Marty Byrnes

Marty Byrnes
Personal information
Born (1956-04-30) April 30, 1956
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolPittsford Sutherland
(Pittsford, New York)
CollegeSyracuse (1974–1978)
NBA draft1978: 1st round, 19th overall pick
Drafted byPhoenix Suns
Playing career1978–1988
PositionSmall forward
Number45, 12, 7, 45, 11
Career history
1978–1979Phoenix Suns
1979New Orleans Jazz
1979–1980Los Angeles Lakers
1980–1981Dallas Mavericks
1981–1982Rochester Zeniths
1982–1983Indiana Pacers
1983–1984Scaligera Verona
1984–1986Libertas Brindisi
1986–1987Dietor Bologna
1987–1988Charleston Gunners
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points1,495 (5.7 ppg)
Rebounds586 (2.2 rpg)
Assists409 (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[1]

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

References

  1. ^ "Marty Byrnes NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
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