Found this earlier today. I thought the board might find it helpful and interesting. I don't know how accurate it is (especially since in earlier decades players were measured barefoot), but the owner of the site is apparently an "Analytics consultant for the Mavs."
http://shutupandjam.net/nba-ncaa-stats/ht-by-pos/
Credit to @James_Brocato
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08-20-2014, 10:46 PM #1Local High School Star
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"NBA Average Height by Position & Year"
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08-20-2014, 10:48 PM #2All For *One* For All
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Re: "NBA Average Height by Position & Year"
Interesting to look at the years.
Someone should do a projection by 2050. Centers going to be 7'3" on average or some shit.
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08-20-2014, 10:50 PM #3Local High School Star
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Re: "NBA Average Height by Position & Year"
They're actually getting smaller.
Originally Posted by Meticode
Centers going to be 7'3" on average or some shit.
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08-20-2014, 10:50 PM #4NBA Legend
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Re: "NBA Average Height by Position & Year"
They went by list info, not measured info, so the years prior to big money contracts are going to be bias towards honest measurements, where as the ones afterwards are going to be bias towards exaggerated listed height info. None of it will be exact, as list heights have been fudged since the league's inception. By how much, and in which directions have changed. A guy 6-7.5 like Jerry Lucas or Rudy LaRusso was liable to be listed 6-7 or 6-8 in say, the 1960's, where as today they will get listed 6-9 or 6-10 like Tristan Thompson or Kevin Love. Same height players, playing the same positions... listed taller today.
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08-20-2014, 10:54 PM #5NBA Legend
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Re: "NBA Average Height by Position & Year"
Even if we were to accept those listed heights, (and again, modern measurements have usually been done with shoes), the average center is about an inch taller today, than in Wilt's 50.4 ppg season.
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08-20-2014, 10:56 PM #6NBA Legend
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Re: "NBA Average Height by Position & Year"
"6-9" listed center from the '60s vs a "6-9" listed center from the '00's.
Reality: 6-9 and 5/8ths without shoes (in his playing days) vs 6-7 without shoes.
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08-20-2014, 10:58 PM #7NBA Legend
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Re: "NBA Average Height by Position & Year"
Damn, Russell was a typical 6-5 white center in the 60's, too... Originally Posted by CavaliersFTW
"6-9" center from the 60s vs a "6-9" center from the 90's.
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08-20-2014, 11:05 PM #813.37 PER
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Re: "NBA Average Height by Position & Year"
Only problem is that it factors all of the players who hardly play any minutes too.
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08-20-2014, 11:06 PM #9College superstar
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Re: "NBA Average Height by Position & Year"
Russel would be a little shorter now than at peak also. Originally Posted by LAZERUSS
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08-20-2014, 11:15 PM #10NBA Legend
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Re: "NBA Average Height by Position & Year"
Oh no doubt. Originally Posted by Hittin_Shots
The reality was, Russell was listed at 6-10 in college, and was measured barefoot at 6-9 5/8. He would probably be listed at 6-11 today, which is what a 6-9 1/2 Dwight is listed at.
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