Tommy Byrnes

Tommy Byrnes
Personal information
Born (1923-02-19)February 19, 1923
Teaneck, New Jersey
Died January 9, 1981(1981-01-09) (aged 57)
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College Seton Hall
Playing career 1946–1951
Position Forward / Guard
Number 14, 22, 5, 12
Career history
1946–1949 New York Knicks
1949 Indianapolis Jets
1949–1950 Baltimore Bullets
1950 Washington Capitols
1951 Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Thomas P. "Tommy" Byrnes (February 19, 1923 – January 9, 1981) was an American professional basketball player. He played collegiately for Seton Hall University. He began his professional career playing for the New York Knicks of the Basketball Association of America for three seasons, before being traded to the Indianapolis Jets with cash considerations for Ray Lumpp on January 26, 1949.[1] He spent his final two seasons playing for the Baltimore Bullets, Washington Capitols and Tri-Cities Blackhawks in the NBA.

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  PPG  Points per game
 Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1946–47 New York 60 .300 .644 – .6 7.6
1947–48 New York 47 .285 .631 – .4 6.4
1948–49 New York 35 .285 .568 – 1.5 5.7
1948–49 Indianapolis 22 .325 .676 – 2.2 9.6
1949–50 Baltimore 53 .302 .702 – 1.7 6.2
1950–51 Baltimore 16 .350 .714 1.7 1.3 5.6
1950–51 Washington 12 .200 .519 .9 1.3 3.3
1950–51 Tri-Cities 19 .324 .724 1.7 1.7 4.6
Career 264 .299 .648 1.5 1.2 6.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1946–47 New York 5 .239 .182 – .0 4.8
1947–48 New York 3 .407 .333 – .7 8.7
Career 8 .301 .261 – .3 6.3

References

  1. ↑ "Tommy Byrnes Stats". Basketball Reference. Accessed on June 18, 2017.


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