NBA players born in 1959
65 NBA players on file were born in 1959. Tom Chambers leads them with 20,049 career points. The first born in 1959 to play in the NBA was Magic Johnson, in 1979-80. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
Former NBA players born in 1959 (65)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Chambers | F | 1981–1998 | 16 | 1,107 GP · 20,049 PTS · 6,703 REB · 2,283 AST | Ogden, UT |
| Eddie A. Johnson | G | 1981–1999 | 17 | 1,199 GP · 19,202 PTS · 4,832 REB · 2,550 AST | Chicago, IL |
| Mark Aguirre | F | 1981–1994 | 13 | 923 GP · 18,458 PTS · 4,578 REB · 2,871 AST | Chicago, IL |
| Magic Johnson | F | 1979–1996 | 13 | 906 GP · 17,707 PTS · 6,559 REB · 10,141 AST | Lansing, MI |
| Rolando Blackman | G | 1981–1994 | 13 | 980 GP · 17,623 PTS · 3,278 REB · 2,981 AST | Panama |
| Eddie Johnson | F | 1981–1993 | 12 | 934 GP · 16,822 PTS · 4,162 REB · 2,215 AST | — |
| Larry Nance | F | 1981–1994 | 13 | 920 GP · 15,687 PTS · 7,352 REB · 2,393 AST | Anderson, SC |
| Ricky Pierce | G | 1982–1998 | 16 | 969 GP · 14,467 PTS · 2,296 REB · 1,826 AST | Dallas, TX |
| Orlando Woolridge | F | 1981–1994 | 13 | 851 GP · 13,623 PTS · 3,696 REB · 1,609 AST | Bernice, LA |
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | 1981–1991 | 10 | 707 GP · 12,142 PTS · 2,703 REB · 2,090 AST | Glen Ridge, NJ |
| Danny Ainge | G | 1981–1995 | 14 | 1,042 GP · 11,964 PTS · 2,768 REB · 4,199 AST | Eugene, OR |
| Mike Gminski | C | 1980–1994 | 14 | 938 GP · 10,953 PTS · 6,480 REB · 1,203 AST | Monroe, CT |
| Jay Vincent | SF | 1981–1990 | 9 | 576 GP · 8,729 PTS · 3,167 REB · 1,124 AST | Kalamazoo, MI |
| Danny Schayes | C | 1981–1999 | 18 | 1,056 GP · 7,868 PTS · 5,036 REB · 1,094 AST | Syracuse, NY |
| Dan Schayes | C | 1981–1993 | 12 | 863 GP · 7,724 PTS · 4,914 REB · 1,126 AST | — |
| Frank Brickowski | C | 1984–1997 | 12 | 731 GP · 7,302 PTS · 3,410 REB · 1,384 AST | Bayville, NY |
| Albert King | F | 1981–1992 | 9 | 534 GP · 6,470 PTS · 2,262 REB · 1,171 AST | — |
| Trent Tucker | G | 1982–1993 | 11 | 756 GP · 6,236 PTS · 1,520 REB · 1,532 AST | — |
| Darnell Valentine | G | 1981–1991 | 9 | 620 GP · 5,400 PTS · 1,318 REB · 3,080 AST | — |
| Gene Banks | F | 1981–1987 | 6 | 468 GP · 5,305 PTS · 2,718 REB · 1,335 AST | — |
| Lewis Lloyd | G | 1981–1990 | 7 | 388 GP · 5,130 PTS · 1,192 REB · 1,138 AST | — |
| Mike McGee | F | 1981–1990 | 9 | 520 GP · 4,968 PTS · 1,112 REB · 629 AST | — |
| Lester Conner | G | 1982–1995 | 12 | 687 GP · 4,337 PTS · 1,861 REB · 2,669 AST | Memphis, TN |
| Randy Wittman | G | 1983–1992 | 9 | 543 GP · 4,034 PTS · 760 REB · 1,201 AST | — |
| Mitchell Wiggins | G | 1983–1992 | 6 | 389 GP · 3,877 PTS · 1,235 REB · 609 AST | — |
| Wes Matthews | G | 1980–1990 | 9 | 465 GP · 3,654 PTS · 626 REB · 1,955 AST | — |
| Elston Turner | G | 1981–1989 | 8 | 505 GP · 2,397 PTS · 1,375 REB · 914 AST | — |
| Rory White | F | 1982–1987 | 5 | 324 GP · 2,387 PTS · 749 REB · 232 AST | — |
| Ronnie Lester | G | 1980–1986 | 6 | 250 GP · 1,816 PTS · 473 REB · 1,003 AST | — |
| Franklin Edwards | G | 1981–1988 | 7 | 296 GP · 1,802 PTS · 300 REB · 774 AST | — |
| Samuel Williams | F | 1981–1985 | 4 | 257 GP · 1,628 PTS · 1,146 REB · 156 AST | — |
| Jeff Lamp | G | 1981–1989 | 6 | 291 GP · 1,495 PTS · 437 REB · 269 AST | — |
| Kevin McKenna | F | 1981–1988 | 6 | 243 GP · 1,320 PTS · 317 REB · 342 AST | — |
| Brook Steppe | G | 1982–1989 | 5 | 238 GP · 1,297 PTS · 345 REB · 280 AST | — |
| Jerry Eaves | G | 1982–1987 | 4 | 168 GP · 1,132 PTS · 208 REB · 414 AST | — |
| Peter Verhoeven | F | 1981–1987 | 6 | 282 GP · 1,000 PTS · 641 REB · 152 AST | — |
| Mark McNamara | C | 1982–1991 | 8 | 278 GP · 980 PTS · 827 REB · 77 AST | — |
| Kevin Loder | F | 1981–1984 | 3 | 148 GP · 875 PTS · 338 REB · 174 AST | — |
| Larry Spriggs | F | 1981–1986 | 5 | 169 GP · 873 PTS · 384 REB · 218 AST | — |
| Tracy Jackson | G | 1981–1984 | 3 | 129 GP · 694 PTS · 243 REB · 132 AST | — |
| Bryan Warrick | G | 1982–1986 | 4 | 169 GP · 677 PTS · 218 REB · 437 AST | — |
| Hank McDowell | F | 1981–1987 | 6 | 206 GP · 600 PTS · 464 REB · 98 AST | — |
| Rick Carlisle | SG | 1984–1990 | 5 | 188 GP · 422 PTS · 141 REB · 201 AST | Ogdensburg, NY |
| Edmund Sherod | G | 1982–1983 | 1 | 64 GP · 395 PTS · 149 REB · 311 AST | — |
| Chuck Aleksinas | C | 1984–1985 | 1 | 74 GP · 377 PTS · 270 REB · 36 AST | — |
| Charles Bradley | G | 1981–1984 | 3 | 110 GP · 347 PTS · 119 REB · 55 AST | — |
| Mark Radford | G | 1981–1983 | 2 | 97 GP · 347 PTS · 76 REB · 161 AST | — |
| Chris Engler | C | 1982–1988 | 5 | 195 GP · 343 PTS · 386 REB · 45 AST | — |
| Wallace Bryant | C | 1983–1986 | 3 | 102 GP · 323 PTS · 374 REB · 112 AST | — |
| Linton Townes | F | 1982–1985 | 3 | 60 GP · 257 PTS · 67 REB · 32 AST | — |
| Clinton Wheeler | G | 1987–1989 | 2 | 87 GP · 254 PTS · 71 REB · 157 AST | — |
| Chuck Nevitt | C | 1982–1994 | 9 | 155 GP · 251 PTS · 239 REB · 19 AST | Cortez, CO |
| Clarence Kea | F | 1980–1982 | 2 | 51 GP · 198 PTS · 128 REB · 19 AST | — |
| Howard Wood | F | 1981–1982 | 1 | 42 GP · 144 PTS · 65 REB · 9 AST | — |
| Alex Bradley | F | 1981–1982 | 1 | 39 GP · 137 PTS · 65 REB · 11 AST | — |
| Garry Witts | G | 1981–1982 | 1 | 46 GP · 132 PTS · 62 REB · 38 AST | — |
| John Garris | F | 1983–1984 | 1 | 33 GP · 131 PTS · 77 REB · 10 AST | — |
| Mike Wilson | G | 1983–1987 | 3 | 32 GP · 108 PTS · 36 REB · 45 AST | — |
| Ron Cavenall | C | 1984–1989 | 2 | 58 GP · 84 PTS · 168 REB · 19 AST | — |
| Craig Dykema | F | 1981–1982 | 1 | 32 GP · 43 PTS · 12 REB · 15 AST | — |
| Willie Jones | F | 1982–1984 | 2 | 13 GP · 41 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST | — |
| Ken Green | F | 1985–1986 | 1 | 7 GP · 31 PTS · 27 REB · 2 AST | — |
| Jerome Henderson | F | 1985–1987 | 2 | 7 GP · 16 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST | — |
| Dave Magley | F | 1982–1983 | 1 | 14 GP · 12 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST | — |
| Derrick Rowland | F | 1985–1986 | 1 | 2 GP · 3 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.