First an alphabetical list of the 25 inductees:
Paul Arizin
Elgin Baylor
Wilt Chamberlain
Bob Cousy
Bob Davies
Harry Gallatin
Hal Greer
John Havlicek
Tom Heinsohn
Bailey Howell
Neil Johnston
Sam Jones
Ed Macauley
Slater Martin
George Mikan
Vern Mikkelsen
Bob Pettit
Hal Greer
John Havlicek
Tom Heinsohn
Bailey Howell
Neil Johnston
Sam Jones
Ed Macauley
Slater Martin
George Mikan
Vern Mikkelsen
Bob Pettit
Jim Pollard
Willis Reed
Oscar Robertson
Bill Russell
Dolph Schayes
Bill Sharman
Willis Reed
Oscar Robertson
Bill Russell
Dolph Schayes
Bill Sharman
Bobby Wanzer
Jerry West
And now for the ranked list, with career achievements:
1. Bill Russell - 739.6
Position: Center
Height: 6'9"
College: San Francisco
Draft: 1956 - 2nd pick
Experience: 13 years (retired 2 years)
Teams: Boston Celtics - 1957-1969 (#6)
163.5 Win Shares, 5.053 MVP Award Shares (5 MVP's - 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965), 3 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 8 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 12 All-Star Selections, 11 Championships (1957 Celtics, 1959 Celtics, 1960 Celtics, 1961 Celtics, 1962 Celtics, 1963 Celtics, 1964 Celtics, 1965 Celtics, 1966 Celtics, 1968 Celtics, 1969 Celtics), 25.2 Championship Win Shares, 1 Finals Loss (1958 Celtics), 1.2 Finals Win Shares, 1 Conference Finals Loss (1967 Celtics), 0.7 Conference Finals Win Shares
2. Wilt Chamberlain - 602.5
Position: Center
Height: 7'1"
College: Kansas
Draft: 1959 - territorial selection
Experience: 12 years
Teams: Philadelphia Warriors - 1960-1962 (#13), San Francisco Warriors - 1963-1965 (#13), Philadelphia 76ers - 1965-1968 (#13), Los Angeles Lakers - 1969-1971 (#13)
213.2 Win Shares, 3.771 MVP Award Shares (4 MVP's - 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968), 7 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 11 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1967 76ers), 3.8 Championship Win Shares, 3 Finals Losses (1964 Warriors, 1969 Lakers, 1970 Lakers), 9.4 Finals Win Shares, 6 Conference Finals Losses (1960 Warriors, 1962 Warriors, 1965 76ers, 1966 76ers, 1968 76ers, 1971 Lakers), 12.0 Conference Finals Win Shares
3. Jerry West - 476.5
Position: Guard
Height: 6'2"
College: West Virginia
Draft: 1960 - 2nd pick
Experience: 11 years
Teams: Los Angeles Lakers - 1961-1971 (#44)
135.5 Win Shares, 1.530 MVP Award Shares, 8 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 11 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 7 Finals Losses (1962 Lakers, 1963 Lakers, 1965 Lakers, 1966 Lakers, 1968 Lakers, 1969 Lakers, 1970 Lakers), 20.6 Finals Win Shares, 1 Conference Finals Loss (1961 Lakers), 1.9 Conference Finals Win Shares
4. Oscar Robertson - 473.2
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6'5"
College: Cincinnati
Draft: 1960 - 1st pick
Experience: 11 years
Teams: Cincinnati Royals - 1961-1970 (#14), Milwaukee Bucks - 1971 (#1)
166.5 Win Shares, 2.479 MVP Award Shares (1 MVP - 1964), 9 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 11 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1971 Bucks), 2.3 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1963 Royals, 1964 Royals), 4.7 Conference Finals Win Shares
5. Bob Pettit - 468.2
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6'9"
College: LSU
Draft: 1954 - 2nd pick
Experience: 11 years (retired 6 years)
Teams: Milwaukee Hawks - 1955 (#9), St. Louis Hawks - 1956-1965 (#9)
136.0 Win Shares, 2.628 MVP Award Shares (2 MVP's - 1956, 1959), 10 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 11 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1958 Hawks), 1.2 Championship Win Shares, 3 Finals Losses (1957 Hawks, 1960 Hawks, 1961 Hawks), 5.5 Finals Win Shares, 4 Conference Finals Losses (1956 Hawks, 1959 Hawks, 1963 Hawks, 1964 Hawks), 4.8 Conference Finals Win Shares
7. Elgin Baylor - 431.8
Position: Forward
Height: 6'5"
College: Seattle
Draft: 1958 - 1st pick
Experience: 13 years
Teams: Minneapolis Lakers - 1959-1960 (#22), Los Angeles Lakers - 1961-1971 (#22)
103.6 Win Shares, 1.659 MVP Award Shares, 10 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 0 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 11 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 8 Finals Losses (1959 Lakers, 1962 Lakers, 1963 Lakers, 1965 Lakers, 1966 Lakers, 1968 Lakers, 1969 Lakers, 1970 Lakers), 10.6 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1960 Lakers, 1961 Lakers), 5.0 Conference Finals Win Shares
8. Bob Cousy - 402.3
Position: Guard
Height: 6'1"
College: Holy Cross
Draft: 1950 - 3rd pick
Experience: 14 years
Teams: Boston Celtics - 1951-1963 (#14), Cincinnati Royals - 1970 (#19)
91.1 Win Shares, 0.883 MVP Award Shares (1 MVP - 1957), 10 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 13 All-Star Selections, 6 Championships (1957 Celtics, 1959 Celtics, 1960 Celtics, 1961 Celtics, 1962 Celtics, 1963 Celtics), 4.7 Championship Win Shares, 1 Finals Loss (1958 Celtics), 1.5 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1953 Celtics, 1954 Celtics, 1955 Celtics), 1.4 Conference Finals Win Shares
10. Sam Jones - 283.0
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6'4"
College: North Carolina Central
Draft: 1957 - 8th pick
Experience: 12 years (retired 2 years)
Teams: Boston Celtics - 1958-1969 (#24)
92.3 Win Shares, 0.067 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 3 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 5 All-Star Selections, 10 Championships (1959 Celtics, 1960 Celtics, 1961 Celtics, 1962 Celtics, 1963 Celtics, 1964 Celtics, 1965 Celtics, 1966 Celtics, 1968 Celtics, 1969 Celtics), 12.9 Championship Win Shares, 1 Finals Loss (1958 Celtics), 0.4 Finals Win Shares, 1 Conference Finals Loss (1967 Celtics), 1.2 Conference Win Shares
11. Bill Sharman - 278.7
Position: Guard
Height: 6'1"
College: USC
Draft: 1950 - 17th pick
Experience: 11 years (retired 10 years)
Teams: Washington Capitols - 1951 (#10), Boston Celtics - 1952-1961 (#21)
83.4 Win Shares, 0.053 MVP Award Shares, 4 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 3 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 8 All-Star Selections, 4 Championships (1957 Celtics, 1959 Celtics, 1960 Celtics, 1961 Celtics), 5.1 Championship Win Shares, 1 Finals Loss (1958 Celtics), 1.5 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1953 Celtics, 1954 Celtics, 1955 Celtics), 2.2 Conference Finals Win Shares
13. John Havlicek - 252.4
Position: Forward-Guard
Height: 6'5"
College: Ohio State
Draft: 1962 - 7th pick
Experience: 9 years
Teams: Boston Celtics - 1963-1971 (#17)
69.2 Win Shares, 0.006 MVP Award Shares, 1 All-NBA 1st Team Selection, 5 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 6 All-Star Selections, 6 Championships (1963 Celtics, 1964 Celtics, 1965 Celtics, 1966 Celtics, 1968 Celtics, 1969 Celtics), 8.5 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0 Finals Win Shares, 1 Conference Finals Loss (1967 Celtics), 1.2 Conference Finals Win Shares
14. Hal Greer - 248.3
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6'2"
College: Marshall
Draft: 1958 - 13th pick
Experience: 13 years
Teams: Syracuse Nationals - 1959-1963 (#15), Philadelphia 76ers - 1964-1971 (#15)
99.1 Win Shares, 0.006 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 7 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 10 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1967 76ers), 1.9 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 5 Conference Finals Losses (1959 Nationals, 1961 Nationals, 1965 76ers, 1966 76ers, 1968 76ers), 4.0 Conference Finals Win Shares
16. Tom Heinsohn - 217.8
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6'7"
College: Holy Cross
Draft: 1956 - territorial selection
Experience: 9 years (retired 6 years)
Teams: Boston Celtics - 1957-1965 (#15)
60.0 Win Shares, 0.053 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 4 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 6 All-Star Selections, 8 Championships (1957 Celtics, 1959 Celtics, 1960 Celtics, 1961 Celtics, 1962 Celtics, 1963 Celtics, 1964 Celtics, 1965 Celtics), 8.2 Championship Win Shares, 1 Finals Loss (1958 Celtics), 0.9 Finals Win Shares, 0 Conference Finals Losses, 0.0 Conference Win Shares
17. Willis Reed - 217.0
Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6'9"
College: Grambling State
Draft: 1964 - 8th pick
Experience: 7 years
Teams: New York Knicks - 1965-1971 (#19)
66.9 Win Shares, 1.072 MVP Award Shares (1 MVP - 1970), 1 All-NBA 1st Team Selection, 4 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 7 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1970 Knicks), 2.6 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1969 Knicks, 1971 Knicks), 2.9 Conference Finals Win Shares
18. Neil Johnston - 209.8
Position: Center
Height: 6'8"
College: Ohio State
Draft: not drafted, previously played baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies minor league teams in Terre Haute, IN and Wilmington, DE going 24-33 with a 3.63 ERA in 84 games as a pitcher before trying out for the Philadelphia Warriors and making the team in 1951
Experience: 8 years (retired 12 years)
Teams: Philadelphia Warriors - 1952-1959 (#6)
92.0 Win Shares, 0.002 MVP Award Shares, 4 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 6 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1956 Warriors), 1.6 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 1 Conference Finals Loss (1958 Warriors), 0.7 Conference Finals Win Shares
20. Bailey Howell - 200.7
Position: Forward
Height: 6'7"
College: Mississippi State
Draft: 1959 - 2nd pick
Experience: 12 years
Teams: Detroit Pistons - 1960-1964 (#18), Baltimore Bullets - 1965-1966 (#15), Boston Celtics - 1967-1970 (#18), Philadelphia 76ers - 1971 (#16)
114.8 Win Shares, 0.024 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 6 All-Star Selections, 2 Championships (1968 Celtics, 1969 Celtics), 3.8 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1962 Pistons, 1965 Bullets, 1967 Celtics), 2.9 Conference Finals Win Shares
22. Slater Martin - 178.9
Position: Guard
Height: 5'10"
College: Texas
Draft: not drafted, didn't enter the draft but tried out with the Lakers and was signed as a free agent in 1949
Experience: 11 years (retired 11 years)
Teams: Minneapolis Lakers - 1950-1956 (#22), New York Knicks - 1957 (#7), St. Louis Hawks - 1957-1960 (#22)
47.6 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), 4.3 Championship Win Shares, 2 Finals Losses (1957 Hawks, 1960 Hawks), 0.3 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1951 Lakers, 1955 Lakers, 1959 Hawks), 0.7 Conference Finals Win Shares
25. Harry Gallatin - 159.0
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6'6"
College: Truman State
Draft: 1948 - 40th pick
Experience: 10 years (retired 13 years)
Teams: New York Knicks - 1949-1957 (#11), Detroit Pistons - 1958 (#10)
78.4 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), 3.4 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1949 Knicks, 1950 Knicks, 1958 Pistons), 1.3 Conference Finals Win Shares
26. Jim Pollard - 154.2
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6'4"
College: Stanford
Draft: 1947 - 52nd pick
Experience: 7 years (retired 16 years)
Teams: Minneapolis Lakers - 1949-1955 (#17)
35.2 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), 4.8 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1951 Lakers, 1955 Lakers), 0.4 Conference Finals Win Shares
27. Bobby Wanzer - 151.4
Position: Guard
Height: 6'0"
College: Seton Hall
Draft: 1948 - 10th pick
Experience: 9 years (retired 14 years)
Teams: Rochester Royals - 1949-1957 (#09 - 1949-1955, #9 - 1956-1957)
63.9 Win Shares, 0.000 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 3 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 5 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1951 Royals), 2.7 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1949 Royals, 1952 Royals, 1954 Royals), 2.2 Conference Finals Win Shares
28. Bob Davies - 150.7
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6'1"
College: Seton Hall
Draft: not drafted - previously played in the ABL while serving in the navy
Experience: 7 years (retired 16 years)
Teams: Rochester Royals - 1949-1955 (#11)
49.7 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), 0.8 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1949 Royals, 1952 Royals, 1954 Royals), 1.2 Conference Finals Win Shares
Breakdowns
Active Players: 8 (Baylor, Chamberlain, Greer, Havlicek, Howell, Reed, Robertson, West)
Retired Players: 17 (Arizin, Cousy, Davies, Gallatin, Heinsohn, Johnston, Jones, Macauley, Martin, Mikan, Mikkelsen, Pettit, Pollard, Russell, Schayes, Sharman, Wanzer)
Primary Position:
Guard - 9 (Cousy, Davies, Greer, Jones, Martin, Robertson, Sharman, Wanzer, West)
Forward - 10 (Arizin, Baylor, Gallatin, Havlicek, Heinsohn, Howell, Mikkelsen, Pettit, Pollard, Schayes)
Center - 6 (Chamberlain, Johnston, Macauley, Mikan, Reed, Russell)
Height:
5'10" - 1 (Martin)
6'0" - 1 (Wanzer)
6'1" - 3 (Cousy, Davies, Sharman)
6'2" - 2 (Greer, West)
6'3" - 0
6'4" - 3 (Arizin, Jones, Pollard)
6'5" - 3 (Baylor, Havlicek, Robertson)
6'6" - 1 (Gallatin)
6'7" - 4 (Heinsohn, Howell, Mikkelsen, Schayes)
6'8" - 2 (Johnston, Macauley)
6'9" - 3 (Pettit, Reed, Russell)
6'10" - 1 (Mikan)
6'11" - 0
7'0" - 0
7'1" - 1 (Chamberlain)
College:
Cincinnati - 1 (Robertson)
DePaul - 1 (Mikan)
Grambling State - 1 (Reed)
Hamline - 1 (Mikkelsen)
Holy Cross - 2 (Cousy, Heinsohn)
Kansas - 1 (Chamberlain)
LSU - 1 (Pettit)
Marshall - 1 (Greer)
Mississippi State - 1 (Howell)
NYU - 1 (Schayes)
North Carolina Central - 1 (Jones)
Ohio State - 2 (Havlicek, Johnston)
St. Louis - 1 (Macauley)
San Francisco - 1 (Russell)
Seattle - 1 (Baylor)
Seton Hall - 2 (Davies, Wanzer)
USC - 1 (Sharman)
Stanford - 1 (Pollard)
Texas - 1 (Martin)
Truman State - (Gallatin)
Villanova - 1 (Arizin)
West Virginia - 1 (West)
Draft (Year):
1947 - 1 (Pollard)
1948 - 3 (Schayes, Gallatin, Wanzer)
1949 - 2 (Macauley, Mikkelsen)
1950 - 3 (Arizin, Cousy, Sharman)
1951 - 0
1952 - 0
1953 - 0
1954 - 1 (Pettit)
1955 - 0
1956 - 2 (Heinsohn, Russell)
1957 - 1 (Jones)
1958 - 2 (Baylor, Greer)
1959 - 2 (Chamberlain, Howell)
1960 - 2 (Robertson, West)
1961 - 0
1962 - 1 (Havlicek)
1963 - 0
1964 - 1 (Reed)
Draft (Pick):
Territorial - 5 (Arizin, Chamberlain, Heinsohn, Macauley, Mikkelsen)
1st - 2 (Baylor, Robertson)
2nd - 4 (Howell, Pettit, Russell, West)
3rd - 1 (Cousy)
4th - 1 (Schayes)
5th - 0
6th - 0
7th - 1 (Havlicek)
8th - 2 (Jones, Reed)
9th - 0
10th - 1 (Wanzer)
13th - 1 (Greer)
17th - 1 (Sharman)
40th - 1 (Gallatin)
52nd - 1 (Pollard)
Experience (Years):
7 - 4 (Davies, Mikan, Pollard, Reed)
8 - 1 (Johnston)
9 - 3 (Havlicek, Heinsohn, Wanzer)
10 - 4 (Arizin, Gallatin, Macauley, Mikkelsen)
11 - 5 (Martin, Pettit, Robertson, Sharman, West)
12 - 3 (Chamberlain, Howell, Jones)
13 - 3 (Baylor, Greer, Russell)
14 - 1 (Cousy)
15 - 1 (Schayes)
Teams:
Atlanta Hawks - 0
*(St. Louis Hawks) - 2 (Macauley, Pettit)
*(Milwaukee Hawks) - 1 (Pettit)
*(Tri-Cities Blackhawks) - 0
**Hawks Franchise - 2 (Macauley, Pettit)
Baltimore Bullets - 1 (Howell)
*(Chicago Zephyrs) - 0
*(Chicago Packers) - 0
**Bullets Franchise - 1 (Howell)
Boston Celtics - 8 (Cousy, Havlicek, Heinsohn, Howell, Jones, Macauley, Russell, Sharman)
Buffalo Braves - 0
Chicago Bulls - 0
Cincinnati Royals - 2 (Cousy, Robertson)
*(Rochester Royals) - 2 (Davies, Wanzer)
**Royals Franchise - 4 (Cousy, Davies, Robertson, Wanzer)
Cleveland Cavaliers - 0
Detroit Pistons - 2 (Gallatin, Howell)
*(Fort Wayne Pistons) - 0
**Pistons Franchise - 2 (Gallatin, Howell)
Los Angeles Lakers - 3 (Baylor, Chamberlain, West)
*(Minneapolis Lakers) - 5 (Baylor, Martin, Mikan, Mikkelsen, Pollard)
**Lakers Franchise - 7 (Baylor, Chamberlain, Martin, Mikan, Mikkelsen, Pollard, West)
Milwaukee Bucks - 1 (Robertson)
New York Knicks - 2 (Gallatin, Reed)
Philadelphia 76ers - 3 (Greer, Howell, Schayes)
*(Syracuse Nationals) - 2 (Greer, Schayes)
**76ers Franchise - 3 (Greer, Howell, Schayes)
Phoenix Suns - 0
Portland Trail Blazers - 0
San Diego Rockets - 0
San Francisco Warriors - 1 (Chamberlain)
*(Philadelphia Warriors) - 3 (Arizin, Chamberlain, Johnston)
**Warriors Franchise - 3 (Arizin, Chamberlain, Johnston)
Seattle SuperSonics - 0
***St. Louis Bombers - 1 (Macauley)
***Washington Capitols - 1 (Sharman)
Jersey Number:
#1 - 1 (Robertson)
#4 - 1 (Schayes)
#6 - 2 (Johnston, Russell)
#7 - 1 (Martin)
#9 - 2 (Pettit, Wanzer)
#10 - 2 (Gallatin, Sharman)
#11 - 3 (Arizin, Davies, Gallatin)
#13 - 1 (Chamberlain)
#14 - 2 (Cousy, Robertson)
#15 - 3 (Greer, Heinsohn, Howell)
#16 - 1 (Howell)
#17 - 2 (Havlicek, Pollard)
#18 - 1 (Howell)
#19 - 3 (Cousy, Mikkelsen, Reed)
#20 - 1 (Macauley)
#21 - 1 (Sharman)
#22 - 3 (Baylor, Macauley, Martin)
#24 - 1 (Jones)
#44 - 1 (West)
#50 - 1 (Macauley)
#55 - 1 (Schayes)
#99 - 1 (Mikan)
MVPs:
5 - 1 (Russell)
4 - 1 (Chamberlain)
2 - 1 (Pettit)
1 - 3 (Cousy, Reed, Robertson)
0 - 19 (Arizin, Baylor, Davies, Gallatin, Greer, Havlicek, Heinsohn, Howell, Johnston, Jones, Martin, Macauley, Mikan, Mikkelsen, Pollard, Schayes, Sharman, Wanzer, West)
All-NBA 1st Team Selections:
10 - 3 (Baylor, Cousy, Pettit)
9 - 1 (Robertson)
8 - 1 (West)
7 - 1 (Chamberlain)
6 - 2 (Mikan, Schayes)
5 - 0
4 - 3 (Davies, Johnston, Sharman)
3 - 3 (Arizin, Macauley, Russell)
2 - 1 (Pollard)
1 - 3 (Gallatin, Havlicek, Reed)
0 - 7 (Greer, Heinsohn, Howell, Jones, Martin, Mikkelsen, Wanzer)
All-NBA 2nd Team Selections:
8 - 1 (Russell)
7 - 1 (Greer)
6 - 1 (Schayes)
5 - 2 (Havlicek, Martin)
4 - 3 (Heinsohn, Mikkelsen, Reed)
3 - 3 (Jones, Sharman, Wanzer)
2 - 5 (Chamberlain, Cousy, Pollard, Robertson, West)
1 - 7 (Arizin, Davies, Gallatin, Howell, Johnston, Macauley, Pettit)
0 - 2 (Baylor, Mikan)
Total All-NBA Selections:
12 - 2 (Cousy, Schayes)
11 - 3 (Pettit, Robertson, Russell)
10 - 2 (Baylor, West)
9 - 1 (Chamberlain)
8 - 0
7 - 2 (Greer, Sharman)
6 - 2 (Havlicek, Mikan)
5 - 4 (Davies, Johnston, Martin, Reed)
4 - 5 (Arizin, Heinsohn, Macauley, Mikkelsen, Pollard)
3 - 2 (Jones, Wanzer)
2 - 1 (Gallatin)
1 - 1 (Howell)
All-Star Selections:
13 - 1 (Cousy)
12 - 2 (Russell, Schayes)
11 - 5 (Baylor, Chamberlain, Pettit, Robertson, West)
10 - 2 (Arizin, Greer)
9 - 0
8 - 1 (Sharman)
7 - 4 (Gallatin, Macauley, Martin, Reed)
6 - 5 (Havlicek, Heinsohn, Howell, Johnston, Mikkelsen)
5 - 2 (Jones, Wanzer)
4 - 3 (Davies, Mikan, Pollard)
Championships:
11 - 1 (Russell)
10 - 1 (Jones)
8 - 1 (Heinsohn)
6 - 2 (Cousy, Havlicek)
5 - 3 (Martin, Mikan, Pollard)
4 - 2 (Mikkelsen, Sharman)
2 - 1 (Howell)
1 - 11 (Arizin, Chamberlain, Davies, Greer, Johnston, Macauley, Pettit, Reed, Robertson, Schayes, Wanzer)
0 - 3 (Baylor, Gallatin, West)
Finals Losses:
8 - 1 (Baylor)
7 - 1 (West)
6 - 0
5 - 0
4 - 0
3 - 3 (Chamberlain, Gallatin, Pettit)
2 - 2 (Martin, Schayes)
1 - 7 (Cousy, Heinsohn, Jones, Macauley, Mikkelsen, Russell, Sharman)
0 - 11 (Arizin, Davies, Greer, Havlicek, Howell, Johnston, Mikan, Pollard, Reed, Robertson, Wanzer)
Conference Finals Losses:
6 - 2 (Chamberlain, Schayes)
5 - 1 (Greer)
4 - 1 (Pettit)
3 - 10 (Arizin, Cousy, Davies, Gallatin, Howell, Macauley, Martin, Mikkelsen, Sharman, Wanzer)
2 - 4 (Baylor, Pollard, Reed, Robertson)
1 - 6 (Havlicek, Johnston, Jones, Mikan, Russell, West)
0 - 1 (Heinsohn)
Finals Appearances:
12 - 1 (Russell)
11 - 1 (Jones)
10 - 0
9 - 1 (Heinsohn)
8 - 1 (Baylor)
7 - 3 (Cousy, Martin, West)
6 - 1 (Havlicek)
5 - 4 (Mikan, Mikkelsen, Pollard, Sharman)
4 - 2 (Chamberlain, Pettit)
3 - 2 (Gallatin, Schayes)
2 - 2 (Howell, Macauley)
1 - 7 (Arizin, Davies, Greer, Johnston, Reed, Robertson, Wanzer)
Conference Finals Appearances:
13 - 1 (Russell)
12 - 1 (Jones)
11 - 0
10 - 4 (Baylor, Chamberlain, Cousy, Martin)
9 - 2 (Heinsohn, Schayes)
8 - 4 (Mikkelsen, Pettit, Sharman, West)
7 - 2 (Havlicek, Pollard)
6 - 3 (Gallatin, Greer, Mikan)
5 - 2 (Howell, Macauley)
4 - 3 (Arizin, Davies, Wanzer)
3 - 2 (Reed, Robertson)
2 - 1 (Johnston)
1 - 0
So what do you think of the List of Greatness after its first 25 years? Any major surprises? Any glaring omissions? Any breakdowns I didn't think of that you'd like to see?
Jerry West
And now for the ranked list, with career achievements:
1. Bill Russell - 739.6
Position: Center
Height: 6'9"
College: San Francisco
Draft: 1956 - 2nd pick
Experience: 13 years (retired 2 years)
Teams: Boston Celtics - 1957-1969 (#6)
163.5 Win Shares, 5.053 MVP Award Shares (5 MVP's - 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965), 3 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 8 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 12 All-Star Selections, 11 Championships (1957 Celtics, 1959 Celtics, 1960 Celtics, 1961 Celtics, 1962 Celtics, 1963 Celtics, 1964 Celtics, 1965 Celtics, 1966 Celtics, 1968 Celtics, 1969 Celtics), 25.2 Championship Win Shares, 1 Finals Loss (1958 Celtics), 1.2 Finals Win Shares, 1 Conference Finals Loss (1967 Celtics), 0.7 Conference Finals Win Shares
2. Wilt Chamberlain - 602.5
Position: Center
Height: 7'1"
College: Kansas
Draft: 1959 - territorial selection
Experience: 12 years
Teams: Philadelphia Warriors - 1960-1962 (#13), San Francisco Warriors - 1963-1965 (#13), Philadelphia 76ers - 1965-1968 (#13), Los Angeles Lakers - 1969-1971 (#13)
213.2 Win Shares, 3.771 MVP Award Shares (4 MVP's - 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968), 7 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 11 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1967 76ers), 3.8 Championship Win Shares, 3 Finals Losses (1964 Warriors, 1969 Lakers, 1970 Lakers), 9.4 Finals Win Shares, 6 Conference Finals Losses (1960 Warriors, 1962 Warriors, 1965 76ers, 1966 76ers, 1968 76ers, 1971 Lakers), 12.0 Conference Finals Win Shares
3. Jerry West - 476.5
Position: Guard
Height: 6'2"
College: West Virginia
Draft: 1960 - 2nd pick
Experience: 11 years
Teams: Los Angeles Lakers - 1961-1971 (#44)
135.5 Win Shares, 1.530 MVP Award Shares, 8 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 11 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 7 Finals Losses (1962 Lakers, 1963 Lakers, 1965 Lakers, 1966 Lakers, 1968 Lakers, 1969 Lakers, 1970 Lakers), 20.6 Finals Win Shares, 1 Conference Finals Loss (1961 Lakers), 1.9 Conference Finals Win Shares
4. Oscar Robertson - 473.2
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6'5"
College: Cincinnati
Draft: 1960 - 1st pick
Experience: 11 years
Teams: Cincinnati Royals - 1961-1970 (#14), Milwaukee Bucks - 1971 (#1)
166.5 Win Shares, 2.479 MVP Award Shares (1 MVP - 1964), 9 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 11 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1971 Bucks), 2.3 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1963 Royals, 1964 Royals), 4.7 Conference Finals Win Shares
5. Bob Pettit - 468.2
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6'9"
College: LSU
Draft: 1954 - 2nd pick
Experience: 11 years (retired 6 years)
Teams: Milwaukee Hawks - 1955 (#9), St. Louis Hawks - 1956-1965 (#9)
136.0 Win Shares, 2.628 MVP Award Shares (2 MVP's - 1956, 1959), 10 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 11 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1958 Hawks), 1.2 Championship Win Shares, 3 Finals Losses (1957 Hawks, 1960 Hawks, 1961 Hawks), 5.5 Finals Win Shares, 4 Conference Finals Losses (1956 Hawks, 1959 Hawks, 1963 Hawks, 1964 Hawks), 4.8 Conference Finals Win Shares
6. Dolph Schayes - 431.8
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6'7"
College: NYU
Draft: 1948 - 4th pick
Experience: 15 years (retired 7 years)
Teams: Syracuse Nationals - 1950-1963 (#55 - 1950, #4 - 1950-1963), Philadelphia 76ers - 1964 (#4)
136.0 Win Shares, 0.690 MVP Award Shares, 6 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 6 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 12 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1955 Nationals), 1.8 Championship Win Shares, 2 Finals Losses (1950 Nationals, 1954 Nationals), 5.6 Finals Win Shares, 6 Conference Finals Losses (1951 Nationals, 1952 Nationals, 1956 Nationals, 1957 Nationals, 1959 Nationals, 1961 Nationals), 6.7 Conference Finals Win Shares
7. Elgin Baylor - 431.8
Position: Forward
Height: 6'5"
College: Seattle
Draft: 1958 - 1st pick
Experience: 13 years
Teams: Minneapolis Lakers - 1959-1960 (#22), Los Angeles Lakers - 1961-1971 (#22)
103.6 Win Shares, 1.659 MVP Award Shares, 10 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 0 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 11 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 8 Finals Losses (1959 Lakers, 1962 Lakers, 1963 Lakers, 1965 Lakers, 1966 Lakers, 1968 Lakers, 1969 Lakers, 1970 Lakers), 10.6 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1960 Lakers, 1961 Lakers), 5.0 Conference Finals Win Shares
8. Bob Cousy - 402.3
Position: Guard
Height: 6'1"
College: Holy Cross
Draft: 1950 - 3rd pick
Experience: 14 years
Teams: Boston Celtics - 1951-1963 (#14), Cincinnati Royals - 1970 (#19)
91.1 Win Shares, 0.883 MVP Award Shares (1 MVP - 1957), 10 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 13 All-Star Selections, 6 Championships (1957 Celtics, 1959 Celtics, 1960 Celtics, 1961 Celtics, 1962 Celtics, 1963 Celtics), 4.7 Championship Win Shares, 1 Finals Loss (1958 Celtics), 1.5 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1953 Celtics, 1954 Celtics, 1955 Celtics), 1.4 Conference Finals Win Shares
9. George Mikan - 380.0
Position: Center
Height: 6'10"
College: DePaul
Draft: not drafted, previously played in NBL and PBLA, dispersed to Lakers when PBLA folded
Experience: 7 years (retired 15 years)
Teams: Minneapolis Lakers - 1949-1954, 1956 (#99)
109.2 Win Shares, 0.000 MVP Award Shares, 6 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 0 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 4 All-Star Selections, 5 Championships (1949 Lakers, 1950 Lakers, 1952 Lakers, 1953 Lakers, 1954 Lakers), 15.8 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 1 Conference Finals Loss (1951 Lakers), 1.1 Conference Finals Win Shares
10. Sam Jones - 283.0
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6'4"
College: North Carolina Central
Draft: 1957 - 8th pick
Experience: 12 years (retired 2 years)
Teams: Boston Celtics - 1958-1969 (#24)
92.3 Win Shares, 0.067 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 3 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 5 All-Star Selections, 10 Championships (1959 Celtics, 1960 Celtics, 1961 Celtics, 1962 Celtics, 1963 Celtics, 1964 Celtics, 1965 Celtics, 1966 Celtics, 1968 Celtics, 1969 Celtics), 12.9 Championship Win Shares, 1 Finals Loss (1958 Celtics), 0.4 Finals Win Shares, 1 Conference Finals Loss (1967 Celtics), 1.2 Conference Win Shares
11. Bill Sharman - 278.7
Position: Guard
Height: 6'1"
College: USC
Draft: 1950 - 17th pick
Experience: 11 years (retired 10 years)
Teams: Washington Capitols - 1951 (#10), Boston Celtics - 1952-1961 (#21)
83.4 Win Shares, 0.053 MVP Award Shares, 4 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 3 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 8 All-Star Selections, 4 Championships (1957 Celtics, 1959 Celtics, 1960 Celtics, 1961 Celtics), 5.1 Championship Win Shares, 1 Finals Loss (1958 Celtics), 1.5 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1953 Celtics, 1954 Celtics, 1955 Celtics), 2.2 Conference Finals Win Shares
12. Paul Arizin - 258.2
Position: Forward-Guard
Height: 6'4"
College: Villanova
Draft: 1950 - territorial selection
Experience: 10 years (retired 9 years)
Teams: Philadelphia Warriors - 1951-1952, 1955-1962 (#11)
108.8 Win Shares, 0.495 MVP Award Shares, 3 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 10 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1956 Warriors), 2.2 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1958 Warriors, 1960 Warriors, 1962 Warriors), 4.0 Conference Finals Win Shares
13. John Havlicek - 252.4
Position: Forward-Guard
Height: 6'5"
College: Ohio State
Draft: 1962 - 7th pick
Experience: 9 years
Teams: Boston Celtics - 1963-1971 (#17)
69.2 Win Shares, 0.006 MVP Award Shares, 1 All-NBA 1st Team Selection, 5 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 6 All-Star Selections, 6 Championships (1963 Celtics, 1964 Celtics, 1965 Celtics, 1966 Celtics, 1968 Celtics, 1969 Celtics), 8.5 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0 Finals Win Shares, 1 Conference Finals Loss (1967 Celtics), 1.2 Conference Finals Win Shares
14. Hal Greer - 248.3
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6'2"
College: Marshall
Draft: 1958 - 13th pick
Experience: 13 years
Teams: Syracuse Nationals - 1959-1963 (#15), Philadelphia 76ers - 1964-1971 (#15)
99.1 Win Shares, 0.006 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 7 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 10 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1967 76ers), 1.9 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 5 Conference Finals Losses (1959 Nationals, 1961 Nationals, 1965 76ers, 1966 76ers, 1968 76ers), 4.0 Conference Finals Win Shares
15. Vern Mikkelsen - 225.8
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6'7"
College: Hamline
Draft: 1949 - territorial selection
Experience: 10 years (retired 12 years)
Teams: Minneapolis Lakers - 1950-1959 (#19)
83.8 Win Shares, 0.008 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 4 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 6 All-Star Selections, 4 Championships (1950 Lakers, 1952 Lakers, 1953 Lakers, 1954 Lakers), 6.3 Championship Win Shares, 1 Finals Loss (1959 Lakers), o.9 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1951 Lakers, 1955 Lakers, 1957 Lakers), 1.7 Conference Finals Win Shares
16. Tom Heinsohn - 217.8
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6'7"
College: Holy Cross
Draft: 1956 - territorial selection
Experience: 9 years (retired 6 years)
Teams: Boston Celtics - 1957-1965 (#15)
60.0 Win Shares, 0.053 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 4 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 6 All-Star Selections, 8 Championships (1957 Celtics, 1959 Celtics, 1960 Celtics, 1961 Celtics, 1962 Celtics, 1963 Celtics, 1964 Celtics, 1965 Celtics), 8.2 Championship Win Shares, 1 Finals Loss (1958 Celtics), 0.9 Finals Win Shares, 0 Conference Finals Losses, 0.0 Conference Win Shares
17. Willis Reed - 217.0
Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6'9"
College: Grambling State
Draft: 1964 - 8th pick
Experience: 7 years
Teams: New York Knicks - 1965-1971 (#19)
66.9 Win Shares, 1.072 MVP Award Shares (1 MVP - 1970), 1 All-NBA 1st Team Selection, 4 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 7 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1970 Knicks), 2.6 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1969 Knicks, 1971 Knicks), 2.9 Conference Finals Win Shares
18. Neil Johnston - 209.8
Position: Center
Height: 6'8"
College: Ohio State
Draft: not drafted, previously played baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies minor league teams in Terre Haute, IN and Wilmington, DE going 24-33 with a 3.63 ERA in 84 games as a pitcher before trying out for the Philadelphia Warriors and making the team in 1951
Experience: 8 years (retired 12 years)
Teams: Philadelphia Warriors - 1952-1959 (#6)
92.0 Win Shares, 0.002 MVP Award Shares, 4 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 6 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1956 Warriors), 1.6 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 1 Conference Finals Loss (1958 Warriors), 0.7 Conference Finals Win Shares
19. Ed Macauley - 204.7
Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6'8"
College: St. Louis
Draft: 1949 - territorial selection
Experience: 10 years (retired 12 years)
Teams: St. Louis Bombers - 1950 (#50), Boston Celtics - 1951-1956 (#22), St. Louis Hawks - 1957-1959 (#50 - 1957, #20 - 1957-1959)
100.4 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), 1.7 Conference Finals Win Shares
20. Bailey Howell - 200.7
Position: Forward
Height: 6'7"
College: Mississippi State
Draft: 1959 - 2nd pick
Experience: 12 years
Teams: Detroit Pistons - 1960-1964 (#18), Baltimore Bullets - 1965-1966 (#15), Boston Celtics - 1967-1970 (#18), Philadelphia 76ers - 1971 (#16)
114.8 Win Shares, 0.024 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 6 All-Star Selections, 2 Championships (1968 Celtics, 1969 Celtics), 3.8 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1962 Pistons, 1965 Bullets, 1967 Celtics), 2.9 Conference Finals Win Shares
22. Slater Martin - 178.9
Position: Guard
Height: 5'10"
College: Texas
Draft: not drafted, didn't enter the draft but tried out with the Lakers and was signed as a free agent in 1949
Experience: 11 years (retired 11 years)
Teams: Minneapolis Lakers - 1950-1956 (#22), New York Knicks - 1957 (#7), St. Louis Hawks - 1957-1960 (#22)
47.6 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), 4.3 Championship Win Shares, 2 Finals Losses (1957 Hawks, 1960 Hawks), 0.3 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1951 Lakers, 1955 Lakers, 1959 Hawks), 0.7 Conference Finals Win Shares
25. Harry Gallatin - 159.0
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6'6"
College: Truman State
Draft: 1948 - 40th pick
Experience: 10 years (retired 13 years)
Teams: New York Knicks - 1949-1957 (#11), Detroit Pistons - 1958 (#10)
78.4 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), 3.4 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1949 Knicks, 1950 Knicks, 1958 Pistons), 1.3 Conference Finals Win Shares
26. Jim Pollard - 154.2
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6'4"
College: Stanford
Draft: 1947 - 52nd pick
Experience: 7 years (retired 16 years)
Teams: Minneapolis Lakers - 1949-1955 (#17)
35.2 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), 4.8 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1951 Lakers, 1955 Lakers), 0.4 Conference Finals Win Shares
27. Bobby Wanzer - 151.4
Position: Guard
Height: 6'0"
College: Seton Hall
Draft: 1948 - 10th pick
Experience: 9 years (retired 14 years)
Teams: Rochester Royals - 1949-1957 (#09 - 1949-1955, #9 - 1956-1957)
63.9 Win Shares, 0.000 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 3 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 5 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1951 Royals), 2.7 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1949 Royals, 1952 Royals, 1954 Royals), 2.2 Conference Finals Win Shares
28. Bob Davies - 150.7
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6'1"
College: Seton Hall
Draft: not drafted - previously played in the ABL while serving in the navy
Experience: 7 years (retired 16 years)
Teams: Rochester Royals - 1949-1955 (#11)
49.7 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), 0.8 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1949 Royals, 1952 Royals, 1954 Royals), 1.2 Conference Finals Win Shares
Breakdowns
Active Players: 8 (Baylor, Chamberlain, Greer, Havlicek, Howell, Reed, Robertson, West)
Retired Players: 17 (Arizin, Cousy, Davies, Gallatin, Heinsohn, Johnston, Jones, Macauley, Martin, Mikan, Mikkelsen, Pettit, Pollard, Russell, Schayes, Sharman, Wanzer)
Primary Position:
Guard - 9 (Cousy, Davies, Greer, Jones, Martin, Robertson, Sharman, Wanzer, West)
Forward - 10 (Arizin, Baylor, Gallatin, Havlicek, Heinsohn, Howell, Mikkelsen, Pettit, Pollard, Schayes)
Center - 6 (Chamberlain, Johnston, Macauley, Mikan, Reed, Russell)
Height:
5'10" - 1 (Martin)
6'0" - 1 (Wanzer)
6'1" - 3 (Cousy, Davies, Sharman)
6'2" - 2 (Greer, West)
6'3" - 0
6'4" - 3 (Arizin, Jones, Pollard)
6'5" - 3 (Baylor, Havlicek, Robertson)
6'6" - 1 (Gallatin)
6'7" - 4 (Heinsohn, Howell, Mikkelsen, Schayes)
6'8" - 2 (Johnston, Macauley)
6'9" - 3 (Pettit, Reed, Russell)
6'10" - 1 (Mikan)
6'11" - 0
7'0" - 0
7'1" - 1 (Chamberlain)
College:
Cincinnati - 1 (Robertson)
DePaul - 1 (Mikan)
Grambling State - 1 (Reed)
Hamline - 1 (Mikkelsen)
Holy Cross - 2 (Cousy, Heinsohn)
Kansas - 1 (Chamberlain)
LSU - 1 (Pettit)
Marshall - 1 (Greer)
Mississippi State - 1 (Howell)
NYU - 1 (Schayes)
North Carolina Central - 1 (Jones)
Ohio State - 2 (Havlicek, Johnston)
St. Louis - 1 (Macauley)
San Francisco - 1 (Russell)
Seattle - 1 (Baylor)
Seton Hall - 2 (Davies, Wanzer)
USC - 1 (Sharman)
Stanford - 1 (Pollard)
Texas - 1 (Martin)
Truman State - (Gallatin)
Villanova - 1 (Arizin)
West Virginia - 1 (West)
Draft (Year):
1947 - 1 (Pollard)
1948 - 3 (Schayes, Gallatin, Wanzer)
1949 - 2 (Macauley, Mikkelsen)
1950 - 3 (Arizin, Cousy, Sharman)
1951 - 0
1952 - 0
1953 - 0
1954 - 1 (Pettit)
1955 - 0
1956 - 2 (Heinsohn, Russell)
1957 - 1 (Jones)
1958 - 2 (Baylor, Greer)
1959 - 2 (Chamberlain, Howell)
1960 - 2 (Robertson, West)
1961 - 0
1962 - 1 (Havlicek)
1963 - 0
1964 - 1 (Reed)
Draft (Pick):
Territorial - 5 (Arizin, Chamberlain, Heinsohn, Macauley, Mikkelsen)
1st - 2 (Baylor, Robertson)
2nd - 4 (Howell, Pettit, Russell, West)
3rd - 1 (Cousy)
4th - 1 (Schayes)
5th - 0
6th - 0
7th - 1 (Havlicek)
8th - 2 (Jones, Reed)
9th - 0
10th - 1 (Wanzer)
13th - 1 (Greer)
17th - 1 (Sharman)
40th - 1 (Gallatin)
52nd - 1 (Pollard)
Experience (Years):
7 - 4 (Davies, Mikan, Pollard, Reed)
8 - 1 (Johnston)
9 - 3 (Havlicek, Heinsohn, Wanzer)
10 - 4 (Arizin, Gallatin, Macauley, Mikkelsen)
11 - 5 (Martin, Pettit, Robertson, Sharman, West)
12 - 3 (Chamberlain, Howell, Jones)
13 - 3 (Baylor, Greer, Russell)
14 - 1 (Cousy)
15 - 1 (Schayes)
Teams:
Atlanta Hawks - 0
*(St. Louis Hawks) - 2 (Macauley, Pettit)
*(Milwaukee Hawks) - 1 (Pettit)
*(Tri-Cities Blackhawks) - 0
**Hawks Franchise - 2 (Macauley, Pettit)
Baltimore Bullets - 1 (Howell)
*(Chicago Zephyrs) - 0
*(Chicago Packers) - 0
**Bullets Franchise - 1 (Howell)
Boston Celtics - 8 (Cousy, Havlicek, Heinsohn, Howell, Jones, Macauley, Russell, Sharman)
Buffalo Braves - 0
Chicago Bulls - 0
Cincinnati Royals - 2 (Cousy, Robertson)
*(Rochester Royals) - 2 (Davies, Wanzer)
**Royals Franchise - 4 (Cousy, Davies, Robertson, Wanzer)
Cleveland Cavaliers - 0
Detroit Pistons - 2 (Gallatin, Howell)
*(Fort Wayne Pistons) - 0
**Pistons Franchise - 2 (Gallatin, Howell)
Los Angeles Lakers - 3 (Baylor, Chamberlain, West)
*(Minneapolis Lakers) - 5 (Baylor, Martin, Mikan, Mikkelsen, Pollard)
**Lakers Franchise - 7 (Baylor, Chamberlain, Martin, Mikan, Mikkelsen, Pollard, West)
Milwaukee Bucks - 1 (Robertson)
New York Knicks - 2 (Gallatin, Reed)
Philadelphia 76ers - 3 (Greer, Howell, Schayes)
*(Syracuse Nationals) - 2 (Greer, Schayes)
**76ers Franchise - 3 (Greer, Howell, Schayes)
Phoenix Suns - 0
Portland Trail Blazers - 0
San Diego Rockets - 0
San Francisco Warriors - 1 (Chamberlain)
*(Philadelphia Warriors) - 3 (Arizin, Chamberlain, Johnston)
**Warriors Franchise - 3 (Arizin, Chamberlain, Johnston)
Seattle SuperSonics - 0
***St. Louis Bombers - 1 (Macauley)
***Washington Capitols - 1 (Sharman)
Jersey Number:
#1 - 1 (Robertson)
#4 - 1 (Schayes)
#6 - 2 (Johnston, Russell)
#7 - 1 (Martin)
#9 - 2 (Pettit, Wanzer)
#10 - 2 (Gallatin, Sharman)
#11 - 3 (Arizin, Davies, Gallatin)
#13 - 1 (Chamberlain)
#14 - 2 (Cousy, Robertson)
#15 - 3 (Greer, Heinsohn, Howell)
#16 - 1 (Howell)
#17 - 2 (Havlicek, Pollard)
#18 - 1 (Howell)
#19 - 3 (Cousy, Mikkelsen, Reed)
#20 - 1 (Macauley)
#21 - 1 (Sharman)
#22 - 3 (Baylor, Macauley, Martin)
#24 - 1 (Jones)
#44 - 1 (West)
#50 - 1 (Macauley)
#55 - 1 (Schayes)
#99 - 1 (Mikan)
MVPs:
5 - 1 (Russell)
4 - 1 (Chamberlain)
2 - 1 (Pettit)
1 - 3 (Cousy, Reed, Robertson)
0 - 19 (Arizin, Baylor, Davies, Gallatin, Greer, Havlicek, Heinsohn, Howell, Johnston, Jones, Martin, Macauley, Mikan, Mikkelsen, Pollard, Schayes, Sharman, Wanzer, West)
All-NBA 1st Team Selections:
10 - 3 (Baylor, Cousy, Pettit)
9 - 1 (Robertson)
8 - 1 (West)
7 - 1 (Chamberlain)
6 - 2 (Mikan, Schayes)
5 - 0
4 - 3 (Davies, Johnston, Sharman)
3 - 3 (Arizin, Macauley, Russell)
2 - 1 (Pollard)
1 - 3 (Gallatin, Havlicek, Reed)
0 - 7 (Greer, Heinsohn, Howell, Jones, Martin, Mikkelsen, Wanzer)
All-NBA 2nd Team Selections:
8 - 1 (Russell)
7 - 1 (Greer)
6 - 1 (Schayes)
5 - 2 (Havlicek, Martin)
4 - 3 (Heinsohn, Mikkelsen, Reed)
3 - 3 (Jones, Sharman, Wanzer)
2 - 5 (Chamberlain, Cousy, Pollard, Robertson, West)
1 - 7 (Arizin, Davies, Gallatin, Howell, Johnston, Macauley, Pettit)
0 - 2 (Baylor, Mikan)
Total All-NBA Selections:
12 - 2 (Cousy, Schayes)
11 - 3 (Pettit, Robertson, Russell)
10 - 2 (Baylor, West)
9 - 1 (Chamberlain)
8 - 0
7 - 2 (Greer, Sharman)
6 - 2 (Havlicek, Mikan)
5 - 4 (Davies, Johnston, Martin, Reed)
4 - 5 (Arizin, Heinsohn, Macauley, Mikkelsen, Pollard)
3 - 2 (Jones, Wanzer)
2 - 1 (Gallatin)
1 - 1 (Howell)
All-Star Selections:
13 - 1 (Cousy)
12 - 2 (Russell, Schayes)
11 - 5 (Baylor, Chamberlain, Pettit, Robertson, West)
10 - 2 (Arizin, Greer)
9 - 0
8 - 1 (Sharman)
7 - 4 (Gallatin, Macauley, Martin, Reed)
6 - 5 (Havlicek, Heinsohn, Howell, Johnston, Mikkelsen)
5 - 2 (Jones, Wanzer)
4 - 3 (Davies, Mikan, Pollard)
Championships:
11 - 1 (Russell)
10 - 1 (Jones)
8 - 1 (Heinsohn)
6 - 2 (Cousy, Havlicek)
5 - 3 (Martin, Mikan, Pollard)
4 - 2 (Mikkelsen, Sharman)
2 - 1 (Howell)
1 - 11 (Arizin, Chamberlain, Davies, Greer, Johnston, Macauley, Pettit, Reed, Robertson, Schayes, Wanzer)
0 - 3 (Baylor, Gallatin, West)
Finals Losses:
8 - 1 (Baylor)
7 - 1 (West)
6 - 0
5 - 0
4 - 0
3 - 3 (Chamberlain, Gallatin, Pettit)
2 - 2 (Martin, Schayes)
1 - 7 (Cousy, Heinsohn, Jones, Macauley, Mikkelsen, Russell, Sharman)
0 - 11 (Arizin, Davies, Greer, Havlicek, Howell, Johnston, Mikan, Pollard, Reed, Robertson, Wanzer)
Conference Finals Losses:
6 - 2 (Chamberlain, Schayes)
5 - 1 (Greer)
4 - 1 (Pettit)
3 - 10 (Arizin, Cousy, Davies, Gallatin, Howell, Macauley, Martin, Mikkelsen, Sharman, Wanzer)
2 - 4 (Baylor, Pollard, Reed, Robertson)
1 - 6 (Havlicek, Johnston, Jones, Mikan, Russell, West)
0 - 1 (Heinsohn)
Finals Appearances:
12 - 1 (Russell)
11 - 1 (Jones)
10 - 0
9 - 1 (Heinsohn)
8 - 1 (Baylor)
7 - 3 (Cousy, Martin, West)
6 - 1 (Havlicek)
5 - 4 (Mikan, Mikkelsen, Pollard, Sharman)
4 - 2 (Chamberlain, Pettit)
3 - 2 (Gallatin, Schayes)
2 - 2 (Howell, Macauley)
1 - 7 (Arizin, Davies, Greer, Johnston, Reed, Robertson, Wanzer)
Conference Finals Appearances:
13 - 1 (Russell)
12 - 1 (Jones)
11 - 0
10 - 4 (Baylor, Chamberlain, Cousy, Martin)
9 - 2 (Heinsohn, Schayes)
8 - 4 (Mikkelsen, Pettit, Sharman, West)
7 - 2 (Havlicek, Pollard)
6 - 3 (Gallatin, Greer, Mikan)
5 - 2 (Howell, Macauley)
4 - 3 (Arizin, Davies, Wanzer)
3 - 2 (Reed, Robertson)
2 - 1 (Johnston)
1 - 0
So what do you think of the List of Greatness after its first 25 years? Any major surprises? Any glaring omissions? Any breakdowns I didn't think of that you'd like to see?
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