NBA Top Jersey Number 4 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. According to the records so far, here are the players that wore number 4 that have been enshrined.

• Charles Barkley
• Rick Barry
• Chris Bosh
• Adrian Dantley
• Joe Dumars
• Alex Hannum
• Clyde Lovellette
• Moses Malone
• Sidney Moncrief
• Gary Payton
• Dolph Schayes
• Jerry Sloan
• Ben Wallace
• Chris Webber
• Carl Braun

Rick Barry

Born March 28, 1944, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, was Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Forward Rick Barry. This legend has accolades galore from his fourteen-year pro basketball career. Barry's awards include being a four-time All-ABA standout, twelve-time NBA All-Star, and six-time All-NBA. The man could play and score, averaging 24.8 points per game during his career, which included stints with the San Francisco Warriors, Oakland Oaks, Washington Capitols, New York Nets, Golden State Warriors, and Houston Rockets.

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Carl Braun

Born September 25, 1927, in Brooklyn, New York, was Basketball Hall of Fame Guard Carl Braun. This legend was a five-time All-Star and part of the Boston Celtics 1962 NBA Championship. Carl spent most of his Pro Hoops career (12 of 13 years) with the New York Knicks.

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That takes us to the selection of the 15 Greatest Players to have worn the Number 4:

1. Moses Malone - He played the position of C-F wearing the number on the Washington Bullets (87, 88) for 2 seasons as he scored 29580 points, dished out 1936 assists, crashed the boards for 17834 rebounds, blocked 1889 shots and averaged 20.3 points per contest played for his career.
2. Charles Barkley - The Ground Round of Rebound played the position of Forward wearing the number on the Houston Rockets (97, 98, 99, 00) for 4 seasons as he scored 23757 points, dished out 4215 assists, crashed the boards for 12546 rebounds, smacked down 888 opponent's shots and averaged 22.1 points a game for his career.
3. Russell Westbrook - He lined up at Guard wearing the number on the Washington Wizards (21) for 1 years as he provided career 24027 points, created 8955 assists, fought for 7833 rebounds, blocked 334 shots, and averaged 22.5 points per game for his career.
4. Rick Barry - This legend played the Forward position with this jersey number 4 for the Houston Rockets (79, 80) for 2 seasons as he registered 25279 points, passed for 4952 assists, hauled down 6863 rebounds, swatted away 269 shots averaged 24.8 points each for his career.
5. Gary Payton - He was a Guard donning the number 4 on the Washington Wizards (2019) for 1 Pro Basketball seasons as he scored 21813 career points, helped out with 8966 assists, found the ball for 5269 rebounds, blocked 285 opposing teams' shots, averaging 285 points/game for his career.
6. Dolph Schayes - This man dribbled the hardcourts as a Forward and a Center with this jersey identication number of 4 the Syracuse Nationals (1950-63) and the Philadelphia 76ers (1964) for 14 seasons as he drained 12887 points, handed out 1939 assists, grabbed 7613 rebounds, and blocked  opponent's shots averaged  points per game for his career.
7. Adrian Dantley - He was a Forward/Guard talent identified by the jersey number 4 on the Indiana Pacers (1978), Los Angeles Lakers (78, 79), Utah Jazz (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86), and the Dallas Mavericks (1989-90) for 9 seasons as he scored 23177 points, dished out 2830 assists, crashed the boards for 5455 r in a careerebounds, blocked 150 opposing shots and averaged 24.3 points every game for his career.
8. Antawn Jamison - This star Forward wore the digit 4 on the Washington Wizards (2005-10), Cleveland Cavaliers (10, 11, 12), and the Los Angeles Lakers (2013) for 8 seasons as he registered 20042 points, passed for 1761 assists, hauled down 8157 rebounds, batted away 421 shots as he averaging 18.5 points per game for his career.
9. Jason Terry - Mr Terry played the position of Guard wearing the number on the Boston Celtics (2013) for 1 seasons as he scored 18881 points, dished out 5415 assists, crashed the boards for 3274 rebounds, blocked 275 shots and averaging 13.4 points per contest played for his career.
10. Chris Bosh
11. Shawn Kemp
12. Michael Finley
13. Paul Millsap
14. Andre Iguodala
15. Chauncey Billups

And here are the supporting numnbers to back up our selections:

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Of course we also could not have done the above stat research without the assistance of Basketball-Reference.com and Stathead.com resources.