List of sportspeople by nickname
This is a list of sportspeople by nickname.
Aviation sport
Baseball
- "Arky" = Joseph Vaughan, American shortstop
- "A-Mazing" = Alex Rodriguez, American shortstop and third baseman
- "A-Ram" = Aramis Ramirez, Dominican third baseman
- "A-Rod" = Alex Rodriguez, American shortstop and third baseman
- "The Amazing One" = Alfredo Amézaga, outfielder
- "Babe" =
- "Baby Bull" = Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican first baseman
- "Baby Braves" = Group of young Atlanta Braves players from the mid-2000s Brian McCann , Pete Orr, Ryan Langerhans, Jeff Francoeur, and Kyle Davies. The list develops as new players, mostly developed from the highly successful draft, are developed, as it is highly likely Chuck James will join that group.
- "Bake = Arnold McBride, American outfielder
- "Bam Bam" = Hensley Meulens, Curaçao left fielder
- "The Bambino" = George Ruth, American starting pitcher and outfielder
- "The Barber" = Sal Maglie, American starting pitcher
- "The Bash Brothers" = José Canseco and Mark McGwire, Cuba-born American outfielder/DH and native-born American first baseman respectively, when they were teammates on the Oakland Athletics
- "Batman and Robin" = Mike Piazza and Robin Ventura, American catcher and third baseman respectively, when they were teammates on the New York Mets during the late 1990s
- "The Beast" = Jimmie Foxx, American first baseman
- "Bernie" = Bernabé Williams, Puerto Rican center fielder
- "Be Home" = Bert Blyleven, Dutch-born American starting pitcher
- "Big Cat" = Andrés Galarraga, Venezuelan first baseman
- "Big Daddy" =
- "Big Donkey" =
- "The Big Hurt" = Frank Thomas, American first baseman/DH
- "Big Mac" =
- "Big Papi" = David Ortiz, Dominican DH
- "Big Poison" = Paul Waner, American outfielder
- "Big Puma" = Lance Berkman, American outfielder and first baseman
- "Big Red" = Mark McGwire, American first baseman
- "Big Six" = Christy Mathewson, American starting pitcher
- "The Big Train" = Walter Johnson, American starting pitcher
- "The Big Unit" = Randy Johnson, American starting pitcher
- "Big Z" = Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan starting pitcher
- "Billy" = Alfred Manuel Martin, Jr., American second baseman and manager
- "Bip" = Leon Roberts, American outfielder
- "Bird" =
- "Biz" = John Raleigh Mackey, U.S. baseball player[4]
- "Black Jack" = Jack McDowell, American starting pitcher
- "Black Mike" = Mickey Cochrane, American catcher
- "Blue Moon" = John Odom, American starting pitcher
- "Bone" = Jay Buhner, American outfielder/DH
- "Boomer" =
- "Bubba" = Richard Crosby, U.S. baseball player
- "Buck" =
- "Bucketfoot Al" = Al Simmons, American outfielder
- "Buddy" = David Bell, American third baseman and manager
- "The Bull" = Greg Luzinski, American left fielder/DH
- "Bulldog" = Orel Hershiser, American starting pitcher
- "Bullet" (or "Bullets") = Charles W. Rogan, American starting pitcher (also played frequently in other positions)
- "Bullet Joe" = Charles Rogan, American starting pitcher [5]
- "Bump" = Elliott Wills, American second baseman
- "Bye Bye" = Steve Balboni, American first baseman/DH
- "El Caballo" (Spanish, "The Horse") = Carlos Lee, Panamanian left fielder
- "Campy" =
- "Candyman" =
- "Cap" = Adrian Anson, American first baseman
- "Captain Bly" = Bert Blyleven, Dutch-born American starting pitcher
- "Captain Hook" = George L. Anderson, American manager (also a second baseman, but this nickname is exclusive to his managing career)
- "Cat" = Frank Catalanotto, U.S. baseball player
- "Catfish" = Jim Hunter, American starting pitcher[6]
- "Charlie Hustle" = Pete Rose, American multi-position player
- "Chick" = Arnold Gandil, American first baseman
- "Chicken" = Fred Stanley, American shortstop
- "The Chicken" = Ted Giannoulas, baseball mascot
- "Chicken Man" = Wade Boggs, American third baseman
- "Chico" = Cleotha Walker, U.S. baseball player
- "Chief" = Charles Bender, American starting pitcher
- "Chipper" = Larry Jones, Jr. , American third baseman
- "Choo-Choo" = Clarence Coleman, U.S. baseball player
- "El Chupacabra" (Spanish for "the goatsucker") = Yovani Gallardo, Mexican baseball player
- "Cobra" = Dave Parker, American outfielder/DH
- "Cocky" = Eddie Collins, American second baseman
- "Coco" = Covelli Crisp, American center fielder
- "Colossus" = Mark McGwire, American first baseman
- "Connie Mack" = Cornelius McGillicuddy, U.S. baseball player, manager, and team owner
- "Cookie" =
- "Cool Papa" = James Bell, U.S. baseball player[7]
- "Country" = Enos Slaughter, American right fielder
- "Crime Dog" = Fred McGriff, American first baseman/DH
- "Cy" = Denton Young, American starting pitcher
- "Cyclone" = Denton Young, American starting pitcher
- "D-Mat" = Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese starting pitcher (no longer used)[8]
- "The D-Train" = Dontrelle Willis, American starting pitcher
- "Daffy" = Paul Dean, American starting pitcher
- "Dazzy" = Clarence Vance, American starting pitcher
- "Deacon" =
- "Dewey" = Dwight Evans, American right fielder
- "Dice K" = Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese starting pitcher[8]
- "Dixie" = Fred E. Walker, American right fielder
- "Dizzy" = Jay Dean, American starting pitcher[9]
- "Doc" =
- "Dr. K" = Dwight Gooden, American starting pitcher
- "Donie" = Owen Bush, U.S. baseball player
- "The Donkey" = Adam Dunn, American left fielder
- "Donnie Baseball" = Don Mattingly, American first baseman
- "The Donora Greyhound" = Stan Musial, American outfielder and first baseman
- "Double X" = Jimmie Foxx, American first baseman
- "Dragon Slayer" = Josh Fogg, American starting pitcher
- "Ducky" = Joe Medwick, American left fielder
- "Duke" = Edwin Snider, American center fielder[10]
- "El Duque" = Orlando Hernández, Cuban starting pitcher
- "Dusty" =
- "E-Rod" = Alex Rodriguez, American shortstop and third basemanhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060723213426AAPVWru http://www.waswatching.com/archives/2006/08/the_e-rod_watch.html (used by haters)
- "El Sid" = Sid Fernandez, American starting pitcher
- "Everyday Eddie" = Eddie Guardado, U.S. baseball player
- "Flash" =
- "Fleet" = Moses Walker, U.S. Negro League baseball player
- "The Flying Dutchman" = Honus Wagner, American shortstop
- "The Flyin' Hawaiian" = Shane Victorino, American baseball player (a native of Hawaii)
- "The Fordham Flash" = Frankie Frisch, U.S. baseball player
- "Foxy" = Arthur Irwin, Canadian baseball player
- "Fran-Rad" = Francisco Rodriguez, Venezuelan closer
- "Fred-Ex" = Freddy Sanchez, U.S. baseball player
- "The Gambler" = Kenny Rogers, American starting pitcher
- "Gator" =
- "Gee" = Gerald Walker, U.S. baseball player
- "The Georgia Peach" = Ty Cobb, U.S. baseball player
- "Generation K" = three pitching prospects in the New York Mets organization, Paul Wilson, Bill Pulsipher, and Jason Isringhausen
- "Germany" = Herman A. Schaefer, U.S. baseball player
- "Godzilla" = Hideki Matsui, Japanese left fielder
- "Gonzo" = Luis Gonzalez, American outfielder
- "Goose" =
- "Gorgeous George" = George Sisler, American first baseman
- "Le Grand Orange" (French, "Big Red") = Daniel Staub, American outfielder (for his red hair)
- "The Greek God of Walks" = Kevin Youkilis, American first baseman
- "The Grey Eagle" = Tris Speaker, U.S. baseball player
- "El Guapo" (Spanish, "The Handsome One") = Rich Garces, Venezuelan baseball player
- "H-Rod" = Henry Rodríguez, Dominican baseball player
- "The Hammer" = Josh Willingham, U.S. baseball player
- "Hammerin' Hank" =
- "Han-Ram" = Hanley Ramirez, Dominican baseball player
- "Hap" or "Happy" = Oscar Felsch, U.S. baseball player
- "The Hat" = Harry Walker, U.S. baseball player
- "The Hawk" =
- "The Hebrew Hammer" = Ryan Braun, American left fielder
- "Hendu" = Dave Henderson, U.S. baseball player
- "The Hit Dog" = Mo Vaughn, U.S. baseball player
- "HoJo" = Howard Johnson, U.S. baseball player
- "Hondo" = Don Hahn, U.S. baseball player
- "The Holland Hammer" = Rick VandenHurk, Dutch baseball player
- "Hondo" = Frank Howard, U.S. baseball player
- "The Hoosier Thunderbolt" = Amos Rusie, American starting pitcher
- "The Hopper" = Burke Badenhop, U.S. baseball player
- "Hotshot" = Joseph Mayo, U.S. baseball player
- "The Human Rain Delay" = Mike Hargrove, U.S. baseball player[14]
- "Hurricane" = Herb Washington, U.S. baseball player
- "The Incredible Hurk" = Rick VandenHurk, Dutch baseball player
- "Irish" = Emil Meusel, U.S. baseball player
- "The Iron Horse" = Lou Gehrig, American first baseman[15]
- "The Iron Man" = Cal Ripken, Jr., American shortstop
- "J-Roll" = Jimmy Rollins, American shortstop
- "Jake" = Mike Jacobs, U.S. baseball player
- "Joltin? Joe" = Joe DiMaggio, American center fielder
- "Juice" = Jason Giambi, American First Baseman
- "Junior" =
- "K-Rod" = Francisco Rodriguez, Venezuelan closer
- "Kelly" = Tommy Holmes, U.S. baseball player
- "The Kid" =
- "Kiki" = Hazen Shirley Cuyler, U.S. baseball player
- "King" = Mike Kelly, U.S. baseball player[16]
- "King Felix" = Félix Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
- "Kitty" = Jim Kaat, American starting pitcher
- "Lefty" =
- "Lights Out" = Brad Lidge, American closer
- "The Lip" = Leo Durocher, American shortstop and manager
- "Little Poison = Lloyd Waner, U.S. baseball player
- "Long Bob" = Robert Meusel, U.S. baseball player[19]
- "Losing Pitcher" = Hugh Mulcahy, American starting pitcher
- "Louisiana Lightning" = Ron Guidry, American starting pitcher[20]
- "M&M Boys" =
- "Mad Dog" = Greg Maddux, American starting pitcher
- "The Mad Hungarian" = Al Hrabosky, American closer
- "The Mahatma" = Branch Rickey, American baseball executive
- "Marvelous Marv" = Marv Throneberry, U.S. baseball player
- "The Mayor" = Sean Casey, U.S. baseball player
- "Melky Kabrera" = due to frequent amount of strikeouts, Melky Cabrera, U.S. baseball player
- "Mickey" =
- "Minnie" = Saturnino Miñoso Arrieta, Cuban baseball player
- "Mr. Cub" = Ernie Banks, American shortstop and first baseman
- "Mr. March" = Alex Rodriguez, American shortstop and third baseman
- "Mr. May" = Dave Winfield, American outfielder (derogatory)
- "Mr. October" = Reggie Jackson, American outfielder[21]
- "Mr. November" = Derek Jeter, American shortstop
- "Mo" = Mariano Rivera, Panamanian closer
- "Mookie" = William H. Wilson, U.S. baseball player
- "Moose" = Mike Mussina, American starting pitcher
- "Mudcat" = Jim Grant, American starting pitcher
- "Muggsy" = Gary Allenson, U.S. baseball player
- "Nails" = Lenny Dykstra, U.S. baseball player
- "Nancy Drew" = J.D. Drew, U.S. baseball player
- "Nasty Boys" = Nickname given to 3 members of the 1990 Cincinnati Reds' bullpen, Norm Charlton, Rob Dibble and Randy Myers
- "Neon" = Deion Sanders, U.S. American football and baseball player
- "Oh Henry!" = Henry Rodríguez, Dominican baseball player
- "Oil Can" = Dennis Boyd, American starting pitcher
- "Ol' Pete" = Grover Alexander, American starting pitcher
- "Old Aches and Pains" = Luke Appling, U.S. baseball player
- "One Dog" = Lance Johnson, U.S. baseball player
- "One Tough Dominican" = Joaquín Andújar, Dominican starting pitcher
- "Pants" = Clarence Rowland, U.S. baseball player
- "Pat the Bat" = Pat Burrell, American left fielder
- "Peanuts" = Marie Johnson, American Negro League baseball player[22]
- "Pee Wee" =
- "The Peerless Leader" = Frank Chance, American first baseman
- "The People's Cherce" = Dixie Walker, American right fielder
- "Pepper" =
- "Piper" = Lorenzo Davis, U.S. Negro League baseball player
- "Poosh 'em up" = Tony Lazzeri, U.S. baseball player
- "Pop" = John Henry Lloyd, U.S. baseball player[24]
- "Pops" = Willie Stargell, U.S. baseball player[25]
- "Popeye" = Don Zimmer, U.S. baseball player and manager
- "Preacher" = Elwin Roe, U.S. baseball player
- "El Presidente" = Dennis Martínez, Nicaraguan starting pitcher
- "Pronk" = Travis Hafner, U.S. baseball player
- "Psycho" = Steve Lyons, U.S. baseball player
- "Puddin' Head" = Willie Jones, U.S. baseball player
- "Pudge" =
- "Pumpsie" = Elijah Green, American utility infielder
- "Rabbit" = Walter Maranville, U.S. baseball player[26]
- "Rajah" = Rogers Hornsby, American second baseman
- "The Reading Rifle" = Carl Furillo, U.S. baseball player[27]
- "Red" =
- "Red Baron" = Rick Sutcliffe, American starting pitcher
- "Red Light Curt" = Curt Schilling, American starting pitcher
- " The Riot" = Ryan Theriot, U.S. baseball player
- "Ripper" = James Collins, U.S. baseball player
- "The Rocket" = Roger Clemens, American starting pitcher
- "Roids Master" = Barry Bonds, American left fielder
- "Rusty" = Daniel Staub, American outfielder
- "Ryan Express" = Nolan Ryan, American starting pitcher
- "Sandman" = Mariano Rivera, Panamanian closer
- "Sandy" = Sanford Koufax, American starting pitcher
- "Satchel" = LeRoy Paige, American starting pitcher[30]
- "The Say Hey Kid" = Willie Mays, American center fielder[31]
- "Schnozz" = Ernie Lombardi, American catcher
- "Schoolboy" = Lynwood Rowe, American starting pitcher
- "Scooter" = Phil Rizzuto, American shortstop
- "Scrap Iron" = Phil Garner, American second baseman and third baseman
- "Seattle Bill" = Bill James, U.S. baseball player
- "The Secretary of Defense" = Garry Maddox, American center fielder
- "Señor October" = David Ortiz, Dominican DH
- "Señor Papi" = David Ortiz, Dominican DH
- "Señor Smoke" = Aurelio Lopez, Mexican baseball player
- "The Shark" = Jeff Samardzija, American middle reliever (and former college football player)
- "Shoeless" = Joe Jackson, U.S. baseball player
- "Shoeless Joe" = Joe Jackson, U.S. baseball player
- "Shotgun" = George Shuba, U.S. baseball player
- "Shrek" = Kevin Mench, U.S. baseball player
- "The Silver Fox" = Edwin Snider, American center fielder
- "Skeeter" = James Webb, U.S. baseball player[32]
- "Skoonj" = Carl Furillo, U.S. baseball player[27]
- "Slammin' Sammy" = Sammy Sosa, Dominican right fielder
- "Smoke" = Dave Stewart, American starting pitcher
- "Smoky" = Forrest Harrill Burgess, U.S. baseball player[33]
- "Snuffy" = George Stirnweiss, U.S. baseball player
- "Sockeye" = Tim Salmon, U.S. baseball player
- "Socks" = Ralph Seybold, U.S. baseball player[34]
- "The Spaceman" = Bill Lee, American starting pitcher[35]
- "Spanky" = Mike LaValliere, American catcher
- "Sparkplug" = Johnny Damon, American outfielder
- "Sparky" =
- "The Splendid Splinter" = Ted Williams, American left fielderr[37]
- "The Springfield Rifle" = Vic Raschi, U.S. baseball player[38]
- "Spuds" = Chris Sabo, U.S. baseball player
- "Stan the Man" = Stan Musial, American outfielder and first baseman
- "The Staten Island Scot" = Bobby Thomson, Scottish-born American outfielder
- "Steady Eddie" = Joseph Mayo, U.S. baseball player
- "Stretch" = Willie McCovey, American first baseman
- "Stuffy" = John McInniss, U.S. baseball player
- "The Sultan of Swat" = George Ruth, American starting pitcher and outfielder
- "Superjew" = Mike Epstein, U.S. baseball player
- "Superman" = Kevin Gregg, U.S. baseball player
- "Swede" = Charles Risberg, U.S. baseball player
- "Sweet Lou" =
- "Sweet Music" = Frank Viola, American starting pitcher
- "Tank" = Taylor Tankersley, U.S. baseball player
- "Teddy Ballgame" = Ted Williams, American left fielder
- "Three Finger" = Mordecai Brown, American starting pitcher[39]
- "The Thrill" = Will Clark, U.S. baseball player
- "Thunder Matt" = Matt Murton, U.S. baseball player
- "Tip" = James O'Neill, Canadian baseball player
- "Tom Terrific" = Tom Seaver, American starting pitcher[40]
- "El Toro" (Spanish, "The Bull") = Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican starting pitcher
- "Trader Jack" = Jack McKeon, U.S. baseball manager
- "Trot" = Christopher Nixon, U.S. baseball player
- "Turk" = Steven Wendell, U.S. baseball player
- "Turkey" = Norman Thomas Stearnes, U.S. baseball player[41]
- "Ty" = Biron LaForest, Canadian baseball player
- "Wahoo Sam" = Sam Crawford, U.S. baseball player[42]
- "Whitey" =
- "The Wild Horse of the Osage" = Pepper Martin, U.S. baseball player[44]
- "Wildfire" = Frank Schulte, U.S. baseball player[45]
- "The Wizard of Oz" = Ozzie Smith, American shortstop[46]
- "Woody" = DeWitt Smallwood, U.S. Negro League baseball player
- "The Yankee Clipper" = Joe DiMaggio, American center fielder[47]
- "Yaz" = Carl Yastrzemski, American left fielder[48]
- "Yogi" = Lawrence Berra, American catcher and left fielder[49]
- "Youk" = Kevin Youkilis, American first baseman
- "Z" = Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan starting pitcher
Basketball
- "3D" =
- "Ack-Ack" = Tom Heinsohn, U.S. basketball player[50]
- "Action Jackson" = Mark Jackson, U.S. point guard[51]
- "The Admiral" = David Robinson, U.S. center[52]
- "Agent Zero" = Gilbert Arenas, U.S. basketball player
- "A.I." = Allen Iverson, U.S. shooting guard[53]
- "Air France" = Mickaël Piétrus, French basketball player
- "Air Jordan" = Michael Jordan, U.S. shooting guard
- "AK-47" = Andrei Kirilenko, Russian combo forward
- "The Alaskan Assassin" = Trajan Langdon, American shooting guard
- "The American Dream" = Latrell Sprewell, American shooting guard
- "The Answer" = Allen Iverson, U.S. shooting guard[53]
- "Apollo 33" = Jamario Moon,U.S. basketball player
- "The A-Train" = Artis Gilmore, U.S. center[54]
- "Baby Barkley" = Clarence Weatherspoon, U.S. power forward
- "The Baby-Faced Assassin" = Isiah Thomas U.S. point guard
- "Baby Jordan" = Harold Miner 2 Time NBA Slam Dunk Contest Champion
- "Baby Shaq" = Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Greek center
- "Backwards B" = Barrett Johnson, U.S. basketball player
- "Baddest Bad Boy of them all" = Rick Mahorn, U.S. power forward
- "The Baron of The Bluegrass" = Adolph Rupp, American coach
- "Basketball Jesus" = Larry Bird, American power forward
- "Batman" = Tony Battie, U.S. center
- "B-Diddy" = Baron Davis, U.S. basketball player
- "The Beast of the East" = Patrick Ewing, Jamaica-born American center
- "Big Al" = Al Jefferson, U.S. power forward
- "Big Aristotle" = Shaquille O'Neal, U.S. center[55]
- "Big Baby" = Glen Davis, American power forward
- "Big Ben" = Ben Wallace, U.S. center[56]
- "Big Cactus" = Shaquille O'Neal, U.S. center
- "Big Country" = Bryant Reeves, U.S. center[57]
- "The Big Dipper" = Wilt Chamberlain, U.S. basketball player[58]
- "Big Dodger" = Wang Zhizhi, CHN basketball player
- "Big Dog" = Glenn Robinson, U.S. basketball player[59]
- "The Big E" = Elvin Hayes, U.S. power forward[60]
- "Big Game James" = James Worthy, U.S. basketball player
- "Big Nasty" = Corliss Williamson, U.S. power forward[61]
- "Big O" = Oscar Robertson, U.S. point guard[62]
- "Big Red" = Dave Cowens, U.S. center[63]
- "Big Shot Becky" = Becky Hammon, U.S. basketball player
- "Big Shot Bob" = Robert Horry, U.S. power forward
- "Big Shot Rob" = Robert Horry, U.S. power forward
- "Big Smooth" = Sam Perkins, U.S. power forward
- "Big Sofo" = Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Greek center
- "The Big Ticket" = Kevin Garnett, U.S. power forward[64]
- "Big Wang" (Chinese for "Big Zhi") = Wang Zhizhi, CHN basketball player
- "Big Z" = ?ydr?nas Ilgauskas, Lithuanian center
- "Bimbo" = Vernell Coles, U.S. basketball player[65]
- "Bird" = George Yardley, U.S. basketball player[66]
- "The Birdman" = Chris Andersen, U.S. center
- "The Black Hole" = Kevin McHale, U.S. power forward
- "The Black Mamba" = Kobe Bryant, U.S. shooting guard
- "Blue" = Theo Edwards, U.S. shooting guard[67]
- "Bo" = Charles Outlaw, U.S. power forward[68]
- "Boobie" = Daniel Gibson, U.S. basketball player
- "The Boston Strangler" = Andrew Toney, U.S. shooting guard
- "Breezy" = Lebron James, United States basketball player
- "The Brazilian Blur" = Leandro Barbosa, Brazilian basketball player
- "Bubba Chuck" = Allen Iverson, U.S. shooting guard
- "Buck" = Charles Williams, U.S. power forward[69]
- "Buddha" = James Edwards, U.S. center[70]
- "Buddy" = Harry Jeannette, U.S. basketball player[71]
- "Bug" = Tim Hardaway, U.S. point guard
- "Butterbean" = Bob Love, U.S. power forward[72]
- "Cadillac" = Greg Anderson, U.S. basketball player[73]
- "Campy" = Michael Russell, U.S. basketball player
- "The Captain" = Willis Reed, New York Knicks center
- "Capitan Canada" = Steve Nash, Canadian point guard
- "Captain Clutch" = Acie Law IV, U.S. point guard
- "Cat" = Cuttino Mobley, U.S. basketball player[74]
- "CB4" = Chris Bosh, U.S power forward
- "Chick" = Francis Hearn, U.S. basketball announcer (LA Lakers)
- "Chief" = Robert Parish, U.S. center[75]
- "Chocolate Thunder" = Darryl Dawkins, U.S. center[76]
- "The Chuckster" = Charles Barkley, U.S. power forward[77]
- "Chucky" = Clarence Brown, U.S. power forward
- "Clyde" = Walt Frazier, U.S. point guard[78]
- "Clyde The Glide" = Clyde Drexler, U.S. shooting guard[79]
- "Coach K" = Mike Krzyzewski, U.S. basketball coach
- "Connie" = Cornelius Hawkins, American forward
- "Coop" = Michael Cooper, U.S. basketball player
- "Cornbread" = Cedric Maxwell, U.S. basketball plpower forwardayer[80]
- "Cotton" = Lowell Fitzsimmons, U.S. basketball coach
- "The Croatian Sensation" = Toni Kuko?, Croatian small forward
- "Curly" = Fred Neal, U.S. basketball player
- "C-Webb" = Chris Webber, U.S. power forward
- "D-Fish" =
- "Da Zhi" (??) (Chinese for "Big Zhi") = Wang Zhizhi, CHN basketball player
- "DJ" = Dennis Johnson, U.S. basketball player[81]
- "DJ" = Didier Ilunga Mbenga, Congolese center
- "D Square" = Dale Davis, U.S. center[82]
- "D-Wade" = Dwyane Wade, U.S. shooting guard
- "D-Will" = Deron Williams, U.S. point guard
- "Da Kid" = Kevin Garnett, American power forward
- "Le Dac" = Richard Dacoury, French basketball player
- "The Dagger" = Kobe Bryant, U.S. shooting guard
- "Dee" = DeCovan Kadell Brown, U.S. basketball player[83]
- "Dice Man" = Antonio McDyess, U.S. power forward
- "Diesel" = Shaquille O'Neal, U.S. center[55]
- "Digger" = Richard Phelps, U.S. basketball coach
- "Doc" =
- "Dr. Dunkenstein" = Darrell Griffith, U.S. basketball player[85]
- "Dr. J" = Julius Erving, U.S. basketball player[86]
- "Dr. Rounds" = Dan Roundfield, U.S. power forward[87]
- "Dollar Bill" = Bill Bradley, U.S. basketball player[88]
- "Doug E. Fresh" = Gerald Wilkins, U.S. shooting guard[89]
- "Downtown" = Fred Brown, U.S. basketball player
- "The Dream" = Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian-American center[90]
- "Dugie" = Slater Martin, U.S. basketball player[91]
- "The Dunking Dutchman" = Rik Smits, Dutch center
- "Earl The Pearl" = Earl Monroe, U.S. shooting guard[92]
- "Easy Ed" = Elden Campbell, U.S. center
- "The Edge" = Edward Stone, U.S. basketball player
- "El Toro" (Spanish, "The Bull") = Doro Plakadopoulos, Greek basketball player
- "Employee Number 8" = Antoine Walker, U.S. power forward[93]
- "Fast Eddie" = Edward Johnson, Jr., U.S. basketball player[94]
- "Fat" = Lafayette Lever, U.S. point guard[95]
- "The Flash" = Dwyane Wade, U.S. shooting guard
- "Franchise" = Steve Francis, U.S. point guard
- "Geese" = Hubert Ausbie, U.S. Harlem Globetrotters basketball player
- "The General" =
- "Gentleman Joe" = Joe Dumars, U.S. shooting guard
- "Ghiza" = Gheorghe Muresan, Romanian center
- "The Glove" = Gary Payton, U.S. basketball player[96]
- "The Goat" = Earl Manigault, U.S. basketball player[97]
- "The Goods" = Lamar Odom, U.S. basketball player
- "Googs" = Tom Gugliotta, U.S. power forward[98]
- "Goose" = Reece Tatum, U.S. basketball player
- "G.P." = Gary Payton, U.S. point guard
- "Grandma-ma" = Larry Johnson, U.S. power forward[99]
- "Grand Teuton" = Detlef Schrempf, German power forward
- "Greyhound" = Walter Davis, U.S. shooting guard[100]
- "Half Man, Half Amazing" = Vince Carter, U.S. basketball player
- "Hammerin' Hank" = Henry J. Nowak, U.S. basketball player
- "Hammontime" = Becky Hammon, U.S. basketball player
- "Hap" or "Happy" = Harold Hairston, U.S. basketball player[101]
- "The Hawk" = Connie Hawkins, U.S. power forward[102]
- "Hedo" or "Hido" = Hidayet Türko?lu, Turkish basketball player
- "Hibachi" = Gilbert Arenas, U.S. basketball player
- "The Hick From French Lick" = Larry Bird, U.S. basketball player
- "The High Ayatolla of Slamola" = Larry Nance, U.S. power forward[103]
- "His Heinous" = Bill Laimbeer, U.S. center[104]
- "Hondo" = John Havlicek, U.S. basketball player[105]
- "Hooch" = Brad Daugherty, U.S. basketball player
- "Horse" =
- "Hot Plate" = John Williams, U.S. basketball player
- "Hot Rod" =
- "The Houdini Of The Hardwood" = Bob Cousy, U.S. basketball player[109]
- "The Hoya Destroya" = Patrick Ewing, U.S. center[110]
- "The Human Highlight Reel" = Dominique Wilkins, U.S. basketball player[111]
- "Iceman" = George Gervin, U.S. shooting guard[112]
- "Iggy" = Andre Iguodala, American basketball player
- "J-Chill" = Josh Childress, U.S. basketball player
- "J-Ho" = Josh Howard, U.S. basketball player
- "J-Kidd" = Jason Kidd, U.S. point guard
- "J.R." =
- "J-Rich" = Jason Richardson, U.S. basketball player
- "J-Smoove" = Josh Smith, U.S. basketball player
- "J-Will" = Jason Williams, U.S. point guard
- "Jellybean" = Joe Bryant, U.S. power forward and WNBA coach[113]
- "Jesus Shuttlesworth" = Ray Allen, U.S. shooting guard
- "The Jet" =
- "Joe Barely Cares" = Joe Barry Carroll, U.S. center
- "Junior" =
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