oldest rookies in the nba since 1949

Since 1948-49, Charley Shipp is the oldest rookie. He was 36 years old in 1949-50.

NAMEAgeSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Charley Shipp
C. Shipp
36
1949-50
23
4.7
2.0
1.5
6.0
25.5
1.6
2.2
72.5
33.6
107
46
46
2Pablo Prigioni
P. Prigioni
35
2012-13
78
16.2
3.5
1.8
3.0
0.9
0.0
1.3
2.8
45.5
0.7
1.7
39.6
0.3
0.3
88.0
59.5
0.5
1.3
1.1
1,263
275
143
236
69
2
86
127
+172
3Mike Novak
M. Novak
33
1948-49
60
5.3
1.9
2.1
6.1
34.2
1.2
2.1
58.1
38.3
320
112
188
4Jake Pelkington
J. Pelkington
33
1948-49
TOT
54
11.1
2.4
3.6
8.7
41.2
3.9
4.9
79.0
50.9
597
131
216
5Hal Tidrick
H. Tidrick
33
1948-49
TOT
61
9.0
1.7
3.2
10.1
31.5
2.7
3.4
80.0
39.1
552
101
191
6Andre Ingram
A. Ingram
32
2017-18
2
32.0
12.0
3.0
3.5
1.5
1.5
4.0
8.5
47.1
2.5
4.5
55.6
1.5
1.5
100.0
65.5
0.5
2.5
1.5
64
24
6
7
3
3
3
3
+20
7Marcelo Huertas
M. Huertas
32
2015-16
53
16.4
4.5
1.7
3.4
0.5
0.1
1.8
4.3
42.2
0.3
1.2
26.2
0.5
0.5
93.1
48.8
0.3
1.4
1.5
869
237
90
182
26
7
80
76
+19
8Bob Carpenter
B. Carpenter
32
1949-50
66
9.3
1.4
3.2
9.3
34.4
2.9
3.9
74.2
42.1
614
92
168
9Al Cervi
A. Cervi
32
1949-50
56
10.2
4.7
2.6
7.7
33.2
5.1
6.2
82.9
49.1
573
264
223
10Gene Englund
G. Englund
32
1949-50
TOT
46
7.8
0.9
2.3
6.0
38.0
3.3
4.2
79.2
50.2
360
41
167
11Aaron Jackson
A. Jackson
31
2017-18
1
35.0
8.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
9.0
33.3
1.0
4.0
25.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
40.5
2.0
1.0
1.0
35
8
3
1
0
0
1
4
-10
12Pero Antic
P. Antic
31
2013-14
50
18.5
7.0
4.2
1.2
0.4
0.2
2.5
5.9
41.8
1.1
3.4
32.7
1.0
1.3
75.8
54.5
1.1
3.0
1.1
925
352
209
58
19
12
55
126
+130
13Ibrahim Kutluay
I. Kutluay
31
2004-05
5
2.4
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.4
12
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
-17
14Antoine Rigaudeau
A. Rigaudeau
31
2002-03
11
8.3
1.5
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.0
0.7
3.2
22.9
0.1
0.5
20.0
0.0
0.0
24.3
0.4
0.4
0.5
91
17
8
6
3
0
6
11
-60
15Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
31
1995-96
73
23.8
14.5
8.1
1.8
0.9
1.1
5.4
9.9
54.5
0.5
1.4
37.5
3.2
4.2
75.7
61.7
2.0
6.0
2.1
1,735
1,058
588
130
64
78
154
211
16Dan Swartz
D. Swartz
31
1962-63
39
8.6
4.5
2.3
0.5
1.5
3.8
38.0
1.6
1.8
84.7
48.2
335
175
88
21
92
17Vasilije Micić
V. Micić
30
2023-24
TOT
60
19.6
7.0
1.5
4.4
0.5
0.1
2.7
6.2
43.0
0.7
2.6
27.9
1.0
1.3
81.3
52.4
0.2
1.2
1.7
1,176
422
88
262
31
7
99
68
-74
18Milos Teodosic
M. Teodosic
30
2017-18
45
25.2
9.5
2.8
4.6
0.5
0.1
3.4
8.0
41.9
2.0
5.2
37.9
0.9
1.0
84.8
56.4
0.4
2.4
2.2
1,134
429
126
209
23
5
97
103
+87
19Sasha Kaun
S. Kaun
30
2015-16
25
3.8
0.9
1.0
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.7
52.9
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.4
45.5
52.7
0.5
0.6
0.3
95
23
26
3
4
5
7
11
-4
20Fabricio Oberto
F. Oberto
30
2005-06
59
8.3
1.7
2.1
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.7
1.6
47.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.5
55.6
49.1
1.0
1.1
0.5
490
103
123
27
9
11
28
91
-38
21Horace Jenkins
H. Jenkins
30
2004-05
15
6.9
2.8
0.6
0.6
0.3
0.1
1.0
3.0
33.3
0.0
0.6
0.0
0.8
0.9
92.3
41.4
0.2
0.4
0.5
104
42
9
9
5
1
7
6
-16
22Ben Handlogten
B. Handlogten
30
2003-04
17
10.1
4.0
3.2
0.4
0.2
0.2
1.5
2.8
53.2
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.6
66.7
57.7
1.3
1.9
0.6
172
68
55
6
3
4
10
32
-13
23Dean Garrett
D. Garrett
30
1996-97
68
24.5
8.0
7.3
0.6
0.6
1.4
3.3
5.7
57.3
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.0
69.6
60.3
2.2
5.1
0.5
1,665
542
495
38
40
95
34
158
+34
24Darryl Johnson
D. Johnson
30
1995-96
11
2.5
1.1
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.1
41.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.2
100.0
46.6
0.2
0.0
0.1
28
12
2
1
0
0
1
3
25Barry Stevens
B. Stevens
30
1992-93
2
3.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
6
2
2
0
0
0
0
1

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