Bio
- Height
- 7' 1"
- Debut
- 1979
- Draft
- 1979Rd 1, Pk 3
- College
- San Francisco
- All-Rookie First Team
- 1979-80
Bio
- Height
- 7' 1"
- Debut
- 1979
- Draft
- 1979Rd 1, Pk 3
- College
- San Francisco
- All-Rookie First Team
- 1979-80
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 13.2
- REB
- 6.3
- AST
- 1.4
- STL
- 0.5
- BLK
- 0.7
- TS%
- 58.8
- MIN
- 28.5
- GP
- 963
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 |  NY | 21.7 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 60.8 | 38.4 | 82 |
| 1980-81 | NY | 20.1 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 61.1 | 35.7 | 82 |
| 1981-82 | NY | 14.4 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 61.6 | 28.6 | 72 |
| 1982-83 | NY | 15.7 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 62.7 | 30.1 | 82 |
| 1983-84 | NY | 17.0 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 63.7 | 32.3 | 77 |
| 1985-86 | NY | 6.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 52.6 | 18 | 2 |
| 1986-87 | NY | 17.5 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 61.7 | 34.3 | 58 |
| 1987-88 | NY | 11.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 63.9 | 20.4 | 82 |
| 1988-89 | CHI | 12.4 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 53.5 | 29.9 | 78 |
| 1989-90 | CHI | 11.4 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 56.2 | 30.4 | 71 |
| 1990-91 | CHI | 9.6 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 52.2 | 28.8 | 79 |
| 1991-92 | CHI | 8.0 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 49.7 | 23 | 64 |
| 1992-93 | CHI | 5.6 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 45.8 | 19.9 | 63 |
| 1993-94 | CHI | 5.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 54.4 | 18.6 | 42 |
| 1994-95 | OKC | 2.4 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 43.4 | 14.8 | 29 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 8.9
- REB
- 5.4
- AST
- 1.3
- STL
- 0.4
- BLK
- 0.5
- TS%
- 53.5
- MIN
- 28.2
- GP
- 124
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 12,713
- REB
- 6,106
- AST
- 1,390
- STL
- 460
- BLK
- 668
- TO
- 1,892
- FGM
- 4,656
- 3PTM
- 0
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | NY | 1,781 | 726 | 165 | 48 | 101 | 222 | 665 | 0 |
| 1980-81 | NY | 1,646 | 613 | 111 | 48 | 83 | 200 | 619 | 0 |
| 1981-82 | NY | 1,037 | 421 | 87 | 48 | 65 | 166 | 390 | 0 |
| 1982-83 | NY | 1,290 | 590 | 136 | 41 | 127 | 204 | 455 | 0 |
| 1983-84 | NY | 1,310 | 649 | 107 | 44 | 97 | 200 | 453 | 0 |
| 1985-86 | NY | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986-87 | NY | 1,016 | 445 | 96 | 40 | 26 | 128 | 335 | 0 |
| 1987-88 | NY | 914 | 384 | 85 | 43 | 43 | 135 | 287 | 0 |
| 1988-89 | CHI | 966 | 521 | 90 | 21 | 41 | 190 | 365 | 0 |
| 1989-90 | CHI | 811 | 465 | 145 | 38 | 34 | 123 | 292 | 0 |
| 1990-91 | CHI | 760 | 486 | 126 | 32 | 15 | 113 | 318 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | CHI | 512 | 324 | 87 | 22 | 14 | 75 | 208 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | CHI | 354 | 233 | 83 | 20 | 10 | 62 | 141 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | CHI | 235 | 152 | 57 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 98 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | OKC | 69 | 87 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 27 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 16.7
- REB
- 8.0
- AST
- 1.8
- STL
- 0.6
- BLK
- 0.9
- TS%
- 58.8
- MIN
- 28.5
- GP
- 963
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | NY | 20.3 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 60.8 | 38.4 | 82 |
| 1980-81 | NY | 20.3 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 61.1 | 35.7 | 82 |
| 1981-82 | NY | 18.1 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 61.6 | 28.6 | 72 |
| 1982-83 | NY | 18.8 | 8.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 62.7 | 30.1 | 82 |
| 1983-84 | NY | 18.9 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 63.7 | 32.3 | 77 |
| 1985-86 | NY | 12.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 52.6 | 18 | 2 |
| 1986-87 | NY | 18.4 | 8.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 61.7 | 34.3 | 58 |
| 1987-88 | NY | 19.6 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 63.9 | 20.4 | 82 |
| 1988-89 | CHI | 14.9 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 53.5 | 29.9 | 78 |
| 1989-90 | CHI | 13.5 | 7.7 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 56.2 | 30.4 | 71 |
| 1990-91 | CHI | 12.0 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 52.2 | 28.8 | 79 |
| 1991-92 | CHI | 12.5 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 49.7 | 23 | 64 |
| 1992-93 | CHI | 10.1 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 45.8 | 19.9 | 63 |
| 1993-94 | CHI | 10.8 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 54.4 | 18.6 | 42 |
| 1994-95 | OKC | 5.8 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 43.4 | 14.8 | 29 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Bill Cartwright's career stats?
Bill Cartwright played 15 seasons for the Knicks, the Bulls and the Thunder. He scored 12,713 points with 6,106 rebounds and 1,390 assists in 963 games — 13.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. His best season was 1979-80: 1,781 points, 726 rebounds and 165 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 10 postseasons, 1979-80 to 1994-95
Championships ×3
- 1990-91 NBA Finals with the Chicago Bulls
- 1991-92 NBA Finals with the Chicago Bulls
- 1992-93 NBA Finals with the Chicago Bulls
Awards
All-time career rank
- 207th in points (12,713)
- 133rd in rebounds (6,106)
- 172nd in blocks (668)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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