Bill Melchionni
PG · NYA
Seasons 1966-67–1975-76 · 9 on record · Ht 6-1 · b. 1944
3× All-Star
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Player info
| Nickname | Billy, Mel, Cy, Clops, Cyclops |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #25 (also #28, #3) |
| Height | 6-1 |
| Weight | 165 lb |
| Born | 1944-10-19 |
| College | Villanova |
| Drafted | 1966 · Round 2, Pick 19 · Philadelphia 76ers |
| Seasons | 1966-67–1975-76 (9) |
Career averages
10.6 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 5.0 APG · 646 games · .459 FG% · .236 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | PHI | 22 | 73 | 9.5 | .391 | — | .650 | 1.3 | 1.3 | — | — | 4.3 | 10.8 | .415 |
| 1967-68 | PHI | 23 | 71 | 10.7 | .435 | — | .702 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | — | 4.6 | 11.9 | .456 |
| 1969-70 | NYA | 25 | 80 | 39.5 | .465 | .179 | .820 | 2.9 | 5.7 | — | — | 15.2 | 13.5 | .522 |
| 1970-71 | NYA | 26 | 81 | 40.5 | .451 | .091 | .814 | 2.9 | 8.3 | — | — | 17.6 | 13.9 | .506 |
| 1971-72 | NYA | 27 | 80 | 41.6 | .499 | .105 | .808 | 3.1 | 8.4 | — | — | 21.0 | 16.6 | .550 |
| 1972-73 | NYA | 28 | 61 | 30.3 | .450 | .400 | .840 | 2.1 | 7.4 | — | — | 12.3 | 13.4 | .513 |
| 1973-74 | NYA | 29 | 56 | 20.5 | .420 | .217 | .831 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 9.9 | .482 |
| 1974-75 | NYA | 30 | 77 | 18.0 | .487 | .296 | .795 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 13.9 | .528 |
| 1975-76 | NYA | 31 | 67 | 17.8 | .416 | .391 | .849 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 12.6 | .484 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | PHI | 73 | — | 692 | 138 | 353 | .391 | — | — | 39 | 60 | 98 | 98 | — | — | — | 315 |
| 1967-68 | PHI | 71 | — | 758 | 146 | 336 | .435 | — | — | 33 | 47 | 104 | 105 | — | — | — | 325 |
| 1969-70 | NYA | 80 | — | 3,157 | 479 | 1,030 | .465 | 5 | 28 | 255 | 311 | 230 | 457 | — | — | 186 | 1,218 |
| 1970-71 | NYA | 81 | — | 3,284 | 561 | 1,244 | .451 | 2 | 22 | 301 | 370 | 237 | 672 | — | — | 300 | 1,425 |
| 1971-72 | NYA | 80 | — | 3,326 | 672 | 1,346 | .499 | 2 | 19 | 336 | 416 | 248 | 669 | — | — | 314 | 1,682 |
| 1972-73 | NYA | 61 | — | 1,849 | 291 | 646 | .450 | 6 | 15 | 163 | 194 | 127 | 453 | — | — | 184 | 751 |
| 1973-74 | NYA | 56 | — | 1,146 | 116 | 276 | .420 | 5 | 23 | 59 | 71 | 77 | 207 | 51 | 5 | 86 | 296 |
| 1974-75 | NYA | 77 | — | 1,384 | 201 | 413 | .487 | 8 | 27 | 62 | 78 | 75 | 320 | 69 | 7 | 106 | 472 |
| 1975-76 | NYA | 67 | — | 1,191 | 149 | 358 | .416 | 9 | 23 | 79 | 93 | 88 | 266 | 52 | 8 | 95 | 386 |
| Career | 646 | — | — | 2,753 | 6,002 | .459 | 37 | 157 | 1327 | 1640 | 1284 | 3247 | 172 | 20 | 1271 | 6,870 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | PHI | 73 | 9.5 | 7.2 | 18.4 | .391 | — | — | 2.0 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | — | — | — | 16.4 |
| 1967-68 | PHI | 71 | 10.7 | 6.9 | 16.0 | .435 | — | — | 1.6 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | — | — | — | 15.4 |
| 1969-70 | NYA | 80 | 39.5 | 5.5 | 11.7 | .465 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 5.2 | — | — | 2.1 | 13.9 |
| 1970-71 | NYA | 81 | 40.5 | 6.1 | 13.6 | .451 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 7.4 | — | — | 3.3 | 15.6 |
| 1971-72 | NYA | 80 | 41.6 | 7.3 | 14.6 | .499 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 7.2 | — | — | 3.4 | 18.2 |
| 1972-73 | NYA | 61 | 30.3 | 5.7 | 12.6 | .450 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 8.8 | — | — | 3.6 | 14.6 |
| 1973-74 | NYA | 56 | 20.5 | 3.6 | 8.7 | .420 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 9.3 |
| 1974-75 | NYA | 77 | 18.0 | 5.2 | 10.7 | .487 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 12.3 |
| 1975-76 | NYA | 67 | 17.8 | 4.5 | 10.8 | .416 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 11.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | PHI | 73 | 692 | 10.8 | .415 | — | -0.7 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -.005 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | PHI | 71 | 758 | 11.9 | .456 | — | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .066 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | NYA | 80 | 3,157 | 13.5 | .522 | 16.1 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 6.5 | .098 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | NYA | 81 | 3,284 | 13.9 | .506 | 19.8 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 4.8 | .070 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | NYA | 80 | 3,326 | 16.6 | .550 | 21.6 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 8.4 | .121 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | NYA | 61 | 1,849 | 13.4 | .513 | 20.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | .039 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | NYA | 56 | 1,146 | 9.9 | .482 | 13.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .068 | -2.4 | +0.4 | -1.9 | +0.0 |
| 1974-75 | NYA | 77 | 1,384 | 13.9 | .528 | 16.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.3 | .114 | +0.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.7 |
| 1975-76 | NYA | 67 | 1,191 | 12.6 | .484 | 15.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | .074 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -1.1 | +0.3 |
| Career | 646 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.9 | — | — | — | — | +1.0 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.000 | — | 0.000 |
| 1967-68 | 9 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | — | .349 |
| Career | 10 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .308 | — | .314 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 80 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 70–10 |
| Away | 64 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 45–19 |
| In wins | 115 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 115–0 |
| In losses | 29 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0–29 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 13 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 10–3 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 11 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 5–6 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 16 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 14–2 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 16 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 15–1 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 14 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 10–4 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 7 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 6–1 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 13 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 10–3 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 15 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 11–4 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Bill Melchionni's career stats?
Bill Melchionni has averaged 10.6 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 5.0 APG over 9 seasons (1966-67–1975-76).
How tall is Bill Melchionni?
Bill Melchionni is 6-1 (165 lb).
When was Bill Melchionni drafted?
Bill Melchionni was drafted in 1966, round 2, pick 19, by the Philadelphia 76ers.