NBA players born in 1961
55 NBA players on file were born in 1961. Terry Cummings leads them with 19,460 career points. The first born in 1961 to play in the NBA was Isiah Thomas, in 1981-82. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
Former NBA players born in 1961 (55)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Cummings | F | 1982–2000 | 18 | 1,183 GP · 19,460 PTS · 8,630 REB · 2,190 AST | Chicago, IL |
| Isiah Thomas | G | 1981–1994 | 13 | 979 GP · 18,822 PTS · 3,478 REB · 9,061 AST | Chicago, IL |
| Jeff Malone | G | 1983–1996 | 13 | 905 GP · 17,231 PTS · 2,364 REB · 2,154 AST | Mobile, AL |
| James Worthy | F | 1982–1994 | 12 | 926 GP · 16,320 PTS · 4,708 REB · 2,791 AST | Gastonia, NC |
| Derek Harper | G | 1983–1999 | 16 | 1,199 GP · 16,006 PTS · 2,884 REB · 6,577 AST | Elberton, GA |
| Sam Perkins | C | 1984–2001 | 17 | 1,286 GP · 15,324 PTS · 7,666 REB · 1,975 AST | Brooklyn, NY |
| Byron Scott | G | 1983–1997 | 14 | 1,073 GP · 15,097 PTS · 2,987 REB · 2,729 AST | Ogden, UT |
| Thurl Bailey | F | 1983–1999 | 12 | 928 GP · 11,834 PTS · 4,718 REB · 1,298 AST | Washington, DC |
| Doc Rivers | G | 1983–1996 | 13 | 864 GP · 9,377 PTS · 2,625 REB · 4,889 AST | Maywood, IL |
| Sedale Threatt | G | 1983–1997 | 14 | 951 GP · 9,327 PTS · 1,709 REB · 3,613 AST | Atlanta, GA |
| Antoine Carr | F | 1984–2000 | 16 | 987 GP · 9,176 PTS · 3,384 REB · 1,086 AST | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Rodney McCray | SF | 1983–1993 | 10 | 768 GP · 9,014 PTS · 5,087 REB · 2,750 AST | — |
| Lasalle Thompson | C | 1982–1997 | 15 | 985 GP · 7,806 PTS · 6,689 REB · 1,139 AST | Cincinnati, OH |
| Craig Ehlo | G | 1983–1997 | 14 | 873 GP · 7,492 PTS · 3,139 REB · 2,456 AST | Lubbock, TX |
| Quintin Dailey | SG | 1982–1992 | 10 | 528 GP · 7,470 PTS · 1,307 REB · 1,188 AST | Baltimore, MD |
| Roy Hinson | F | 1983–1991 | 8 | 507 GP · 7,206 PTS · 3,452 REB · 495 AST | Trenton, NJ |
| Dennis Rodman | F | 1986–2000 | 14 | 911 GP · 6,683 PTS · 11,954 REB · 1,600 AST | Trenton, NJ |
| Darrell Walker | G | 1983–1993 | 10 | 720 GP · 6,389 PTS · 3,134 REB · 3,276 AST | — |
| Cliff Levingston | F | 1982–1995 | 11 | 830 GP · 5,888 PTS · 4,307 REB · 752 AST | San Diego, CA |
| Sam Bowie | C | 1984–1995 | 10 | 511 GP · 5,564 PTS · 3,845 REB · 1,075 AST | Lebanon, PA |
| Derek Smith | G | 1982–1991 | 9 | 408 GP · 5,232 PTS · 1,300 REB · 866 AST | — |
| Sidney Green | F | 1983–1993 | 10 | 679 GP · 5,080 PTS · 4,128 REB · 635 AST | — |
| Clark Kellogg | PF | 1982–1987 | 5 | 260 GP · 4,918 PTS · 2,482 REB · 764 AST | Cleveland, OH |
| Bob Hansen | G | 1983–1992 | 9 | 575 GP · 3,952 PTS · 1,282 REB · 947 AST | — |
| Jon Sundvold | G | 1983–1992 | 9 | 502 GP · 3,886 PTS · 554 REB · 1,469 AST | — |
| Michael Holton | G | 1984–1990 | 6 | 325 GP · 2,016 PTS · 459 REB · 977 AST | — |
| Greg Kite | C | 1983–1995 | 12 | 680 GP · 1,717 PTS · 2,607 REB · 345 AST | Houston, TX |
| Ben Coleman | F | 1986–1994 | 5 | 227 GP · 1,494 PTS · 928 REB · 128 AST | Minneapolis, MN |
| Paul Thompson | G | 1983–1986 | 3 | 154 GP · 1,374 PTS · 533 REB · 224 AST | — |
| Rob Williams | G | 1982–1984 | 2 | 153 GP · 1,319 PTS · 330 REB · 825 AST | — |
| Kevin Williams | G | 1983–1989 | 5 | 260 GP · 1,268 PTS · 356 REB · 319 AST | — |
| Terence Stansbury | G | 1984–1987 | 3 | 192 GP · 1,200 PTS · 277 REB · 390 AST | — |
| Dirk Minniefield | G | 1985–1988 | 3 | 222 GP · 1,187 PTS · 367 REB · 845 AST | — |
| Granville Waiters | C | 1983–1988 | 5 | 249 GP · 606 PTS · 540 REB · 121 AST | — |
| Othell Wilson | G | 1984–1987 | 2 | 127 GP · 535 PTS · 212 REB · 424 AST | — |
| Mike Phelps | G | 1985–1988 | 3 | 132 GP · 470 PTS · 141 REB · 138 AST | — |
| Chris McNealy | F | 1985–1988 | 3 | 108 GP · 466 PTS · 494 REB · 110 AST | — |
| Peter Thibeaux | F | 1984–1986 | 2 | 93 GP · 462 PTS · 144 REB · 45 AST | — |
| Howard Carter | G | 1983–1985 | 2 | 66 GP · 351 PTS · 89 REB · 75 AST | — |
| Stewart Granger | G | 1983–1987 | 3 | 80 GP · 316 PTS · 78 REB · 173 AST | — |
| Dane Suttle | G | 1983–1985 | 2 | 46 GP · 272 PTS · 49 REB · 48 AST | — |
| Michael Young | G | 1984–1990 | 3 | 49 GP · 223 PTS · 88 REB · 24 AST | — |
| Leroy Combs | F | 1983–1984 | 1 | 48 GP · 218 PTS · 56 REB · 38 AST | — |
| Russell Cross | C | 1983–1984 | 1 | 45 GP · 166 PTS · 82 REB · 22 AST | — |
| Norris Coleman | F | 1987–1988 | 1 | 29 GP · 153 PTS · 81 REB · 13 AST | — |
| Eddie Phillips | F | 1982–1983 | 1 | 48 GP · 152 PTS · 77 REB · 29 AST | — |
| Jim Rowinski | C | 1988–1990 | 2 | 23 GP · 57 PTS · 34 REB · 5 AST | — |
| Bruce Kuczenski | F | 1983–1984 | 1 | 15 GP · 28 PTS · 23 REB · 8 AST | — |
| Jeff Cross | F | 1985–1986 | 1 | 21 GP · 26 PTS · 30 REB · 1 AST | — |
| John Pinone | F | 1983–1984 | 1 | 7 GP · 20 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST | — |
| John Greig | F | 1982–1983 | 1 | 9 GP · 19 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST | — |
| Joe Binion | F | 1986–1987 | 1 | 11 GP · 14 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST | — |
| Earl Jones | C | 1984–1986 | 2 | 14 GP · 13 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST | — |
| Ken Austin | F | 1983–1984 | 1 | 7 GP · 12 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST | — |
| McKinley Singleton | F | 1986–1987 | 1 | 2 GP · 4 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.