This is a complete listing of players in the history of the National Basketball Association with listed heights of 5inchesft9inchesin (ftin) or shorter. Only 25 NBA players have been at or below this height.[1] The shortest NBA player to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is Calvin Murphy at . All of the players listed here have played the position of point guard. The most seasons played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by a player listed at 5inchesft6inchesin (ftin) or shorter was 14 seasons by Muggsy Bogues who played from 1987 to 2001.
The shortest player ever in the old American Basketball Association (1967–76) was Penny Ann Early, a 5feet jockey who took part in one play in one game for the Kentucky Colonels as a publicity stunt in 1969. (The shortest signed ABA players were Jerry Dover and Monte Towe, both 5feet.)
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| GP | Games played | FG% | Field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage | |||
| Height | Weight | Player | Nationality | Teams | GP | Points | Rebounds[2] | Assists | Steals[3] | FG% | FT% | Notes | |||||
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| 5feet | 1360NaN0 | [4] |  | Washington Bullets (–) Charlotte Hornets (–) Golden State Warriors (–) Toronto Raptors (–) | 889 | 6,858 | 7.7 | 2,318 | 2.6 | 6,726 | 7.6 | 1,369 | 1.5 | .458 | .827 | Played alongside the second tallest player in NBA history, Manute Bol, during the season for the Washington Bullets; their difference in height was 28inches.Appeared in the film Space Jam, which was filmed in 1995. | |
| 5feet | 1350NaN0 | [5] | | New Jersey Nets Cleveland Cavaliers Orlando Magic Los Angeles Clippers (–) Golden State Warriors Denver Nuggets (–) Milwaukee Bucks Charlotte Bobcats Washington Wizards Houston Rockets | 652 | 5,791 | 8.9 | 877 | 1.3 | 2,092 | 3.2 | 390 | 0.6 | .417 | .876 | ||
| 5feet | 1330NaN0 | [6] [7] | | Atlanta Hawks (–, –) Sacramento Kings (–) Minnesota Timberwolves Orlando Magic | 814 | 8,072 | 9.9 | 1,742 | 2.1 | 4,342 | 5.3 | 922 | 1.1 | .452 | .848 | Won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1986; shortest player to participate in the Slam Dunk Contest. | |
| 5feet | 1650NaN0 | [8] | | Boston Celtics | 13 | 19 | 1.5 | — | — | 10 | 0.8 | — | — | .200 | .500 | ||
| 5feet | 1400NaN0 | [9] | | Phoenix Suns (–) New York Knicks (–) Charlotte Hornets (–) Philadelphia 76ers (–, –, –) Washington Bullets (–) Denver Nuggets (–, –) | 274 | 767 | 2.8 | 248 | 0.9 | 751 | 2.7 | 161 | 0.6 | .383 | .710 | ||
| 5feet | 1600NaN0 | [10] | | Golden State Warriors (–) | 164 | 1,090 | 6.6 | 248 | 1.5 | 614 | 3.7 | 164 | 1.0 | .436 | .852 | ||
| 5feet | 1500NaN0 | [11] | | Baltimore Bullets | 11 | 15 | 1.4 | — | — | 7 | 0.6 | — | — | .226 | .333 | Shortest player to ever win an NBA championship. Later served as longtime head coach of the Washington Generals. | |
| 5feet | 1500NaN0 | [12] | | New York Knicks | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | — | — | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | .231 | .231 | .333 | First Non-Caucasian player and first Asian American player in the NBA. |
| 5feet | 1600NaN0 | [13] | | Toronto Raptors (–) | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.0 | .000 | 1.000 | ||
| 5feet | 1500NaN0 | [14] | | Denver Nuggets | 51 | 130 | 2.5 | 34 | 0.7 | 87 | 1.7 | 16 | 0.3 | .406 | .720 | The shortest player in the original ABA. ABA All-Star (1976) | |
| 5feet | 1650NaN0 | [15] | | Atlanta Hawks (–, –, –) San Diego Clippers (–) Milwaukee Bucks (–) | 418 | 3,534 | 8.5 | 592 | 1.4 | 1,335 | 3.2 | 366 | 0.9 | .432 | .831 | ||
| 5feet | 1600NaN0 | ^[16] | | Memphis Grizzlies (–) Brooklyn Nets (–present) | 38 | 176 | 4.6 | 47 | 1.2 | 138 | 3.6 | 30 | 0.8 | .415 | 1.000 | ||
| 5feet | 1600NaN0 | [17] | | Providence Steamrollers (–) | 92 | 834 | 9.1 | — | — | 73 | 0.8 | — | — | .294 | .638 | ||
| 5feet | 1700NaN0 | [18] | | Baltimore Bullets | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 15 | 1.9 | 9 | 1.1 | — | — | .419 | .818 | ABA All-Star (1969) | |
| 5feet | 1600NaN0 | [19] | | Chicago Packers (–) | 31 | 170 | 5.5 | 39 | 1.3 | 57 | 1.8 | — | — | .333 | .706 | ||
| 5feet | 1760NaN0 | [20] | | Cleveland Cavaliers Chicago Bulls Detroit Pistons | 58 | 223 | 3.8 | 59 | 1.0 | 78 | 1.3 | 21 | 0.4 | .364 | .754 | ||
| 5feet | 1580NaN0 | [21] |  | Toronto Huskies Boston Celtics | 65 | 361 | 5.6 | — | — | 36 | 0.6 | — | — | .250 | .646 | ||
| 5feet | 1500NaN0 | [22] | | Indianapolis Jets Rochester Royals | 44 | 258 | 5.9 | — | — | 61 | 1.4 | — | — | .334 | .831 | ||
| 5feet | 1700NaN0 | [23] | | Pittsburgh Ironmen | 57 | 281 | 4.9 | — | — | 37 | 0.6 | — | — | .263 | .654 | ||
| 5feet | 1650NaN0 | | San Diego/Houston Rockets (–) | 1,002 | 17,949 | 17.9 | 2,103 | 2.1 | 4,402 | 4.4 | 1,165 | 1.5 | .482 | .892 | Shortest NBA player to be inducted to the Hall of Fame, as well as appear in at least one All-Star Game. | ||
| 5feet | 1450NaN0 | [25] | | Philadelphia Warriors (–) | 161 | 1,359 | 8.4 | — | — | 117 | 0.7 | — | — | .290 | .771 | BAA champion (1947) | |
| 5feet | 1600NaN0 | | Indianapolis Olympians (–) Fort Wayne Pistons Baltimore Bullets | 119 | 848 | 7.1 | 192 | 1.6 | 180 | 1.5 | — | — | .360 | .830 | |||
| 5feet | 1800NaN0 | [26] | | New York Knicks (–) Boston Celtics (–) Oklahoma City Thunder Golden State Warriors Chicago Bulls (–) Denver Nuggets (–) Los Angeles Clippers New Orleans Pelicans | 618 | 6,807 | 11.0 | 1,446 | 2.3 | 1,826 | 3.0 | 543 | 0.9 | .423 | .796 | The only three-time winner of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, winning in 2006, 2009 and 2010. | |
| 5feet | 1550NaN0 | [27] | | Chicago Stags | 11 | 10 | 0.9 | — | — | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | .222 | .500 | ||
| 5feet | 1650NaN0 | [28] |  | Phoenix Suns | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | .167 | 1.000 | The first Japanese-born player to play in the NBA. | |
| 5feet | 1850NaN0 | ^[29] | | Sacramento Kings (–) Phoenix Suns (–present) Boston Celtics (–) Cleveland Cavaliers Los Angeles Lakers Denver Nuggets (2018–2019) Washington Wizards (–) New Orleans Pelicans Dallas Mavericks Charlotte Hornets | 550 | 9,715 | 17.7 | 1,321 | 2.4 | 2,638 | 4.8 | 472 | 0.9 | .434 | .872 | Shortest player to be included in an All-NBA Team. Shortest player to play in an NBA All-Star game (tied with Calvin Murphy). Shortest player to play in multiple All-Star games. Shortest player to record a triple-double in a game. | |