Marty Byrnes

Martin William Byrnes (Marty)

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: April 30, 1956 in Syracuse, New York
High School: Sutherland in Pittsford, New York
College: Syracuse University
Draft: Phoenix Suns, 1st round (19th pick, 19th overall), 1978 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 13, 1978

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Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1978-79	22	TOT	NBA	SF	79		1264	187	389	.481				106	154	.688	90	101	191	104	27	10	119	111	480
1978-79	22	PHO	NBA	SF	43		734	109	223	.489				73	100	.730	49	48	97	61	15	2	79	69	291
1978-79	22	NOJ	NBA	SF	36		530	78	166	.470				33	54	.611	41	53	94	43	12	8	40	42	189
1979-80	23	LAL	NBA	SF	32		194	25	50	.500	0	0		13	15	.867	9	18	27	13	5	1	22	32	63
1980-81	24	DAL	NBA	SF	72		1360	216	451	.479	9	20	.450	120	157	.764	74	103	177	113	29	17	61	126	561
1982-83	26	IND	NBA	SF	80	12	1436	157	374	.420	6	26	.231	71	95	.747	75	116	191	179	41	6	73	149	391
Career			NBA		263	12	4254	585	1264	.463	15	46	.326	310	421	.736	248	338	586	409	102	34	275	418	1495

Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1978-79	22	TOT	NBA	SF	79		16.0	2.4	4.9	.481				1.3	1.9	.688	1.1	1.3	2.4	1.3	0.3	0.1	1.5	1.4	6.1
1978-79	22	PHO	NBA	SF	43		17.1	2.5	5.2	.489				1.7	2.3	.730	1.1	1.1	2.3	1.4	0.3	0.0	1.8	1.6	6.8
1978-79	22	NOJ	NBA	SF	36		14.7	2.2	4.6	.470				0.9	1.5	.611	1.1	1.5	2.6	1.2	0.3	0.2	1.1	1.2	5.3
1979-80	23	LAL	NBA	SF	32		6.1	0.8	1.6	.500	0.0	0.0		0.4	0.5	.867	0.3	0.6	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.7	1.0	2.0
1980-81	24	DAL	NBA	SF	72		18.9	3.0	6.3	.479	0.1	0.3	.450	1.7	2.2	.764	1.0	1.4	2.5	1.6	0.4	0.2	0.8	1.8	7.8
1982-83	26	IND	NBA	SF	80	12	18.0	2.0	4.7	.420	0.1	0.3	.231	0.9	1.2	.747	0.9	1.5	2.4	2.2	0.5	0.1	0.9	1.9	4.9
Career			NBA		263	12	16.2	2.2	4.8	.463	0.1	0.3	.326	1.2	1.6	.736	0.9	1.3	2.2	1.6	0.4	0.1	1.0	1.6	5.7

Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1978-79	22	TOT	NBA	SF	79		1264	5.3	11.1	.481				3.0	4.4	.688	2.6	2.9	5.4	3.0	0.8	0.3	3.4	3.2	13.7
1978-79	22	PHO	NBA	SF	43		734	5.3	10.9	.489				3.6	4.9	.730	2.4	2.4	4.8	3.0	0.7	0.1	3.9	3.4	14.3
1978-79	22	NOJ	NBA	SF	36		530	5.3	11.3	.470				2.2	3.7	.611	2.8	3.6	6.4	2.9	0.8	0.5	2.7	2.9	12.8
1979-80	23	LAL	NBA	SF	32		194	4.6	9.3	.500	0.0	0.0		2.4	2.8	.867	1.7	3.3	5.0	2.4	0.9	0.2	4.1	5.9	11.7
1980-81	24	DAL	NBA	SF	72		1360	5.7	11.9	.479	0.2	0.5	.450	3.2	4.2	.764	2.0	2.7	4.7	3.0	0.8	0.5	1.6	3.3	14.9
1982-83	26	IND	NBA	SF	80	12	1436	3.9	9.4	.420	0.2	0.7	.231	1.8	2.4	.747	1.9	2.9	4.8	4.5	1.0	0.2	1.8	3.7	9.8
Career			NBA		263	12	4254	5.0	10.7	.463	0.2	0.6	.326	2.6	3.6	.736	2.1	2.9	5.0	3.5	0.9	0.3	2.3	3.5	12.7

Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1978-79	22	TOT	NBA	SF	79	1264	9.9	.525	.481	7.7	8.1	7.9	10.4	0.9	0.4	20.7	17.5	97	108	0.2	0.7	0.9	.034
1978-79	22	PHO	NBA	SF	43	734	9.4	.545	.489	7.5	7.2	7.3	10.1	0.9	0.1	22.8	18.1	97	107	0.1	0.5	0.5	.036
1978-79	22	NOJ	NBA	SF	36	530	10.6	.498	.470	7.8	9.5	8.7	10.9	1.0	0.7	17.4	16.5	97	108	0.1	0.3	0.4	.032
1979-80	23	LAL	NBA	SF	32	194	6.3	.557	.500	5.5	9.3	7.6	7.9	1.2	0.3	28.0	16.2	91	107	-0.1	0.2	0.0	.009
1980-81	24	DAL	NBA	SF	72	1360	13.6	.539	.489	6.0	8.9	7.4	12.8	1.0	0.7	10.5	17.9	111	113	2.1	0.2	2.3	.081
1982-83	26	IND	NBA	SF	80	1436	9.6	.470	.428	5.4	9.2	7.2	15.1	1.3	0.2	14.9	13.4	103	112	0.8	0.2	1.0	.034
Career			NBA		263	4254	10.8	.516	.469	6.2	8.8	7.5	12.6	1.1	0.4	15.9	16.2	103	111	2.9	1.3	4.2	.048

Playoffs Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1979-80	23	LAL	NBA	SF	4		8	1	3	.333	0	0		4	6	.667	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	6
Career			NBA		4		8	1	3	.333	0	0		4	6	.667	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	6

Playoffs Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1979-80	23	LAL	NBA	SF	4		2.0	0.3	0.8	.333	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.5	.667	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.5
Career			NBA		4		2.0	0.3	0.8	.333	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.5	.667	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.5

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1979-80	23	LAL	NBA	SF	4		8	4.5	13.5	.333	0.0	0.0		18.0	27.0	.667	4.5	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	4.5	0.0	27.0
Career			NBA		4		8	4.5	13.5	.333	0.0	0.0		18.0	27.0	.667	4.5	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	4.5	0.0	27.0

Playoffs Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1979-80	23	LAL	NBA	SF	4	8	19.5	.532	.333	13.6	0.0	6.7	15.6	0.0	0.0	15.1	32.7	110	113	0.0	0.0	0.0	.141
Career			NBA		4	8	19.5	.532	.333	13.6	0.0	6.7	15.6	0.0	0.0	15.1	32.7	110	113	0.0	0.0	0.0	.141

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 4 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4
Marty Byrnes		2.3	1.0	0.9	0.0
Grady Lewis	92.1	2.4	1.1	0.8
Derrick Brown	91.6	2.3	1.3	1.0
Travis Outlaw	90.4	2.3	1.4	0.9	0.0
Jim Loscutoff	90.3	2.1	0.9	0.9	0.0
Walter Herrmann	89.3	2.4	1.0	0.7
Scott Hastings	87.8	2.1	1.3	0.8	0.1
Cliff Pondexter	86.5	2.2	1.5	1.0
Keith Lee	84.1	1.9	1.1	0.8
Al Harrington	82.7	2.6	1.2	1.0	-0.2
Shawne Williams	82.3	2.5	1.4	0.7	0.0

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4
Marty Byrnes		2.3	1.0	0.9	0.0
Grady Lewis	92.1	2.4	1.1	0.8
Derrick Brown	91.6	2.3	1.3	1.0
Walter Herrmann	89.3	2.4	1.0	0.7
Cliff Pondexter	86.5	2.2	1.5	1.0
Keith Lee	84.1	1.9	1.1	0.8
Joe Kopicki	81.5	1.9	0.9	0.7
Sam Young	79.1	2.9	1.2	0.9	0.2
Bill Walker	78.5	1.9	1.1	0.9	0.5
Jeremy Evans	77.9	1.6	0.9	0.9
Charles Jones	77.6	2.9	0.9	0.6	0.1

College

Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant

			Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Season	Age	College	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
1974-75	18	SYRACUSE	19		6	15			6	12		26						18	.400		.500		0.9	1.4
1975-76	19	SYRACUSE	29		138	274			101	150		209						377	.504		.673		13.0	7.2
1976-77	20	SYRACUSE	29		113	231			81	128		219						307	.489		.633		10.6	7.6
1977-78	21	SYRACUSE	28		187	375			83	120		194						457	.499		.692		16.3	6.9
Career			105		444	895			271	410		648						1159	.496		.661		11.0	6.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships (Minimum 1 playoff game) 1980 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1980 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)

Transactions

June 9, 1978: Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

January 12, 1979: Traded by the Phoenix Suns with Ron Lee, a 1979 1st round draft pick (Larry Knight) and a 1980 1st round draft pick (John Duren) to the New Orleans Jazz for Truck Robinson.

October 12, 1979: Waived by the Utah Jazz.

October 25, 1979: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

May 28, 1980: Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks from the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA expansion draft.

August 16, 1982: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Indiana Pacers.

September 7, 1983: Waived by the Indiana Pacers.

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