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Billy Kenville

William McGill Kenville (Billy, The Kid)

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 187 lbs.
Born: December 1, 1930 in Elmhurst, New York
College: St. Bonaventure University
Draft: Syracuse Nationals, 1953 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 31, 1953

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1953-54 23 SYR NBA 72 1405 149 388 .384 136 182 .747 247 122 138 434
1954-55 24 SYR NBA 70 1380 172 482 .357 154 201 .766 247 150 132 498
1955-56 25 SYR NBA 72 1278 170 448 .379 195 257 .759 215 159 132 535
1956-57 26 FTW NBA 71 1701 204 608 .336 174 218 .798 324 172 169 582
1957-58 27 DET NBA 35 649 106 280 .379 46 75 .613 102 66 68 258
1959-60 29 DET NBA 25 365 47 131 .359 33 41 .805 71 46 31 127
Career NBA 345 6778 848 2337 .363 738 974 .758 1206 715 670 2434

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1953-54 23 SYR NBA 72 19.5 2.1 5.4 .384 1.9 2.5 .747 3.4 1.7 1.9 6.0
1954-55 24 SYR NBA 70 19.7 2.5 6.9 .357 2.2 2.9 .766 3.5 2.1 1.9 7.1
1955-56 25 SYR NBA 72 17.8 2.4 6.2 .379 2.7 3.6 .759 3.0 2.2 1.8 7.4
1956-57 26 FTW NBA 71 24.0 2.9 8.6 .336 2.5 3.1 .798 4.6 2.4 2.4 8.2
1957-58 27 DET NBA 35 18.5 3.0 8.0 .379 1.3 2.1 .613 2.9 1.9 1.9 7.4
1959-60 29 DET NBA 25 14.6 1.9 5.2 .359 1.3 1.6 .805 2.8 1.8 1.2 5.1
Career NBA 345 19.6 2.5 6.8 .363 2.1 2.8 .758 3.5 2.1 1.9 7.1

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1953-54 23 SYR NBA 72 1405 3.8 9.9 .384 3.5 4.7 .747 6.3 3.1 3.5 11.1
1954-55 24 SYR NBA 70 1380 4.5 12.6 .357 4.0 5.2 .766 6.4 3.9 3.4 13.0
1955-56 25 SYR NBA 72 1278 4.8 12.6 .379 5.5 7.2 .759 6.1 4.5 3.7 15.1
1956-57 26 FTW NBA 71 1701 4.3 12.9 .336 3.7 4.6 .798 6.9 3.6 3.6 12.3
1957-58 27 DET NBA 35 649 5.9 15.5 .379 2.6 4.2 .613 5.7 3.7 3.8 14.3
1959-60 29 DET NBA 25 365 4.6 12.9 .359 3.3 4.0 .805 7.0 4.5 3.1 12.5
Career NBA 345 6778 4.5 12.4 .363 3.9 5.2 .758 6.4 3.8 3.6 12.9

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1953-54 23 SYR NBA 72 1405 14.3 .464 .384 2.1 2.4 4.5 .152
1954-55 24 SYR NBA 70 1380 13.6 .437 .357 0.8 2.2 3.0 .104
1955-56 25 SYR NBA 72 1278 16.0 .477 .379 2.1 1.8 3.9 .148
1956-57 26 FTW NBA 71 1701 12.2 .413 .336 0.2 1.2 1.4 .039
1957-58 27 DET NBA 35 649 11.4 .412 .379 0.0 0.5 0.5 .039
1959-60 29 DET NBA 25 365 11.9 .426 .359 0.0 0.3 0.4 .047
Career NBA 345 6778 13.5 .440 .363 5.2 8.5 13.7 .097

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1953-54 23 SYR NBA 13 374 36 74 44 62 48 25 46 116 .486 .710 28.8 8.9 3.7 1.9
1954-55 24 SYR NBA 11 130 17 48 36 49 31 11 23 70 .354 .735 11.8 6.4 2.8 1.0
1955-56 25 SYR NBA 8 128 16 45 16 23 17 14 21 48 .356 .696 16.0 6.0 2.1 1.8
1956-57 26 FTW NBA 2 30 2 13 0 1 1 5 1 4 .154 .000 15.0 2.0 0.5 2.5
1957-58 27 DET NBA 7 99 18 44 10 18 19 5 12 46 .409 .556 14.1 6.6 2.7 0.7
Career NBA 41 761 89 224 106 153 116 60 103 284 .397 .693 18.6 6.9 2.8 1.5

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1953-54 23 SYR NBA 13 374 14.8 .573 .486 15.3 1.1 0.3 1.4 .179
1954-55 24 SYR NBA 11 130 18.2 .503 .354 15.8 0.4 0.2 0.6 .218
1955-56 25 SYR NBA 8 128 9.9 .435 .356 17.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 .042
1956-57 26 FTW NBA 2 30 -2.2 .149 .154 18.9 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.297
1957-58 27 DET NBA 7 99 12.7 .443 .409 8.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 .064
Career NBA 41 761 13.6 .487 .397 15.1 1.4 0.6 2.0 .129

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 6 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
Billy Kenville 4.5 3.9 3.0 1.4 0.5 0.4
Wali Jones 89.8 4.0 4.0 2.5 1.3 0.8 0.3
Adrian Griffin 88.2 3.9 3.5 2.9 1.3 0.4 0.1
Charles Dudley 87.8 4.6 4.0 3.6 1.6 0.2 -0.1
Bob Weiss 87.4 4.7 3.6 2.9 1.7 0.1 0.0
Thabo Sefolosha 86.0 4.1 4.0 2.2 1.5 0.8
Whitey Skoog 85.7 4.1 3.6 2.9 1.9 1.0 0.7
Paul Hoffman 85.2 4.7 4.1 2.2 1.1 0.8
Ricky Davis 84.6 4.4 3.0 2.8 1.1 0.2 0.2
Eric Money 84.5 4.2 3.6 3.3 2.7 0.6 0.3
Skeeter Swift 83.9 4.3 3.4 2.7 1.8 0.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Billy Kenville 4.5 3.9 3.0 1.4 0.5 0.4
Charles Dudley 87.8 4.6 4.0 3.6 1.6 0.2 -0.1
Thabo Sefolosha 86.0 4.1 4.0 2.2 1.5 0.8
Whitey Skoog 85.7 4.1 3.6 2.9 1.9 1.0 0.7
Paul Hoffman 85.2 4.7 4.1 2.2 1.1 0.8
Eric Money 84.5 4.2 3.6 3.3 2.7 0.6 0.3
Lee Winfield 83.9 4.5 2.8 2.4 1.6 0.5 0.4 -0.1
Skeeter Swift 83.9 4.3 3.4 2.7 1.8 0.0
Slick Watts 83.9 4.7 3.3 2.7 1.2 1.2 0.8
Rodney Stuckey 82.9 5.0 3.8 2.7 2.0
Al Wood 82.0 4.4 4.2 2.5 2.3 1.0 0.9

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1955 Syracuse Nationals (NBA)
Games
1953-54 NBA 72 (2)
1955-56 NBA 72 (2)

Transactions

April 24, 1953: Drafted by the Syracuse Nationals in the 3rd round (25th pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

October 3, 1956: Sold by the Syracuse Nationals to the Fort Wayne Pistons.

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