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John Barnhill
Guard ·Atlanta Hawks ·NBA ·#11

John Barnhill

Age88 BornMar 20, 1938 FromUSA Height185 cm (6'1") Weight82 kg CollegeTennessee State Draft1959 · #77
Career averages
8.5PPG
2.8RPG
2.8APG
449 games · 6 seasons

At a glance

ATL hub
Career snapshot
6Seasons
449Games
3,812Career points
10.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Atlanta Hawks · 223 games · 1962-63 to 1965-66
Draft1959
11Round
77Overall pick
From Tennessee State
Career highsSingle season
11.7PPG · 1962-63 · ATL
4.7RPG · 1962-63 · ATL
4.2APG · 1962-63 · ATL
10.0PER · 1965-66 · DET
0.3Win shares · 1965-66 · DET
Position rank1967-68
#23PPG rank
#31PER rank
#31Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 41 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Washington Wizards
1968-69 - 1968-69 · 1 seasons
6.4 PPG 1.8 RPG 2.4 APG
30 games
Atlanta Hawks
1962-63 - 1965-66 · 4 seasons
8.7 PPG 3.1 RPG 2.8 APG
223 games
Detroit Pistons
1965-66 - 1965-66 · 1 seasons
7.5 PPG 2.5 RPG 2.5 APG
45 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1962-63 ATL 77 0 35.0 11.7 4.7 4.2 0.0 0.0 43.0 0.0 71.0 - -
1963-64 ATL 74 0 18.5 6.6 2.1 2.0 0.0 0.0 41.2 0.0 60.9 - -
1964-65 ATL 41 0 19.0 7.0 2.2 1.9 0.0 0.0 38.8 0.0 64.3 - -
1965-66 NBA 76 0 21.3 7.9 2.7 2.6 0.0 0.0 40.1 0.0 61.4 - -
1965-66 ATL 31 0 22.3 8.5 2.9 2.7 0.0 0.0 42.8 0.0 62.8 - -
1965-66 DET 45 0 20.6 7.5 2.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 38.3 0.0 60.2 10.0 0.3
1967-68 NBA 75 0 25.1 9.9 2.3 3.5 0.0 0.0 42.1 0.0 65.8 - -
1968-69 WAS 30 0 16.8 6.4 1.8 2.4 0.0 0.0 43.4 0.0 60.0 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1968 Detroit Pistons Washington Wizards offseason From 1965-66 to 1968-69
Jul 1965 Atlanta Hawks Detroit Pistons season change

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Born on March 20

Belus Smawley 1918 Wyndol Gray 1922 · Boston Celtics Bob Warlick 1941 · Golden State Warriors Bobby Lewis 1945 · Golden State Warriors Pat Riley 1945 · Los Angeles Lakers Derrek Dickey 1951 · Chicago Bulls Phil Walker 1956 · Washington Wizards Leo Rautins 1960 · Philadelphia 76ers

About John Barnhill

John Anthony "Rabbit" Barnhill was an American professional basketball player. He played for the St. Louis Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets and San Diego Rockets in the National Basketball Association (NBA); and the Indianapolis Pacers and Denver Rockets in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Barnhill attended Tennessee A & I State College where he was the starting point guard on three consecutive NAIA national men's basketball championship teams from 1956 to 1959, playing under Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame coach John McClendon. These three teams were collectively inducted