NBA players born in 1981
57 NBA players on file were born in 1981. Joe Johnson leads them with 20,407 career points. The first born in 1981 to play in the NBA was Jonathan Bender, in 1999-00. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
Former NBA players born in 1981 (57)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Johnson | G | 2001–2022 | 18 | 1,277 GP · 20,407 PTS · 5,059 REB · 5,001 AST | Little Rock, AR |
| Zach Randolph | F | 2001–2018 | 17 | 1,116 GP · 18,578 PTS · 10,208 REB · 2,049 AST | Marion, IN |
| Jason Richardson | SG | 2001–2015 | 13 | 857 GP · 14,644 PTS · 4,245 REB · 2,284 AST | Saginaw, MI |
| Carlos Boozer | PF | 2002–2015 | 13 | 861 GP · 13,976 PTS · 8,192 REB · 1,928 AST | West Germany |
| Kyle Korver | G | 2003–2020 | 17 | 1,232 GP · 11,953 PTS · 3,643 REB · 2,114 AST | Lakewood, CA |
| Kirk Hinrich | SG | 2003–2016 | 13 | 879 GP · 9,594 PTS · 2,576 REB · 4,245 AST | Sioux City, IA |
| Andrei Kirilenko | SF | 2001–2015 | 13 | 797 GP · 9,431 PTS · 4,352 REB · 2,169 AST | — |
| Drew Gooden | PF | 2002–2016 | 14 | 790 GP · 8,653 PTS · 5,618 REB · 896 AST | Oakland, CA |
| Jose Calderon | G | 2005–2019 | 14 | 895 GP · 7,921 PTS · 2,148 REB · 5,148 AST | Spain |
| Luke Ridnour | PG | 2003–2015 | 12 | 830 GP · 7,740 PTS · 1,877 REB · 3,713 AST | — |
| Samuel Dalembert | C | 2001–2015 | 13 | 886 GP · 6,814 PTS · 6,942 REB · 465 AST | Haiti |
| Willie Green | SG | 2003–2015 | 12 | 731 GP · 6,059 PTS · 1,303 REB · 1,018 AST | Detroit, MI |
| DeShawn Stevenson | SG | 2000–2013 | 13 | 824 GP · 5,930 PTS · 1,832 REB · 1,355 AST | Fresno, CA |
| Darius Miles | SF | 2000–2009 | 7 | 446 GP · 4,507 PTS · 2,190 REB · 840 AST | Belleville, IL |
| Marquis Daniels | SG | 2003–2013 | 10 | 548 GP · 4,319 PTS · 1,552 REB · 966 AST | Orlando, FL |
| Jarvis Hayes | SF | 2003–2010 | 7 | 427 GP · 3,553 PTS · 1,330 REB · 459 AST | Atlanta, GA |
| Jason Kapono | SG | 2003–2012 | 9 | 509 GP · 3,398 PTS · 844 REB · 417 AST | Long Beach, CA |
| Jared Jeffries | PF | 2002–2013 | 11 | 629 GP · 3,003 PTS · 2,563 REB · 798 AST | Bloomington, IN |
| Smush Parker | PG | 2002–2008 | 5 | 274 GP · 2,469 PTS · 659 REB · 791 AST | Newark, NJ |
| Marcus Banks | PG | 2003–2011 | 8 | 348 GP · 2,061 PTS · 519 REB · 728 AST | Las Vegas, NV |
| Quinton Ross | SF | 2004–2011 | 7 | 458 GP · 1,863 PTS · 947 REB · 431 AST | Dallas, TX |
| Steven Hunter | C | 2001–2010 | 8 | 400 GP · 1,817 PTS · 1,264 REB · 79 AST | Chicago, IL |
| Royal Ivey | PG | 2004–2014 | 10 | 492 GP · 1,641 PTS · 557 REB · 501 AST | Queens, NY |
| Casey Jacobsen | SG | 2002–2008 | 4 | 287 GP · 1,488 PTS · 516 REB · 304 AST | Glendora, CA |
| Jonathan Bender | SF | 1999–2010 | 8 | 262 GP · 1,453 PTS · 582 REB · 170 AST | Picayune, MS |
| James Singleton | F | 2005–2012 | 5 | 243 GP · 954 PTS · 910 REB · 109 AST | Chicago, IL |
| Jay Williams | G | 2002–2003 | 1 | 75 GP · 714 PTS · 195 REB · 350 AST | Plainfield, NJ |
| Qyntel Woods | SF | 2002–2006 | 4 | 167 GP · 691 PTS · 385 REB · 105 AST | Memphis, TN |
| Earl Barron | C | 2005–2015 | 8 | 140 GP · 640 PTS · 492 REB · 63 AST | Clarksdale, MS |
| Zarko Cabarkapa | SF | 2003–2006 | 3 | 150 GP · 640 PTS · 312 REB · 85 AST | Yugoslavia |
| Ronald Dupree | SF | 2003–2011 | 6 | 157 GP · 555 PTS · 339 REB · 100 AST | Biloxi, MS |
| Kedrick Brown | SG | 2001–2005 | 4 | 143 GP · 509 PTS · 347 REB · 103 AST | Zachary, LA |
| Vincent Yarbrough | G | 2002–2003 | 1 | 59 GP · 406 PTS · 162 REB · 130 AST | Cleveland, TN |
| Kenny Satterfield | G | 2001–2003 | 2 | 75 GP · 321 PTS · 95 REB · 176 AST | New York, NY |
| Jackson Vroman | PF | 2004–2006 | 2 | 87 GP · 285 PTS · 261 REB · 51 AST | — |
| Luke Jackson | SF | 2004–2008 | 4 | 73 GP · 252 PTS · 89 REB · 58 AST | Eugene, OR |
| Pape Sow | PF | 2004–2007 | 3 | 76 GP · 219 PTS · 214 REB · 12 AST | Senegal |
| Andre Brown | PF | 2006–2009 | 3 | 75 GP · 197 PTS · 178 REB · 11 AST | Chicago, IL |
| Alton Ford | SF | 2001–2004 | 3 | 73 GP · 186 PTS · 124 REB · 11 AST | Houston, TX |
| Matt Freije | SF | 2004–2007 | 2 | 42 GP · 133 PTS · 85 REB · 27 AST | Overland Park, KS |
| Olumide Oyedeji | C | 2000–2003 | 3 | 93 GP · 127 PTS · 196 REB · 11 AST | Ilorn, Nigeria |
| Reece Gaines | PG | 2003–2006 | 3 | 71 GP · 123 PTS · 53 REB · 50 AST | Madison, WI |
| Antonis Fotsis | F | 2001–2002 | 1 | 28 GP · 108 PTS · 62 REB · 10 AST | Athens, Greece |
| John Edwards | C | 2004–2006 | 2 | 65 GP · 99 PTS · 67 REB · 8 AST | Hudson, OH |
| Kasib Powell | SF | 2007–2008 | 1 | 11 GP · 84 PTS · 44 REB · 18 AST | Teaneck, NJ |
| Melvin Sanders | SG | 2005–2006 | 1 | 16 GP · 41 PTS · 23 REB · 3 AST | Liberal, KS |
| Luis Alberto Flores | PG | 2004–2005 | 1 | 16 GP · 35 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST | Dominican Republic |
| Desmond Penigar | SF | 2003–2004 | 1 | 10 GP · 32 PTS · 24 REB · 3 AST | Dequincy, LA |
| Joseph Forte | G | 2001–2003 | 2 | 25 GP · 30 PTS · 17 REB · 17 AST | Greenbelt, MD |
| Desmon Farmer | SG | 2006–2009 | 2 | 11 GP · 26 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST | Flint, MI |
| Noel Felix | F | 2005–2006 | 1 | 12 GP · 18 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST | Los Angeles, CA |
| Andreas Glyniadakis | C | 2006–2007 | 1 | 13 GP · 17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST | Greece |
| Tito Maddox | G | 2002–2003 | 1 | 9 GP · 11 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST | Compton, CA |
| Hiram Fuller | PF | 2003–2004 | 1 | 4 GP · 8 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST | — |
| Derrick Zimmerman | SG | 2005–2006 | 1 | 2 GP · 4 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST | Monroe, LA |
| Lance Allred | C | 2007–2008 | 1 | 3 GP · 3 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Brandin Knight | PG | 2004–2005 | 1 | 1 GP · 0 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST | Livingston, NJ |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.