | 14 | 988 GP · 13,072 PTS · 9,783 REB · 2,084 AST | Boston, MA |
| Bill Cartwright | C | 1979–1995 | 15 | 963 GP · 12,713 PTS · 6,106 REB · 1,390 AST | Lodi, CA |
| Sidney Moncrief | SG | 1979–1991 | 11 | 767 GP · 11,931 PTS · 3,575 REB · 2,793 AST | Little Rock, AR |
| Jim Paxson | SG | 1979–1990 | 11 | 784 GP · 11,199 PTS · 1,593 REB · 2,300 AST | Kettering, OH |
| Calvin Natt | SF | 1979–1990 | 11 | 599 GP · 10,291 PTS · 4,070 REB · 1,306 AST | Monroe, LA |
| Darryl Dawkins | C | 1975–1989 | 14 | 726 GP · 8,733 PTS · 4,432 REB · 917 AST | — |
| David Greenwood | PF | 1979–1991 | 12 | 823 GP · 8,428 PTS · 6,537 REB · 1,614 AST | Lynwood, CA |
| James Donaldson | C | 1980–1995 | 14 | 957 GP · 8,203 PTS · 7,492 REB · 765 AST | England |
| Andrew Toney | G | 1980–1988 | 8 | 468 GP · 7,458 PTS · 1,009 REB · 1,965 AST | — |
| Steve Johnson | C | 1981–1991 | 10 | 626 GP · 7,345 PTS · 3,450 REB · 777 AST | — |
| Allen Leavell | G | 1979–1989 | 10 | 700 GP · 6,684 PTS · 1,164 REB · 3,339 AST | — |
| Bill Hanzlik | SG | 1980–1990 | 10 | 748 GP · 5,414 PTS · 2,058 REB · 2,058 AST | Middletown, OH |
| Kyle Macy | G | 1980–1987 | 7 | 551 GP · 5,259 PTS · 1,214 REB · 2,198 AST | — |
| James Bailey | F | 1979–1988 | 9 | 595 GP · 5,246 PTS · 2,988 REB · 488 AST | — |
| Mark Eaton | C | 1982–1993 | 11 | 875 GP · 5,216 PTS · 6,939 REB · 840 AST | Westminster, CA |
| Geoff Huston | G | 1979–1987 | 8 | 496 GP · 4,380 PTS · 684 REB · 2,509 AST | — |
| Reggie King | F | 1979–1985 | 6 | 438 GP · 3,898 PTS · 2,707 REB · 691 AST | — |
| Earl Cureton | F | 1980–1997 | 12 | 674 GP · 3,620 PTS · 3,172 REB · 678 AST | Detroit, MI |
| Dudley Bradley | G | 1979–1989 | 9 | 600 GP · 3,131 PTS · 1,098 REB · 1,147 AST | — |
| Greg Kelser | F | 1979–1985 | 6 | 305 GP · 2,961 PTS · 1,402 REB · 411 AST | — |
| Bill Willoughby | F | 1975–1984 | 8 | 488 GP · 2,930 PTS · 1,891 REB · 413 AST | — |
| Paul Mokeski | C | 1979–1991 | 12 | 694 GP · 2,764 PTS · 2,342 REB · 500 AST | — |
| Reggie Johnson | F | 1980–1984 | 4 | 305 GP · 2,564 PTS · 1,238 REB · 262 AST | — |
| Jim Spanarkel | G | 1979–1984 | 5 | 259 GP · 2,505 PTS · 652 REB · 572 AST | — |
| Charles J Jones | F | 1983–1998 | 15 | 726 GP · 1,826 PTS · 3,253 REB · 623 AST | Mcgehee, AR |
| Winford Boynes | G | 1978–1981 | 3 | 177 GP · 1,478 PTS · 363 REB · 207 AST | — |
| Jawann Oldham | C | 1980–1991 | 10 | 329 GP · 1,455 PTS · 1,353 REB · 162 AST | — |
| Johnny High | G | 1979–1984 | 4 | 274 GP · 1,396 PTS · 617 REB · 525 AST | — |
| Cedrick Hordges | C | 1980–1982 | 2 | 145 GP · 1,099 PTS · 853 REB · 169 AST | — |
| Larry Demic | F | 1979–1982 | 3 | 206 GP · 976 PTS · 805 REB · 106 AST | — |
| Ollie Mack | G | 1979–1982 | 3 | 128 GP · 916 PTS · 319 REB · 230 AST | — |
| Lowes Moore | G | 1980–1983 | 3 | 112 GP · 752 PTS · 227 REB · 316 AST | — |
| Michael Wiley | F | 1980–1982 | 2 | 94 GP · 692 PTS · 246 REB · 63 AST | — |
| Mike Harper | C | 1980–1982 | 2 | 123 GP · 613 PTS · 432 REB · 71 AST | — |
| Reggie Carter | G | 1980–1982 | 2 | 135 GP · 471 PTS · 164 REB · 206 AST | — |
| Charles Whitney | F | 1980–1982 | 2 | 70 GP · 404 PTS · 146 REB · 87 AST | — |
| Frankie Sanders | F | 1978–1981 | 2 | 69 GP · 352 PTS · 131 REB · 69 AST | — |
| Roylee Hamilton | G | 1979–1981 | 2 | 73 GP · 336 PTS · 110 REB · 192 AST | — |
| Jamesearl Ray | F | 1980–1983 | 3 | 103 GP · 334 PTS · 228 REB · 76 AST | — |
| Gary Garland | G | 1979–1980 | 1 | 78 GP · 334 PTS · 138 REB · 145 AST | — |
| Paul Dawkins | F | 1979–1980 | 1 | 57 GP · 316 PTS · 125 REB · 77 AST | — |
| Craig Shelton | F | 1980–1982 | 2 | 59 GP · 240 PTS · 141 REB · 27 AST | — |
| Alan Hardy | G | 1980–1982 | 2 | 60 GP · 193 PTS · 53 REB · 23 AST | — |
| Billy Reid | G | 1980–1981 | 1 | 59 GP · 190 PTS · 60 REB · 71 AST | — |
| Wiley Peck | G | 1979–1980 | 1 | 52 GP · 180 PTS · 183 REB · 33 AST | — |
| Rickey Williams | G | 1982–1983 | 1 | 44 GP · 147 PTS · 38 REB · 37 AST | — |
| Joe Cooper | C | 1981–1985 | 3 | 24 GP · 109 PTS · 97 REB · 19 AST | — |
| Ron Valentine | F | 1980–1981 | 1 | 24 GP · 84 PTS · 30 REB · 7 AST | — |
| Sylvester Norris | C | 1979–1980 | 1 | 17 GP · 40 PTS · 43 REB · 6 AST | — |
| Wayne Kreklow | G | 1980–1981 | 1 | 25 GP · 30 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST | — |
| Lynbert Johnson | F | 1979–1980 | 1 | 9 GP · 27 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST | — |
| John Stroud | F | 1980–1981 | 1 | 9 GP · 25 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST | — |
| Bill Mayfield | F | 1980–1981 | 1 | 7 GP · 17 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST | — |
| Lee Johnson | F | 1980–1981 | 1 | 12 GP · 17 PTS · 22 REB · 1 AST | — |
| Tony Zeno | F | 1979–1980 | 1 | 8 GP · 14 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST | — |
| Greg Deane | G | 1979–1980 | 1 | 7 GP · 10 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST | — |
| Norman Black | G | 1980–1981 | 1 | 3 GP · 8 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST | — |
| Terry Crosby | G | 1979–1980 | 1 | 4 GP · 6 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST | — |
| Keith McCord | G | 1980–1981 | 1 | 2 GP · 4 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST | — |
| Tony Price | G | 1980–1981 | 1 | 5 GP · 4 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST | — |
| Yvon Joseph | F | 1985–1986 | 1 | 1 GP · 2 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.