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Retired#24Center1979–1994#253 all-time in points

Bill Cartwright

Bill Cartwright scored 12,713 points in 963 games, 253rd on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1979-80 at 21.7 points a game. He earned 3 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight7′ 1″ / 245 lb
Age69
PositionCenter
BornJul 30, 1957
HometownLodi, California
Experience1979–1994
CollegeUniversity of San Francisco
Draft1979 · round 1, pick 3
High schoolElk Grove High School Elk Grove, California
TeamsNew York Knicks 1979–1983New York Knicks 1985–1987Chicago Bulls 1988–1993Seattle SuperSonics 1994–1994
Career points
12,713
963 games · 13.2 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#253
Also 737th in assists, 187th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1979–1994. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1994-95.

1994-95 season

SEA · 29 games
Points692.4 per game
Rebounds3.087 total
Assists0.310 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

3 badges earned
0Unicorn
0Rare Air
3Legend
  • LegendSeasonAll-Star1979-80
  • LegendCareer10,000 points12,713 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring3 rings · 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93

Bill Cartwright career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1979-80 · 21.7 points per game

Bill Cartwright milestones

Career · regular season
12,713 career points
Retired 253rd on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K
Career marks
Points12,713Past 10,000 · 253rd all-time
Rebounds6,106Past 5,000 · 187th all-time

Bill Cartwright career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Bill Cartwright stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1994-95SEA29692.43.00.3.391—.6250———
1993-94CHI422355.63.61.4.513—.6840———
1992-93CHI633545.63.71.3.411—.7350———
1991-92CHI645128.05.11.4.467—.6040———
1990-91CHI797609.66.21.6.490—.6970———
1989-90CHI7181111.46.52.0.488—.8110———
1988-89CHI7896612.46.71.2.475—.7660———
1987-88NYK8291411.14.71.0.544—.7980———
1986-87NYK581,01617.57.71.7.531—.7900———
1985-86NYK2126.05.02.5.429—.6000———
1983-84NYK771,31017.08.41.4.561.000.8050———
1982-83NYK821,29015.77.21.7.566—.7440———
1981-82NYK721,03714.45.81.2.562—.7630———
1980-81NYK821,64620.17.51.4.554.000.7880———
1979-80NYK821,78121.78.92.0.547—.7970———
Career15 seasons96312,71313.26.31.4.525.000.7710——0

Bill Cartwright splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
73%
Threes
0%
Free throws
27%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Bill Cartwright facts
How many career points did Bill Cartwright score?

Bill Cartwright scored 12,713 career regular-season points in 963 games, 13.2 per game, which ranks 253rd all-time.

What was Bill Cartwright’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1979-80 with NYK: 21.7 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

Where is Bill Cartwright from?

Bill Cartwright is from Lodi, California. He played high school ball at Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, California. He played college ball at University of San Francisco.

What teams did Bill Cartwright play for?

New York Knicks (1979–1983); New York Knicks (1985–1987); Chicago Bulls (1988–1993); Seattle SuperSonics (1994–1994).