The 1940s
242 player-team spells across 23 franchises qualify for the 1940s. Ratings are percentiles within the decade, so these players are measured against their own contemporaries rather than against the modern game.
The highest rated is George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers, at 97, averaging 27.8 pts · — reb · 3.2 ast.
Top 25
97
George Mikan
C · Minneapolis Lakers · 1940s
27.8 pts · — reb · 3.2 ast
96
Dolph Schayes
SF / PF / C · Syracuse Nationals · 1940s
16.8 pts · — reb · 4 ast
93
Ralph Beard
PG / SG · Indianapolis Olympians · 1940s
14.9 pts · — reb · 3.9 ast
93
Bob Davies
PG / SG · Rochester Royals · 1940s
14.5 pts · — reb · 5 ast
92
Alex Groza
C · Indianapolis Olympians · 1940s
23.4 pts · — reb · 2.5 ast
91
Ed Macauley
C · Baltimore Bullets · 1940s
16.1 pts · — reb · 3 ast
91
Jim Pollard
SF / PF / C · Minneapolis Lakers · 1940s
14.8 pts · — reb · 3.3 ast
91
Kenny Sailors
PG / SG · Denver Nuggets · 1940s
17.3 pts · — reb · 4 ast
90
Dick Mehen
SF / PF / C · Waterloo Hawks · 1940s
14.4 pts · — reb · 3.1 ast
89
Fred Schaus
SF / PF / C · Fort Wayne Pistons · 1940s
14.3 pts · — reb · 2.6 ast
88
Harry Boykoff
C · Waterloo Hawks · 1940s
12.8 pts · — reb · 2.4 ast
88
Carl Braun
PG / SG · New York Knicks · 1940s
14.7 pts · — reb · 2.8 ast
88
Wallace Jones
SF / PF / C · Indianapolis Olympians · 1940s
12.5 pts · — reb · 3.2 ast
88
Bobby Wanzer
PG / SG · Rochester Royals · 1940s
11.1 pts · — reb · 3.1 ast
87
Frank Brian
PG / SG · Anderson Packers · 1940s
17.8 pts · — reb · 3 ast
86
Ed Sadowski
C · Philadelphia Warriors · 1940s
13.8 pts · — reb · 2.6 ast
85
Belus Smawley
PG / SG · Baltimore Bullets · 1940s
13.4 pts · — reb · 2.2 ast
84
Kenny Sailors
PG / SG · Providence Steamrollers · 1940s
14.5 pts · — reb · 2.7 ast
83
Bruce Hale
PG / SG · Indianapolis Olympians · 1940s
10.3 pts · — reb · 3.5 ast
82
Johnny Logan
PG / SG · Baltimore Bullets · 1940s
13 pts · — reb · 2.9 ast
82
Andy Phillip
PG / SG · Chicago Stags · 1940s
11.6 pts · — reb · 4.9 ast
82
Max Zaslofsky
PG / SG · Chicago Stags · 1940s
17.9 pts · — reb · 1.6 ast
81
Al Cervi
PG / SG · Syracuse Nationals · 1940s
10.2 pts · — reb · 4.7 ast
80
Bob Brannum
SF / PF / C · Sheboygan Red Skins · 1940s
12.1 pts · — reb · 3.5 ast
80
Vern Gardner
C · Philadelphia Warriors · 1940s
13.5 pts · — reb · 1.9 ast