NBA Top Jersey Number 22 Players

To find the top players in NBA history that wore a particular number we must first look to the Hall of Fame to see which of the enshrined have played with this particular number. Here is a list of the NBA Number 22s that have been enshrined.

• Elgin Baylor
• Dave DeBusschere
• Clyde Drexler
• Alex English
• Patrick Ewing
• Bernard King
• Ed Macauley
• Moses Malone
• Slater Martin
• Rod Thorn

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That takes us to the selection of the 15 Greatest Players to have worn the Number 22 with a list of the top players that as of January 1, 2022 have worn the number in the NBA on game days.

1. Moses Malone 
2. Patrick Ewing - played the position of Center and Forward wearing the number on the New Orleans Hornets (11) for 1 seasons as he scored 24815 points, dished out 2215 assists, crashed the boards for 11607 rebounds, smacked down 2894 opponent's shots and averaged 21 points a game for his career.
3. Elgin Baylor - lined up at Forward wearing the number on the Minneapolis Lakers (59, 60) and later the Los Angeles Lakers (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72) for 13 years as he provided career 23149 points, created 3650 assists, fought for 11463 rebounds, blocked  shots, and averaged 27.4 points per game for his career.
4. Alex English - played the F position with this jersey number for the Milwaukee Bucks (78) and the Indiana Pacers (79, 80) for 2 seasons as he registered 25613 points, passed for 4351 assists, hauled down 6538 rebounds, swatted away 833 shots averaged 21.5 points each for his career.
5. Clyde Drexler - was a Guard donning the number on the Portland Trail Blazers (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95) and the Houston Rockets (95, 96, 97, 98) for 15 Pro Basketball seasons as he scored 22195 career points, helped out with 6125 assists, found the ball for 6677 rebounds, blocked 719 opposing teams' shots, averaging 719 points/game for his career.
6. Andre Miller - dribbled the hard courts as a G with this jersey identification number the Sacramento Kings (15) for 1 seasons as he drained 16278 points, handed out 8524 assists, grabbed 4795 rebounds, and blocked 227 opponent's shots averaged 227 points per game for his career.
7. Tom Chambers
8. Bernard King
9. Larry Nance
10. Eddie Johnson
11. Dave DeBusschere
12. Rudy Gay
13. Rolando Blackman
14. Richard Jefferson
15. John Drew

Here is our chart of stats used to determine the list:

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