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Billy McKinney

William Mervin McKinney (Billy)

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 160 lbs.
Born: June 5, 1955 in Waukegan, Illinois
High School: Zion-Benton in Zion, Illinois
College: Northwestern University
Draft: Phoenix Suns, 6th round (5th pick, 115th overall), 1977 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 15, 1978
As Executive: MIN/DET franchises, 1988-1995 (Full Record)

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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 23 KCK NBA PG 78 1242 240 477 .503 129 162 .796 20 65 85 253 58 3 124 121 609
1979-80 24 KCK NBA PG 76 1333 206 459 .449 1 10 .100 107 133 .805 20 66 86 248 58 5 89 87 520
1980-81 25 TOT NBA PG 84 2166 327 645 .507 2 12 .167 162 188 .862 36 148 184 360 99 11 158 231 818
1980-81 25 UTA NBA PG 35 1032 124 233 .532 1 2 .500 44 48 .917 12 62 74 157 38 4 70 107 293
1980-81 25 DEN NBA PG 49 1134 203 412 .493 1 10 .100 118 140 .843 24 86 110 203 61 7 88 124 525
1981-82 26 DEN NBA PG 81 27 1963 369 699 .528 0 17 .000 137 170 .806 29 113 142 338 69 16 115 186 875
1982-83 27 DEN NBA PG 68 38 1559 266 546 .487 0 7 .000 136 167 .814 21 100 121 288 39 5 101 142 668
1983-84 28 SDC NBA PG 80 0 843 136 305 .446 0 2 .000 39 46 .848 7 47 54 161 27 0 48 84 311
1985-86 30 CHI NBA PG 9 0 83 10 23 .435 0 0 2 2 1.000 1 4 5 13 3 0 2 9 22
Career NBA 476 65 9189 1554 3154 .493 3 48 .063 712 868 .820 134 543 677 1661 353 40 637 860 3823

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 23 KCK NBA PG 78 15.9 3.1 6.1 .503 1.7 2.1 .796 0.3 0.8 1.1 3.2 0.7 0.0 1.6 1.6 7.8
1979-80 24 KCK NBA PG 76 17.5 2.7 6.0 .449 0.0 0.1 .100 1.4 1.8 .805 0.3 0.9 1.1 3.3 0.8 0.1 1.2 1.1 6.8
1980-81 25 TOT NBA PG 84 25.8 3.9 7.7 .507 0.0 0.1 .167 1.9 2.2 .862 0.4 1.8 2.2 4.3 1.2 0.1 1.9 2.8 9.7
1980-81 25 UTA NBA PG 35 29.5 3.5 6.7 .532 0.0 0.1 .500 1.3 1.4 .917 0.3 1.8 2.1 4.5 1.1 0.1 2.0 3.1 8.4
1980-81 25 DEN NBA PG 49 23.1 4.1 8.4 .493 0.0 0.2 .100 2.4 2.9 .843 0.5 1.8 2.2 4.1 1.2 0.1 1.8 2.5 10.7
1981-82 26 DEN NBA PG 81 27 24.2 4.6 8.6 .528 0.0 0.2 .000 1.7 2.1 .806 0.4 1.4 1.8 4.2 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.3 10.8
1982-83 27 DEN NBA PG 68 38 22.9 3.9 8.0 .487 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.5 .814 0.3 1.5 1.8 4.2 0.6 0.1 1.5 2.1 9.8
1983-84 28 SDC NBA PG 80 0 10.5 1.7 3.8 .446 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.6 .848 0.1 0.6 0.7 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.1 3.9
1985-86 30 CHI NBA PG 9 0 9.2 1.1 2.6 .435 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.2 1.0 2.4
Career NBA 476 65 19.3 3.3 6.6 .493 0.0 0.1 .063 1.5 1.8 .820 0.3 1.1 1.4 3.5 0.7 0.1 1.3 1.8 8.0

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 23 KCK NBA PG 78 1242 7.0 13.8 .503 3.7 4.7 .796 0.6 1.9 2.5 7.3 1.7 0.1 3.6 3.5 17.7
1979-80 24 KCK NBA PG 76 1333 5.6 12.4 .449 0.0 0.3 .100 2.9 3.6 .805 0.5 1.8 2.3 6.7 1.6 0.1 2.4 2.3 14.0
1980-81 25 TOT NBA PG 84 2166 5.4 10.7 .507 0.0 0.2 .167 2.7 3.1 .862 0.6 2.5 3.1 6.0 1.6 0.2 2.6 3.8 13.6
1980-81 25 UTA NBA PG 35 1032 4.3 8.1 .532 0.0 0.1 .500 1.5 1.7 .917 0.4 2.2 2.6 5.5 1.3 0.1 2.4 3.7 10.2
1980-81 25 DEN NBA PG 49 1134 6.4 13.1 .493 0.0 0.3 .100 3.7 4.4 .843 0.8 2.7 3.5 6.4 1.9 0.2 2.8 3.9 16.7
1981-82 26 DEN NBA PG 81 27 1963 6.8 12.8 .528 0.0 0.3 .000 2.5 3.1 .806 0.5 2.1 2.6 6.2 1.3 0.3 2.1 3.4 16.0
1982-83 27 DEN NBA PG 68 38 1559 6.1 12.6 .487 0.0 0.2 .000 3.1 3.9 .814 0.5 2.3 2.8 6.7 0.9 0.1 2.3 3.3 15.4
1983-84 28 SDC NBA PG 80 0 843 5.8 13.0 .446 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.0 .848 0.3 2.0 2.3 6.9 1.2 0.0 2.0 3.6 13.3
1985-86 30 CHI NBA PG 9 0 83 4.3 10.0 .435 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.9 1.000 0.4 1.7 2.2 5.6 1.3 0.0 0.9 3.9 9.5
Career NBA 476 65 9189 6.1 12.4 .493 0.0 0.2 .063 2.8 3.4 .820 0.5 2.1 2.7 6.5 1.4 0.2 2.5 3.4 15.0

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 23 KCK NBA PG 78 1242 15.6 .555 .503 1.7 5.8 3.7 27.0 2.1 0.1 18.4 20.8 106 104 1.7 1.2 3.0 .114
1979-80 24 KCK NBA PG 76 1333 13.4 .502 .450 1.6 5.5 3.5 24.8 2.0 0.2 14.7 18.2 104 104 1.1 1.6 2.7 .096
1980-81 25 TOT NBA PG 84 2166 13.3 .562 .509 1.7 7.4 4.6 22.2 2.1 0.3 17.8 16.1 109 111 2.6 0.8 3.4 .075
1980-81 25 UTA NBA PG 35 1032 11.0 .576 .534 1.3 6.8 4.1 21.0 1.8 0.2 21.6 13.5 106 112 0.8 0.3 1.1 .051
1980-81 25 DEN NBA PG 49 1134 15.5 .554 .494 2.1 7.9 4.9 23.3 2.4 0.3 15.7 18.4 111 110 1.8 0.5 2.3 .098
1981-82 26 DEN NBA PG 81 1963 14.4 .565 .528 1.6 6.0 3.9 21.1 1.5 0.4 12.9 17.2 115 116 3.4 -0.1 3.3 .081
1982-83 27 DEN NBA PG 68 1559 13.2 .539 .487 1.4 6.5 3.9 22.2 1.1 0.2 14.0 17.1 110 113 2.3 0.0 2.3 .072
1983-84 28 SDC NBA PG 80 843 11.7 .478 .446 0.9 6.3 3.6 25.1 1.5 0.0 12.9 17.6 107 115 0.7 0.1 0.9 .049
1985-86 30 CHI NBA PG 9 83 9.9 .461 .435 1.3 5.7 3.4 20.7 1.7 0.0 7.7 12.7 111 115 0.1 0.0 0.1 .053
Career NBA 476 9189 13.7 .541 .493 1.5 6.3 3.9 23.3 1.7 0.2 15.3 17.5 109 111 11.9 3.7 15.6 .082

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
1978-79 23 KCK NBA PG 5 96 15 40 .375 6 7 .857 4 3 7 24 5 0 12 5 36
1979-80 24 KCK NBA PG 3 34 2 5 .400 0 1 .000 0 0 2 1 3 8 0 0 3 2 4
1981-82 26 DEN NBA PG 3 91 16 27 .593 0 1 .000 10 12 .833 2 4 6 10 3 0 5 9 42
1982-83 27 DEN NBA PG 8 113 26 46 .565 0 0 10 18 .556 5 8 13 18 2 0 7 15 62
Career NBA 19 334 59 118 .500 0 2 .000 26 37 .703 13 16 29 60 10 0 27 31 144

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
1978-79 23 KCK NBA PG 5 19.2 3.0 8.0 .375 1.2 1.4 .857 0.8 0.6 1.4 4.8 1.0 0.0 2.4 1.0 7.2
1979-80 24 KCK NBA PG 3 11.3 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.7 1.3
1981-82 26 DEN NBA PG 3 30.3 5.3 9.0 .593 0.0 0.3 .000 3.3 4.0 .833 0.7 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.0 0.0 1.7 3.0 14.0
1982-83 27 DEN NBA PG 8 14.1 3.3 5.8 .565 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.3 .556 0.6 1.0 1.6 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.9 7.8
Career NBA 19 17.6 3.1 6.2 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.9 .703 0.7 0.8 1.5 3.2 0.5 0.0 1.4 1.6 7.6

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
1978-79 23 KCK NBA PG 5 96 5.6 15.0 .375 2.3 2.6 .857 1.5 1.1 2.6 9.0 1.9 0.0 4.5 1.9 13.5
1979-80 24 KCK NBA PG 3 34 2.1 5.3 .400 0.0 1.1 .000 0.0 0.0 2.1 1.1 3.2 8.5 0.0 0.0 3.2 2.1 4.2
1981-82 26 DEN NBA PG 3 91 6.3 10.7 .593 0.0 0.4 .000 4.0 4.7 .833 0.8 1.6 2.4 4.0 1.2 0.0 2.0 3.6 16.6
1982-83 27 DEN NBA PG 8 113 8.3 14.7 .565 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.7 .556 1.6 2.5 4.1 5.7 0.6 0.0 2.2 4.8 19.8
Career NBA 19 334 6.4 12.7 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 2.8 4.0 .703 1.4 1.7 3.1 6.5 1.1 0.0 2.9 3.3 15.5

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
1978-79 23 KCK NBA PG 5 96 11.7 .418 .375 3.8 3.6 3.7 39.1 2.3 0.0 21.8 21.6 87 103 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.003
1979-80 24 KCK NBA PG 3 34 6.6 .400 .400 5.9 3.4 4.7 29.1 0.0 0.0 37.5 9.7 90 114 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.028
1981-82 26 DEN NBA PG 3 91 15.3 .651 .593 2.3 5.0 3.6 13.3 1.5 0.0 13.4 15.9 125 117 0.2 0.0 0.2 .112
1982-83 27 DEN NBA PG 8 113 15.4 .575 .565 4.2 7.2 5.6 21.9 0.8 0.0 11.5 20.9 111 114 0.2 0.0 0.2 .086
Career NBA 19 334 13.4 .536 .500 3.8 5.2 4.5 25.2 1.3 0.0 16.7 18.6 105 112 0.3 0.1 0.4 .056

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Billy McKinney 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 0.9 0.1
Darrell Griffith 92.7 3.5 3.5 2.8 2.5 2.1 0.8 0.4
C.J. Watson 92.1 3.8 3.3 3.1 2.6 2.1 0.4
Rod Thorn 90.9 3.5 3.4 2.9 2.3 2.1 1.4 0.1
Steve Colter 90.4 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.7 0.3
Mickael Pietrus 88.8 3.6 3.6 3.0 2.8 2.1 1.5 0.6
Dell Curry 88.3 3.4 3.2 2.7 2.0 1.8 0.9 0.5
Mike Dunleavy 87.6 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.6 1.4 0.2 0.1
Art Williams 86.7 4.4 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.7 1.2 0.0
Adrian Griffin 86.0 3.9 3.5 2.9 2.9 1.3 0.4 0.1
Kelvin Ransey 84.8 3.8 3.7 3.4 2.8 2.2 2.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Billy McKinney 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 0.9 0.1
C.J. Watson 92.1 3.8 3.3 3.1 2.6 2.1 0.4
Art Williams 87.2 4.4 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.7 1.2 0.1 0.0
Mike McGee 86.1 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.3 1.9 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.2
Kelvin Ransey 84.8 3.8 3.7 3.4 2.8 2.2 2.0
Bob Harrison 84.5 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.2 0.9 0.9 0.0 -0.4
Randy Foye 84.5 3.7 3.2 3.1 2.3 2.2 1.7 1.1
Adrian Griffin 84.4 3.9 3.5 2.9 2.9 1.3 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.0
Steve Colter 84.3 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.4 0.3
Rod Thorn 83.9 3.5 3.4 2.9 2.3 2.1 1.5 1.4 0.1
Mike Dunleavy 83.3 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.6 1.4 1.4 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1

College

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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
1973-74 18 NWESTERN 24 861 165 348 48 60 85 378 .474 .800 35.9 15.8 3.5
1974-75 19 NWESTERN 26 921 199 422 75 102 85 473 .472 .735 35.4 18.2 3.3
1975-76 20 NWESTERN 27 912 199 426 135 163 63 533 .467 .828 33.8 19.7 2.3
1976-77 21 NWESTERN 25 868 205 449 106 136 70 516 .457 .779 34.7 20.6 2.8
Career 102 3562 768 1645 364 461 303 1900 .467 .790 34.9 18.6 3.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1980-81 NBA 84 (1)
Free Throw Pct
1980-81 NBA .862 (9)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (730)

Transactions

June 10, 1977: Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 6th round (115th pick) of the 1977 NBA Draft.

August 23, 1977: Waived by the Phoenix Suns.

September 14, 1978: Signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings.

May 28, 1980: Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks from the Kansas City Kings in the NBA expansion draft.

September 11, 1980: Traded by the Dallas Mavericks to the Utah Jazz for a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Mark West) and a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Anthony Teachey).

December 22, 1980: Traded by the Utah Jazz to the Denver Nuggets for Carl Nicks.

October 4, 1983: Traded by the Denver Nuggets to the San Diego Clippers for Richard Anderson.

July 24, 1985: Waived by the Los Angeles Clippers.

September 25, 1985: Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls.

December 17, 1985: Waived by the Chicago Bulls.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Chicago Bulls NBA $125,000
Career (may be incomplete) $125,000

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