Guard · Atlanta Hawks
John Barnhill
Age 88 · USA · 185 cm (6'1") · 82 kg · Born Mar 20, 1938 · Tennessee State
8.5 PPG
2.8 RPG
2.8 APG
449 games
6 seasons

Career snapshot
6seasons
449games
3,812career pts
10.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Atlanta Hawks
· 223 games · 1962-63–1965-66
Position rank · 1967-68
#23PPG rank
#31PER rank
#31WS rank
Among 41 Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
11.7
1962-63 · ATL
RPG
4.7
1962-63 · ATL
APG
4.2
1962-63 · ATL
PER
10.0
1965-66 · DET
WS
0.3
1965-66 · DET
Draft
1959
Round 11 ·
Pick 77
from Tennessee State
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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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