Center · Oklahoma City Thunder
Bill Cartwright
Age 68 · USA · 216 cm (7'1") · 111 kg · Born Jul 30, 1957 · San Francisco
13.2 PPG
6.3 RPG
1.5 APG
963 games
15 seasons
Career snapshot
15seasons
963games
12,702career pts
14.2PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
New York Knicks
· 537 games · 1979-80–1987-88
Position rank · 1993-94
#41PPG rank
#38PER rank
#32WS rank
Among 59 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
21.7
1979-80 · NYK
RPG
8.9
1979-80 · NYK
APG
2.0
1979-80 · NYK
PER
19.0
1982-83 · NYK
WS
10.1
1982-83 · NYK
Draft
Honors & awards
1×
All-Rookie Team
1979
1×
All-Star Selection
1979
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | NYK | 82 | 82 | 38.4 | 21.7 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 54.7 | 0.0 | 79.7 | 17.9 | 9.7 |
| 1980-81 | NYK | 82 | 0 | 35.7 | 20.1 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 55.4 | 0.0 | 78.8 | 18.4 | 10.0 |
| 1981-82 | NYK | 72 | 50 | 28.6 | 14.4 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 56.2 | 0.0 | 76.3 | 16.3 | 5.0 |
| 1982-83 | NYK | 82 | 82 | 30.1 | 15.7 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 56.6 | 0.0 | 74.4 | 19.0 | 10.1 |
| 1983-84 | NYK | 77 | 77 | 32.3 | 17.0 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 56.1 | 0.0 | 80.5 | 18.5 | 9.8 |
| 1985-86 | NYK | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
| 1986-87 | NYK | 58 | 50 | 34.3 | 17.5 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 53.1 | 0.0 | 79.0 | 17.1 | 5.8 |
| 1987-88 | NYK | 82 | 4 | 20.4 | 11.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 54.4 | 0.0 | 79.8 | 17.8 | 6.4 |
| 1988-89 | CHI | 78 | 76 | 29.9 | 12.4 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 47.5 | 0.0 | 76.6 | 11.0 | 2.1 |
| 1989-90 | CHI | 71 | 71 | 30.4 | 11.4 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 48.8 | 0.0 | 81.1 | 12.8 | 4.5 |
| 1990-91 | CHI | 79 | 79 | 28.8 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 49.0 | 0.0 | 69.7 | 11.5 | 4.2 |
| 1991-92 | CHI | 64 | 64 | 23.0 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 60.4 | 10.9 | 2.5 |
| 1992-93 | CHI | 63 | 63 | 19.9 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 41.1 | 0.0 | 73.5 | 8.3 | 1.2 |
| 1993-94 | CHI | 42 | 41 | 18.6 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 51.3 | 0.0 | 68.4 | 10.1 | 1.3 |
| 1994-95 | OKC | 29 | 19 | 14.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 39.1 | 0.0 | 62.5 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1994 | Chicago Bulls | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Jul 1988 | New York Knicks | Chicago Bulls | |
All entries are season change.
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About Bill Cartwright
James William Cartwright is an American former professional basketball player and a former coach. A 7-foot-1-inch (2.16 m) center, he played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls and Seattle SuperSonics, helping the Bulls capture consecutive championships in the 1991, 1992 and 1993 seasons. He attended Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, California, and played college basketball for the San Francisco Dons. Following his playing career, he served as the head coach of the Chicago Bulls, the Osaka Evessa of the bj League and the Mexico men'