Billy McKinney
PG · Chicago Bulls
Seasons 1978-79–1985-86 · 7 on record · Ht 6-0 · b. 1955
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Player info
| Nickname | The Crazed Hummingbird |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #7 (also #25, #1) |
| Team | Chicago Bulls |
| Height | 6-0 |
| Weight | 160 lb |
| Born | 1955-06-05 |
| College | Northwestern |
| Drafted | 1977 · Round 6, Pick 115 · Phoenix Suns |
| Seasons | 1978-79–1985-86 (7) |
Career averages
8.0 PPG, 1.4 RPG, 3.5 APG · 476 games · .493 FG% · .062 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | KCK | 23 | 78 | 15.9 | .503 | — | .796 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 15.6 | .555 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 24 | 76 | 17.5 | .449 | .100 | .805 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 13.4 | .502 |
| 1980-81 | 2TM | 25 | 84 | 25.8 | .507 | .167 | .862 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 9.7 | 13.3 | .562 |
| UTA | 25 | 35 | 29.5 | .532 | .500 | .917 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 8.4 | 11.0 | .576 | |
| DEN | 25 | 49 | 23.1 | .493 | .100 | .843 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 10.7 | 15.5 | .554 | |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 26 | 81 | 24.2 | .528 | 0.000 | .806 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 10.8 | 14.4 | .565 |
| 1982-83 | DEN | 27 | 68 | 22.9 | .487 | 0.000 | .814 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 9.8 | 13.2 | .539 |
| 1983-84 | SDC | 28 | 80 | 10.5 | .446 | 0.000 | .848 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 11.7 | .478 |
| 1985-86 | CHI | 30 | 9 | 9.2 | .435 | — | 1.000 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 9.9 | .461 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | KCK | 78 | — | 1,242 | 240 | 477 | .503 | — | — | 129 | 162 | 85 | 253 | 58 | 3 | 124 | 609 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 76 | — | 1,333 | 206 | 459 | .449 | 1 | 10 | 107 | 133 | 86 | 248 | 58 | 5 | 89 | 520 |
| 1980-81 | 2TM | 84 | — | 2,166 | 327 | 645 | .507 | 2 | 12 | 162 | 188 | 184 | 360 | 99 | 11 | 158 | 818 |
| UTA | 35 | — | 1,032 | 124 | 233 | .532 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 48 | 74 | 157 | 38 | 4 | 70 | 293 | |
| DEN | 49 | — | 1,134 | 203 | 412 | .493 | 1 | 10 | 118 | 140 | 110 | 203 | 61 | 7 | 88 | 525 | |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 81 | 27 | 1,963 | 369 | 699 | .528 | 0 | 17 | 137 | 170 | 142 | 338 | 69 | 16 | 115 | 875 |
| 1982-83 | DEN | 68 | 38 | 1,559 | 266 | 546 | .487 | 0 | 7 | 136 | 167 | 121 | 288 | 39 | 5 | 101 | 668 |
| 1983-84 | SDC | 80 | 0 | 843 | 136 | 305 | .446 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 46 | 54 | 161 | 27 | 0 | 48 | 311 |
| 1985-86 | CHI | 9 | 0 | 83 | 10 | 23 | .435 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Career | 476 | — | — | 1,554 | 3,154 | .493 | 3 | 48 | 712 | 868 | 677 | 1661 | 353 | 40 | 637 | 3,823 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | KCK | 78 | 15.9 | 7.0 | 13.8 | .503 | — | — | 3.7 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 17.7 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 76 | 17.5 | 5.6 | 12.4 | .449 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 14.0 |
| 1980-81 | 2TM | 84 | 25.8 | 5.4 | 10.7 | .507 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 13.6 |
| UTA | 35 | 29.5 | 4.3 | 8.1 | .532 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 10.2 | |
| DEN | 49 | 23.1 | 6.4 | 13.1 | .493 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 16.7 | |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 81 | 24.2 | 6.8 | 12.8 | .528 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 16.0 |
| 1982-83 | DEN | 68 | 22.9 | 6.1 | 12.6 | .487 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 15.4 |
| 1983-84 | SDC | 80 | 10.5 | 5.8 | 13.0 | .446 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.3 |
| 1985-86 | CHI | 9 | 9.2 | 4.3 | 10.0 | .435 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 9.5 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | KCK | 78 | 1,242 | 15.6 | .555 | 20.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 3.0 | .114 | +0.7 | -0.3 | +0.4 | +0.7 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 76 | 1,333 | 13.4 | .502 | 18.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | .096 | -0.6 | +0.2 | -0.5 | +0.5 |
| 1980-81 | 2TM | 84 | 2,166 | 13.3 | .562 | 16.1 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 3.4 | .075 | -1.0 | -0.4 | -1.4 | +0.3 |
| UTA | 35 | 1,032 | 11.0 | .576 | 13.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | .051 | -2.0 | -0.7 | -2.7 | -0.2 | |
| DEN | 49 | 1,134 | 15.5 | .554 | 18.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 | .098 | +0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | +0.5 | |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 81 | 1,963 | 14.4 | .565 | 17.2 | 3.4 | -0.1 | 3.3 | .081 | +0.5 | -1.6 | -1.1 | +0.4 |
| 1982-83 | DEN | 68 | 1,559 | 13.2 | .539 | 17.1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | .072 | -0.4 | -2.0 | -2.3 | -0.1 |
| 1983-84 | SDC | 80 | 843 | 11.7 | .478 | 17.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | .049 | -1.5 | -1.3 | -2.8 | -0.2 |
| 1985-86 | CHI | 9 | 83 | 9.9 | .461 | 12.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .053 | -1.4 | -0.6 | -2.1 | +0.0 |
| Career | 476 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.7 | — | — | — | — | +1.6 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | 5 | 19.2 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .375 | — | .418 |
| 1979-80 | 3 | 11.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .400 | 0.000 | .400 |
| 1981-82 | 3 | 30.3 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .593 | 0.000 | .651 |
| 1982-83 | 8 | 14.1 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .565 | — | .575 |
| Career | 19 | 17.6 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .500 | 0.000 | .536 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 233 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 158–75 |
| Away | 243 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 84–159 |
| In wins | 242 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 242–0 |
| In losses | 234 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0–234 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 17 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 8–9 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 14 | 10.9 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 6–8 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 13 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 7–6 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 16 | 12.1 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 9–7 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 14 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 9–5 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 21 | 11.6 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 10–11 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 18 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 14–4 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 15 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 10–5 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 27 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 17–10 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 28 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 19–9 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 15 | 7.9 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 8–7 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 24 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 16–8 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 30 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 9–21 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 19 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 9–10 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 13 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4–9 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 14 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 4–10 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 27 | 8.7 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 9–18 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 28 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 10–18 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 21 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 12–9 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 30 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 10–20 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 29 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 18–11 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Billy McKinney play for?
Billy McKinney plays PG for the Chicago Bulls.
What are Billy McKinney's career stats?
Billy McKinney has averaged 8.0 PPG, 1.4 RPG, 3.5 APG over 7 seasons (1978-79–1985-86).
How tall is Billy McKinney?
Billy McKinney is 6-0 (160 lb).
When was Billy McKinney drafted?
Billy McKinney was drafted in 1977, round 6, pick 115, by the Phoenix Suns.