Fame share
Combined across every stint with each team.
- New York Knicks62%
- BLB18%
- INJ13%
- Tri-Cities Blackhawks4.4%
- WSC2.5%
Total legacy per season
Every season’s full on-court fame - rewarding not just winning a title, but how dominantly a team won it, on top of stats and awards.
126NYKINJBLBWSCTRIPEAK · 12 · 1946-47 · NYK
1946-471950-51
Career teams - the connection strand
Every teammate on these rosters is a possible link.
Career
6.5PPG
0.3RPG
1.2APG
264Games
5Seasons
0Titles
Peak season: 1946-47 - 12 fame points.
Season-by-season log · 5 seasons
| Season | Team(s) | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | Fame Earned | Awards | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | NYK (33-27) | 60 | 7.5 | - | 0.6 | 12 | - | Lost Conf Finals |
| 1947-48 | NYK (26-22) | 47 | 6.4 | - | 0.4 | 6 | - | - |
| 1948-49 | NYK (32-28)INJ (18-42) | 57 | 7.2 | - | 1.8 | 7 | - | - |
| 1949-50 | BLB (25-43) | 53 | 6.2 | - | 1.7 | 5 | - | - |
| 1950-51 | BLB (24-42)WSC (10-25)TRI (25-43) | 47 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 | - | - |
The Fame Recipe
Fame shape
What built this fame
Base fame · 70.85
Career Stats1627th
Longevity1649th
Draft Bonus00th
Peak Bonus3814th
Honors00th
Rings00th
How it adds up
Base fame70.85
× Recency 0.90−7.44
+ Team Context+1.37
= Final fame64.78
Percentile vs every real NBA career - 1st (lowest) to 100th (best) per axis.
Teammates · strongest connections
How the game ranks teammates - career fame weighted by time played together. Long-time running mates rise; one-off cameos fall.
Carl BraunNYK · 2 seasons · 1.8 together56connectionHarry GallatinNYK · 1 season · 0.8 together31connectionBill SharmanWSC · 1 season · 0.3 together22connectionBuddy JeannetteBLB · 1 season · 0.8 together13connectionBud PalmerNYK · 3 seasons · 2.7 together10connectionPaul HoffmanBLB · 2 seasons · 1.4 together8connectionPaul NoelNYK · 2 seasons · 1.4 together7connectionWalt BudkoBLB · 2 seasons · 1.4 together7connectionRed RochaBLB · 1 season · 0.4 together6connectionFrankie BrianTRI · 1 season · 0.4 together6connection
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Lee KnorekNYK, BLB · 4 seasons · 2.3 together6connectionEarl LloydWSC · 1 season · 0.2 together6connectionButch van Breda KolffNYK · 3 seasons · 2.1 together6connectionSonny HertzbergNYK · 2 seasons · 1.1 together5connectionStan StutzNYK · 2 seasons · 2.0 together4connectionBlackie ToweryINJ, BLB · 2 seasons · 1.5 together3connectionRay LumppNYK, INJ · 1 season · 0.5 together3connectionEd SadowskiBLB · 1 season · 1.0 together3connectionFred ScolariWSC · 1 season · 0.3 together3connectionDick SchnittkerWSC · 1 season · 0.3 together3connectionDick HolubNYK · 1 season · 1.0 together3connectionDike EddlemanTRI · 1 season · 0.4 together3connectionJack NicholsTRI · 1 season · 0.1 together3connectionTex RitterNYK · 1 season · 0.8 together2connectionJoe DolhonBLB · 2 seasons · 1.3 together2connectionKleggie HermsenTRI · 1 season · 0.4 together2connectionEd MikanWSC · 1 season · 0.3 together2connectionLeo GottliebNYK · 2 seasons · 1.6 together2connectionDon RehfeldtBLB · 1 season · 0.4 together2connectionCal ChristensenTRI · 1 season · 0.4 together2connectionNoble JorgensenTRI · 1 season · 0.4 together2connectionChick HalbertBLB, WSC · 1 season · 0.4 together2connectionDon CarlsonBLB · 1 season · 0.2 together2connectionDick MehenBLB · 1 season · 0.4 together2connectionLes PughBLB · 1 season · 1.0 together2connectionJohn LoganTRI · 1 season · 0.4 together2connectionRon LivingstoneBLB · 1 season · 0.4 together2connectionEd PetersonTRI · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionKenny SailorsBLB · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionJohn MahnkenINJ · 1 season · 0.3 together1connectionBelus SmawleyBLB · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionBones McKinneyWSC · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionDick O'KeefeWSC · 1 season · 0.3 together1connectionIrv RothenbergNYK · 1 season · 0.8 together1connectionOssie SchectmanNYK · 1 season · 1.0 together1connectionMike TodorovichTRI · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionLeo MogusINJ · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionBob CarpenterTRI · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionRay CorleyBLB, TRI · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionBruce HaleINJ · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionGene VanceTRI · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionDon OttenBLB, WSC · 1 season · 0.3 together1connectionCharlie BlackINJ · 1 season · 0.5 together1connectionKen MurrayBLB · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionRalph KaplowitzNYK · 1 season · 0.6 together1connectionBilly HassettBLB · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionChuck GilmurWSC · 1 season · 0.3 together1connectionWarren PerkinsTRI · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionJohnny NorlanderWSC · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionBrady WalkerBLB · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionFreddie Lewis (1949-1950)INJ, BLB · 2 seasons · 0.6 together1connectionFrank KudelkaWSC · 1 season · 0.3 together1connectionJohn HargisTRI · 1 season · 0.3 together1connectionHarry BoykoffTRI · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionBob CluggishNYK · 1 season · 1.0 together1connectionJohnny EzerskyBLB · 1 season · 0.8 together1connectionAriel MaughanWSC · 1 season · 0.3 together1connectionPrice BrookfieldINJ · 1 season · 0.5 together1connectionMel McGahaNYK · 1 season · 0.8 together1connectionRay KukaNYK · 2 seasons · 1.2 together1connectionSid TanenbaumNYK · 2 seasons · 1.2 together1connectionWalt KirkINJ · 1 season · 0.5 together1connectionGene JamesNYK, BLB · 2 seasons · 0.6 together1connectionJohn MandicINJ, BLB · 2 seasons · 0.6 together1connectionFritz NagyINJ · 1 season · 0.5 together1connectionEd GaydaTRI · 1 season · 0.3 together1connectionWhitey Von NiedaBLB · 1 season · 0.7 together1connectionHal TidrickINJ · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionBob ToughBLB · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionRalph HamiltonINJ · 1 season · 0.5 together1connectionMarty PassagliaINJ · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionLionel MalamedINJ · 1 season · 0.5 together1connectionMike McCarronBLB · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionHerb SchererTRI · 1 season · 0.4 together1connectionDick TriptowBLB · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionBob FitzgeraldNYK · 1 season · 0.6 together1connectionAlan SawyerWSC · 1 season · 0.3 together1connectionNat MilitzokNYK · 1 season · 0.8 together1connectionHank RosensteinNYK · 1 season · 0.7 together1connectionBob MullensNYK · 1 season · 0.6 together1connectionJake WeberNYK · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionEd BartelsWSC · 1 season · 0.3 together1connectionJohn MurphyNYK · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionJoe ColoneNYK · 1 season · 0.3 together1connectionGeorge FeigenbaumBLB · 1 season · 0.3 together1connectionGeorge GlamackINJ · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionEd BeachTRI · 1 season · 0.0 together1connectionRoy PughINJ · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionAud BrindleyNYK · 1 season · 0.3 together1connectionMarv SchatzmanBLB · 1 season · 0.8 together1connectionHowie JanottaBLB · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionDick ShriderNYK · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionDick WehrINJ · 1 season · 0.2 together1connectionHank DeZonieTRI · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionTommy O'KeefeBLB, WSC · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionFrank MangiapaneNYK · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionPaul CloydBLB · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionPaul GordonBLB · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionWat MisakaNYK · 1 season · 0.1 together1connectionJim SpringerINJ · 1 season · 0.0 together1connectionJack MaddoxINJ · 1 season · 0.0 together1connectionJim SpruillINJ · 1 season · 0.0 together1connectionPaul NapolitanoINJ · 1 season · 0.0 together1connectionNorm MagerBLB · 1 season · 0.4 together0connectionAndy KosteckaINJ · 1 season · 0.5 together0connectionAndy O'DonnellBLB · 1 season · 0.6 together0connectionFrido FreyNYK · 1 season · 0.5 together0connectionJack EskridgeINJ · 1 season · 0.4 together0connectionDick MurphyNYK · 1 season · 0.5 together0connection
Quick Answers
What teams did Tommy Byrnes play for?
Tommy Byrnes played for the New York Knicks, INJ, BLB, WSC, and Tri-Cities Blackhawks.
What team is Tommy Byrnes most known for?
Tommy Byrnes is most known for the New York Knicks (62%), BLB (18%), and INJ (13%) - ranked by share of Tommy Byrnes's on-court Tetherball fame.
How many championships did Tommy Byrnes win?
Tommy Byrnes did not win an NBA championship.
What was Tommy Byrnes's most famous season?
Tommy Byrnes's most famous season was 1946-47, earning 12 fame points - 60 games, 7.5 points, and 0.6 assists per game.
What were Tommy Byrnes's career stats?
Tommy Byrnes averaged 6.5 points, 0.3 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game over 264 career games.
When did Tommy Byrnes play in the NBA?
Tommy Byrnes played from 1946-47 to 1950-51, spanning 5 NBA seasons.
How famous is Tommy Byrnes?
Tommy Byrnes has a Tetherball fame score of 65, ranked #2,775 of 5,416 rated players - rated Diamond.
Who was Tommy Byrnes's most famous teammate?
Tommy Byrnes's most famous teammate was Bill Sharman, sharing 1 season together.
Who were Tommy Byrnes's most connected teammates?
Tommy Byrnes's most connected teammates were Carl Braun, Harry Gallatin, and Bill Sharman - the strongest teammate connections of Tommy Byrnes's career, led by Carl Braun over 2 shared seasons.
What awards did Tommy Byrnes win?
Tommy Byrnes did not win any major NBA honors or All-Star selections.
Career fame
64.78
Diamond#2,775 in fame
Tommy Byrnes
More famous than 49% of all other NBA careers. A true rarity - among the hardest names to know.
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