Tommy Byrnes

Thomas Patrick Byrnes (February 19, 1923 – January 9, 1981) was an American professional basketball player. He played collegiately for Seton Hall University. He began his professional career playing for the New York Knicks of the Basketball Association of America for three seasons, before being traded to the Indianapolis Jets with cash considerations for Ray Lumpp on January 26, 1949. He spent his final two seasons playing for the Baltimore Bullets, Washington Capitols and Tri-Cities Blackhawks in the NBA.

BAA/NBA career statistics Legend GP Games played FG% Field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1946–47 New York 60 .300 .644 – .6 7.6 1947–48 New York 47 .285 .631 – .4 6.4 1948–49 New York 35 .285 .568 – 1.5 5.7 1948–49 Indianapolis 22 .325 .676 – 2.2 9.6 1949–50 Baltimore 53 .302 .702 – 1.7 6.2 1950–51 Baltimore 16 .350 .714 1.7 1.3 5.6 1950–51 Washington 12 .200 .519 .9 1.3 3.3 1950–51 Tri-Cities 19 .324 .724 1.7 1.7 4.6Career 264 .299 .648 1.5 1.2 6.5

Playoffs Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1947 New York 5 .239 .182 – .0 4.8 1948 New York 3 .407 .333 – .7 8.7Career 8 .301 .261 – .3 6.3