The List of Greatness - 1960

Here's our 1960 inductees onto the list. This brings us to 10 players and 14 years. All stats are through 1960.

This year we've got one of the all-time greats in the history of the sport... and someone you probably haven't heard of unless you really like your old-school hoops.

1. Bill Russell - 199.2
Position: Center

Height: 6'9"

Draft: 1956 - 2nd pick

Experience: 4 years

Teams: Boston Celtics - 1957-1960 (#6)

44.2 Win Shares, 1.441 MVP Award Shares (1 MVP - 1958), 1 All-NBA 1st Team Selection, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 3 All-Star Selections, 3 Championships (1957 Celtics, 1959 Celtics, 1960 Celtics), 6.3 Championship Win Shares, 1 Finals Loss (1958 Celtics), 1.2 Finals Win Shares, 0 Conference Finals Losses, 0.0 Conference Finals Win Shares

2. Ed Macauley - 179.7
Position: Center-Forward

Height: 6'8"

Draft: 1949 - territorial selection

Experience: 10 years (retired 1 year)

Teams: St. Louis Bombers - 1950 (#50), Boston Celtics - 1951-1956 (#22), St. Louis Hawks - 1957-1959 (#50 - 1957, #20 - 1957-1959)

73.9 Win Shares, 0.000 MVP Award Shares, 3 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 7 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1958 Hawks), 0.6 Championship Win Shares, 1 Finals Loss (1957 Hawks), 0.8 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1953 Celtics, 1954 Celtics, 1955 Celtics), 2.3 Conference Finals Win Shares

And the rest of the top ten:

3. Slater Martin - 160.6
Position: Guard

Height: 5'10"

Experience: 11 years

Teams: Minneapolis Lakers - 1950-1956 (#22), New York Knicks - 1957 (#7), St. Louis Hawks - 1957-1960 (#22)

39.8 Win Shares,  0.000 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 5 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 7 All-Star Selections, 5 Championships (1950 Lakers 1952 Lakers, 1953 Lakers, 1954 Lakers, 1958 Hawks), 3.3 Championship Win Shares, 2 Finals Losses (1957 Hawks, 1960 Hawks), 0.3 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1951 Lakers, 1959 Hawks),  0.5 Conference Finals Win Shares

4. Larry Foust - 148.3
Position: Center-Forward

Height: 6'9"

Draft: 1950 - 5th pick

Experience: 10 years

Teams: Fort Wayne Pistons - 1951-1957 (#16), Minneapolis Lakers - 1958-1960 (#14), St. Louis Hawks - 1960 (#13)

63.5 Win Shares, 0.000 MVP Award Shares, 1 All-NBA 1st Team Selection, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 8 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 4 Finals Losses (1955 Pistons, 1956 Pistons, 1959 Lakers, 1960 Hawks), 3.4 Finals Win Shares, 1 Conference Finals Loss (1953 Pistons), 1.1 Conference Finals Win Shares

5. George Yardley - 145.1
Position: Forward-Guard

Height: 6'5"

Draft: 1950 - 7th pick

Experience: 7 years

Teams: Fort Wayne Pistons - 1954-1957 (#12), Detroit Pistons - 1958-1959 (#12), Syracuse Nationals - 1959-1960 (#12)

58.5 Win Shares, 0.382 MVP Award Shares, 1 All-NBA 1st Team Selection, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 6 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 2 Finals Losses (1955 Pistons, 1956 Pistons), 3.3 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1958 Pistons, 1959 Nationals), 2.2 Conference Finals Win Shares

6. Harry Gallatin - 131.9
Position: Forward-Center

Height: 6'6"

Experience: 10 years (retired 2 years)

Teams: New York Knicks - 1949-1957 (#11), Detroit Pistons - 1958 (#10)

60.1 Win Shares, 0.012 MVP Award Shares, 1 All-NBA 1st Team Selection, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 7 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 3 Finals Losses (1951 Knicks, 1952 Knicks, 1953 Knicks), 2.2 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1949 Knicks, 1950 Knicks, 1958 Pistons), 0.2 Conference Finals Win Shares

7. Jim Pollard - 126.0
Position: Forward-Center

Height: 6'4"

Experience: 7 years (retired 5 years)

Teams: Minneapolis Lakers - 1949-1955 (#17)

18.2 Win Shares, 0.000 MVP Award Shares, 2 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 4 All-Star Selections, 5 Championships (1949 Lakers, 1950 Lakers, 1952 Lakers, 1953 Lakers, 1954 Lakers), 3.7 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1951 Lakers, 1955 Lakers), 0.3 Conference Finals Win Shares

8. Bob Davies - 118.5
Position: Guard-Forward

Height: 6'1"

Experience: 7 years (retired 5 years)

Teams: Rochester Royals - 1949-1955 (#11)

26.5 Win Shares, 0.000 MVP Award Shares, 4 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 4 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1951 Royals), 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1949 Royals, 1952 Royals, 1954 Royals), 0.8 Conference Finals Win Shares

9. Cliff Hagan - 114.2
Position: Forward-Guard

Height: 6'4"

Draft: 1953 - 3rd round

Experience: 4 years

Teams: St. Louis Hawks - 1957-1960 (#17 - 1957, #6 - 1957, #16 - 1958-1960)

34.8 Win Shares, 0.035 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 3 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1958 Hawks) 2.7 Championship Win Shares, 2 Finals Losses (1957 Hawks, 1960 Hawks), 2.5 Finals Win Shares, 1 Conference Finals Loss (1959 Hawks), 1.6 Conference Finals Win Shares

10. Clyde Lovellette - 101.9
Position: Center-Forward

Height: 6'9"

Draft: 1952 - 9th pick

Experience: 7 years

Teams: Minneapolis Lakers - 1954-1957 (#89 - 1954, #34 - 1954-1957), Cincinnati Royals - 1958 (#34), St. Louis Hawks - 1959-1960 (#34)

55.6 Win Shares, 0.002 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 3 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1954 Lakers), 1.3 Championship Win Shares, 1 Finals Loss (1960 Hawks), 0.6 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1955 Lakers, 1957 Lakers, 1959 Hawks), 2.1 Conference Finals Win Shares

And here's our 14 "Greatest Players Ever" through 14 years:

(* - active the previous year)

1. Dolph Schayes - 352.2*

2. Bob Cousy - 309.9*

3. Bob Pettit - 275.9*

4. Bill Sharman - 256.9*

5. George Mikan - 232.2

6. Paul Arizin - 215.7*

7. Neil Johnston - 209.8

8. Bill Russell - 199.2*

9. Vern Mikkelsen - 190.5

10. Ed Macauley - 179.7*

11. Slater Martin - 160.6

12. Larry Foust - 148.3*

13. George Yardley - 145.1*

14. Harry Gallatin - 131.9

And the next tier:

15. Jim Pollard - 126.0

16. Bob Davies - 118.5

17. Cliff Hagan - 114.2*

18. Clyde Lovellette - 101.9*

19. Bobby Wanzer - 99.5

20. Dick McGuire - 98.2

21. Carl Braun - 91.7*

22. Andy Phillip - 85.5

23. Paul Seymour - 82.9

24. Elgin Baylor - 80.9*

25. Max Zaslofsky - 75.8

26. Arnie Risen - 72.3

27. Jack Twyman - 70.9*

28. Maurice Stokes - 64.6