Tyler Herro vs. Billy McKinney Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Billy McKinney and Tyler Herro, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Tyler Herro played 5 years in the NBA, 2 less than Billy McKinney, who played 7. Tyler Herro had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Billy McKinney had his rookie season in 1978-79. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Tyler Herro 5 5 2019-20 to 2023-24
Billy McKinney 7 4 1978-79 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tyler Herro Billy McKinney
Season 2019-201978-79
Team Miami HeatKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsKings Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyler Herro 55 27.4 13.5 0.3 3.8 4.1 2.2 0.6 0.2 1.6 1.4 4.9 11.5 .428 2.1 5.4 .389 1.6 1.8 .870
Billy McKinney 78 15.9 7.8 0.3 0.8 1.1 3.2 0.7 0.0 1.6 1.6 3.1 6.1 .503 - - - 1.7 2.1 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyler Herro 21 33.7 16.0 0.3 4.8 5.1 3.7 0.4 0.1 2.0 1.5 5.7 13.2 .433 2.3 6.1 .375 2.2 2.6 .870
Billy McKinney 5 19.2 7.2 0.8 0.6 1.4 4.8 1.0 0.0 2.4 1.0 3.0 8.0 .375 - - - 1.2 1.4 .857

Season 2
Tyler Herro Billy McKinney
Season 2020-211979-80
Team Miami HeatKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyler Herro 54 30.3 15.1 0.5 4.5 5.0 3.4 0.6 0.3 1.9 1.3 5.7 12.9 .439 2.0 5.5 .360 1.7 2.2 .803
Billy McKinney 76 17.5 6.8 0.3 0.9 1.1 3.3 0.8 0.1 1.2 1.1 2.7 6.0 .449 0.0 0.1 .100 1.4 1.8 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyler Herro 4 23.3 9.3 0.3 3.0 3.3 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.5 3.0 9.5 .316 1.5 4.8 .316 1.8 1.8 1.000
Billy McKinney 3 11.3 1.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Tyler Herro Billy McKinney
Season 2021-221980-81
Team Miami HeatUtah Jazz, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyler Herro 66 32.6 20.7 0.5 4.5 5.0 4.0 0.7 0.1 2.6 1.4 7.6 17.0 .447 2.7 6.7 .399 2.9 3.3 .868
Billy McKinney 84 25.8 9.7 0.4 1.8 2.2 4.3 1.2 0.1 1.9 2.8 3.9 7.7 .507 0.0 0.1 .167 1.9 2.2 .862
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyler Herro 15 25.4 12.6 0.5 3.4 3.9 2.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 1.4 4.9 12.1 .409 1.1 4.7 .229 1.7 1.8 .926
Billy McKinney ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Tyler Herro Billy McKinney
Season 2022-231981-82
Team Miami HeatDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyler Herro 67 34.9 20.1 0.4 5.0 5.4 4.2 0.8 0.2 2.4 1.5 7.3 16.6 .439 3.0 8.0 .378 2.5 2.7 .934
Billy McKinney 81 24.2 10.8 0.4 1.4 1.8 4.2 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.3 4.6 8.6 .528 0.0 0.2 .000 1.7 2.1 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyler Herro 1 19.0 12.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 9.0 .556 2.0 4.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Billy McKinney 3 30.3 14.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.0 0.0 1.7 3.0 5.3 9.0 .593 0.0 0.3 .000 3.3 4.0 .833

Season 5
Tyler Herro Billy McKinney
Season 2023-241982-83
Team Miami HeatDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyler Herro 42 33.5 20.8 0.5 4.8 5.3 4.5 0.7 0.1 2.2 1.5 7.7 17.5 .441 3.1 7.9 .396 2.3 2.6 .856
Billy McKinney 68 22.9 9.8 0.3 1.5 1.8 4.2 0.6 0.1 1.5 2.1 3.9 8.0 .487 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.5 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyler Herro 5 37.0 16.8 0.0 3.6 3.6 5.4 0.4 0.0 2.8 2.0 6.0 15.6 .385 3.0 8.6 .349 1.8 2.0 .900
Billy McKinney 8 14.1 7.8 0.6 1.0 1.6 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.9 3.3 5.8 .565 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.3 .556

Season 6
Tyler Herro Billy McKinney
Season -1983-84
Team -San Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
Billy McKinney 80 10.5 3.9 0.1 0.6 0.7 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.1 1.7 3.8 .446 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.6 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
Billy McKinney ------- --- ----------

Note: Billy McKinney didn't play in 1984-85.

Season 7
Tyler Herro Billy McKinney
Season -1985-86
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
Billy McKinney 9 9.2 2.4 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.2 1.0 1.1 2.6 .435 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
Billy McKinney ------- --- ----------
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