Marty Byrnes

Marty Byrnes

Personal information
Born	(1956-04-30) April 30, 1956 Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Pittsford Sutherland (Pittsford, New York)
College	Syracuse (1974–1978)
NBA draft	1978: 1st round, 19th overall pick
Drafted by	Phoenix Suns
Playing career	1978–1988
Position	Small forward
Number	45, 12, 7, 45, 11
Career history
1978–1979	Phoenix Suns
1979	New Orleans Jazz
1979–1980	Los Angeles Lakers
1980–1981	Dallas Mavericks
1981–1982	Rochester Zeniths
1982–1983	Indiana Pacers
1983–1984	Scaligera Verona
1984–1986	Libertas Brindisi
1986–1987	Dietor Bologna
1987–1988	Charleston Gunners
Career highlights
NBA champion (1980)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,495 (5.7 ppg)
Rebounds	586 (2.2 rpg)
Assists	409 (1.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Martin William Byrnes (born April 30, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player.

Born in Syracuse, New York, a 6'7" forward from Syracuse University, Byrnes played four seasons (1978–1981; 1982–1983) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, and Indiana Pacers. He averaged 5.7 points per game in his NBA career and won an NBA Championship with the Lakers in 1980.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
†	Won an NBA championship

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1978–79	Phoenix	43		17.1	.489		.730	2.3	1.4	.3	.0	6.8
	New Orleans	36		14.7	.470		.611	2.6	1.2	.3	.2	5.3
1979–80†	L.A. Lakers	32		6.1	.500	–	.867	.8	.4	.2	.0	2.0
1980–81	Dallas	72		18.9	.479	.450	.764	2.5	1.6	.4	.2	7.8
1982–83	Indiana	80	12	18.0	.420	.231	.747	2.4	2.2	.5	.1	4.9
Career		263	12	16.2	.463	.326	.736	2.2	1.6	.4	.1	5.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1980†	L.A. Lakers	4	2.0	.333	–	.667	.3	.3	.0	.0	1.5

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com  · Basketball Reference