James William Cartwright (Bill, Mr. Bill)
Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 7-1 ▪ Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: July 30, 1957 in Lodi, California
High School: Elk Grove in Elk Grove, California
College: University of San Francisco
Draft: New York Knicks, 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall), 1979 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 12, 1979
As Coach: 3 Yrs, 51-100, .338 W-L% (Full Record)
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 568 | 467 | 14401 | 2074 | 4229 | 0 | 0 | 1501 | 1978 | 961 | 3107 | 784 | 231 | 195 | 900 | 1510 | 5649 | .490 | .759 | 25.4 | 9.9 | 5.5 | 1.4 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 275 | 225 | 6878 | 1016 | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 781 | 997 | 425 | 1467 | 428 | 122 | 94 | 426 | 701 | 2813 | .506 | .783 | 25.0 | 10.2 | 5.3 | 1.6 | |
| Road | 293 | 242 | 7523 | 1058 | 2222 | 0 | 0 | 720 | 981 | 536 | 1640 | 356 | 109 | 101 | 474 | 809 | 2836 | .476 | .734 | 25.7 | 9.7 | 5.6 | 1.2 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 355 | 300 | 9176 | 1340 | 2743 | 0 | 0 | 991 | 1296 | 623 | 2038 | 506 | 138 | 122 | 620 | 961 | 3671 | .489 | .765 | 25.8 | 10.3 | 5.7 | 1.4 | |
| Post | 213 | 167 | 5225 | 734 | 1486 | 0 | 0 | 510 | 682 | 338 | 1069 | 278 | 93 | 73 | 280 | 549 | 1978 | .494 | .748 | 24.5 | 9.3 | 5.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 343 | 299 | 8516 | 1251 | 2472 | 0 | 0 | 843 | 1102 | 553 | 1835 | 495 | 129 | 110 | 500 | 887 | 3345 | .506 | .765 | 24.8 | 9.8 | 5.3 | 1.4 | |
| Loss | 225 | 168 | 5885 | 823 | 1757 | 0 | 0 | 658 | 876 | 408 | 1272 | 289 | 102 | 85 | 400 | 623 | 2304 | .468 | .751 | 26.2 | 10.2 | 5.7 | 1.3 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 1 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | .500 | .727 | 36.0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | |
| November | 106 | 92 | 2767 | 404 | 810 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 417 | 190 | 633 | 142 | 50 | 46 | 186 | 299 | 1109 | .499 | .722 | 26.1 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 1.3 | ||
| December | 102 | 81 | 2619 | 377 | 771 | 0 | 0 | 346 | 429 | 184 | 584 | 151 | 32 | 45 | 173 | 275 | 1100 | .489 | .807 | 25.7 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 1.5 | ||
| January | 114 | 97 | 3019 | 455 | 948 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 362 | 200 | 666 | 169 | 42 | 25 | 214 | 300 | 1184 | .480 | .757 | 26.5 | 10.4 | 5.8 | 1.5 | ||
| February | 77 | 58 | 1821 | 249 | 494 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 213 | 117 | 358 | 88 | 31 | 18 | 101 | 194 | 654 | .504 | .732 | 23.6 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 1.1 | ||
| March | 88 | 69 | 2157 | 299 | 596 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 284 | 146 | 442 | 113 | 35 | 29 | 120 | 225 | 809 | .502 | .743 | 24.5 | 9.2 | 5.0 | 1.3 | ||
| April | 80 | 69 | 1982 | 284 | 598 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 262 | 120 | 414 | 117 | 39 | 32 | 105 | 213 | 773 | .475 | .782 | 24.8 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 1.5 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 37 | 33 | 914 | 101 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 108 | 49 | 193 | 43 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 102 | 280 | .449 | .722 | 24.7 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 1.2 | |
| Monday | 43 | 32 | 1099 | 150 | 311 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 174 | 68 | 212 | 73 | 20 | 16 | 66 | 111 | 447 | .482 | .845 | 25.6 | 10.4 | 4.9 | 1.7 | ||
| Tuesday | 113 | 91 | 2925 | 441 | 860 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 437 | 198 | 639 | 166 | 53 | 53 | 190 | 286 | 1219 | .513 | .771 | 25.9 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 1.5 | ||
| Wednesday | 79 | 65 | 2012 | 294 | 640 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 263 | 138 | 450 | 90 | 30 | 30 | 123 | 210 | 780 | .459 | .730 | 25.5 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 1.1 | ||
| Thursday | 59 | 45 | 1454 | 214 | 413 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 218 | 103 | 313 | 77 | 24 | 18 | 101 | 156 | 594 | .518 | .761 | 24.6 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Friday | 122 | 105 | 3064 | 443 | 910 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 362 | 193 | 647 | 177 | 39 | 36 | 196 | 319 | 1149 | .487 | .727 | 25.1 | 9.4 | 5.3 | 1.5 | ||
| Saturday | 115 | 96 | 2933 | 431 | 870 | 0 | 0 | 318 | 416 | 212 | 653 | 158 | 55 | 33 | 174 | 326 | 1180 | .495 | .764 | 25.5 | 10.3 | 5.7 | 1.4 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 467 | 467 | 12371 | 1746 | 3610 | 0 | 0 | 1091 | 1467 | 813 | 2646 | 686 | 182 | 145 | 746 | 1239 | 4583 | .484 | .744 | 26.5 | 9.8 | 5.7 | 1.5 | |
| Reserve | 101 | 0 | 2030 | 328 | 619 | 0 | 0 | 410 | 511 | 148 | 461 | 98 | 49 | 50 | 154 | 271 | 1066 | .530 | .802 | 20.1 | 10.6 | 4.6 | 1.0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 20 | 19 | 831 | 131 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 145 | 51 | 183 | 48 | 13 | 9 | 41 | 69 | 374 | .530 | .772 | 41.6 | 18.7 | 9.2 | 2.4 | |
| 30-39 | 172 | 162 | 5858 | 874 | 1762 | 0 | 0 | 618 | 781 | 382 | 1250 | 262 | 96 | 74 | 376 | 551 | 2366 | .496 | .791 | 34.1 | 13.8 | 7.3 | 1.5 | ||
| 20-29 | 234 | 192 | 5575 | 813 | 1630 | 0 | 0 | 561 | 768 | 384 | 1207 | 341 | 89 | 77 | 335 | 593 | 2187 | .499 | .730 | 23.8 | 9.3 | 5.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 10-19 | 128 | 87 | 2038 | 247 | 566 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 275 | 136 | 447 | 130 | 31 | 35 | 137 | 287 | 698 | .436 | .742 | 15.9 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | ||
| 0-9 | 14 | 7 | 99 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 24 | .375 | .667 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 154 | 130 | 3888 | 567 | 1208 | 0 | 0 | 391 | 511 | 263 | 812 | 194 | 60 | 45 | 224 | 408 | 1525 | .469 | .765 | 25.2 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 1.3 | |
| 1 Day | 221 | 178 | 5645 | 807 | 1631 | 0 | 0 | 625 | 813 | 370 | 1196 | 320 | 93 | 80 | 356 | 605 | 2239 | .495 | .769 | 25.5 | 10.1 | 5.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 Days | 116 | 99 | 3067 | 462 | 886 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 431 | 218 | 727 | 180 | 49 | 46 | 205 | 299 | 1245 | .521 | .745 | 26.4 | 10.7 | 6.3 | 1.6 | ||
| 3+ Days | 67 | 53 | 1533 | 205 | 433 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 177 | 90 | 306 | 68 | 24 | 21 | 96 | 171 | 542 | .473 | .746 | 22.9 | 8.1 | 4.6 | 1.0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 389 | 322 | 9959 | 1437 | 2904 | 0 | 0 | 1006 | 1331 | 645 | 2093 | 551 | 158 | 137 | 616 | 1062 | 3880 | .495 | .756 | 25.6 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 1.4 | |
| Western | 179 | 145 | 4442 | 637 | 1325 | 0 | 0 | 495 | 647 | 316 | 1014 | 233 | 73 | 58 | 284 | 448 | 1769 | .481 | .765 | 24.8 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 1.3 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 181 | 153 | 4500 | 670 | 1337 | 0 | 0 | 432 | 580 | 289 | 964 | 257 | 76 | 67 | 273 | 487 | 1772 | .501 | .745 | 24.9 | 9.8 | 5.3 | 1.4 | |
| Central | 208 | 169 | 5459 | 767 | 1567 | 0 | 0 | 574 | 751 | 356 | 1129 | 294 | 82 | 70 | 343 | 575 | 2108 | .489 | .764 | 26.2 | 10.1 | 5.4 | 1.4 | ||
| Midwest | 90 | 74 | 2204 | 312 | 670 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 284 | 156 | 466 | 117 | 36 | 27 | 135 | 216 | 835 | .466 | .743 | 24.5 | 9.3 | 5.2 | 1.3 | ||
| Pacific | 89 | 71 | 2238 | 325 | 655 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 363 | 160 | 548 | 116 | 37 | 31 | 149 | 232 | 934 | .496 | .782 | 25.1 | 10.5 | 6.2 | 1.3 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 33 | 26 | 923 | 121 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 122 | 48 | 182 | 54 | 8 | 4 | 78 | 94 | 340 | .508 | .803 | 28.0 | 10.3 | 5.5 | 1.6 | |
| Boston | 34 | 26 | 860 | 122 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 118 | 60 | 182 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 50 | 93 | 341 | .498 | .822 | 25.3 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 1.3 | ||
| Chicago | 10 | 4 | 220 | 39 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 36 | 17 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 107 | .542 | .806 | 22.0 | 10.7 | 4.5 | 1.1 | ||
| Cleveland | 36 | 30 | 1069 | 140 | 294 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 118 | 68 | 223 | 52 | 22 | 13 | 56 | 118 | 362 | .476 | .695 | 29.7 | 10.1 | 6.2 | 1.4 | ||
| Dallas | 12 | 10 | 344 | 51 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 54 | 23 | 80 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 27 | 143 | .459 | .759 | 28.7 | 11.9 | 6.7 | 1.8 | ||
| Denver | 15 | 11 | 300 | 46 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 53 | 14 | 67 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 132 | .511 | .755 | 20.0 | 8.8 | 4.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Detroit | 36 | 30 | 976 | 130 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 147 | 61 | 193 | 44 | 13 | 8 | 57 | 103 | 372 | .456 | .762 | 27.1 | 10.3 | 5.4 | 1.2 | ||
| Golden State | 14 | 11 | 314 | 48 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 54 | 25 | 76 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 143 | .495 | .870 | 22.4 | 10.2 | 5.4 | 1.6 | ||
| Houston | 16 | 13 | 422 | 62 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 33 | 37 | 86 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 44 | 146 | .463 | .667 | 26.4 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 0.6 | ||
| Indiana | 36 | 31 | 878 | 128 | 251 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 124 | 56 | 184 | 49 | 19 | 14 | 59 | 104 | 357 | .510 | .815 | 24.4 | 9.9 | 5.1 | 1.4 | ||
| LA Clippers | 12 | 9 | 277 | 50 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 58 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 40 | 133 | .568 | .825 | 23.1 | 11.1 | 4.8 | 0.8 | ||
| LA Lakers | 17 | 12 | 430 | 49 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 41 | 28 | 123 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 43 | 127 | .500 | .707 | 25.3 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 1.1 | ||
| Miami | 17 | 17 | 410 | 48 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 90 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 57 | 119 | .397 | .767 | 24.1 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 1.6 | ||
| Milwaukee | 36 | 29 | 904 | 136 | 276 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 148 | 70 | 189 | 50 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 84 | 383 | .493 | .750 | 25.1 | 10.6 | 5.3 | 1.4 | ||
| Minnesota | 9 | 9 | 200 | 32 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 81 | .525 | .944 | 22.2 | 9.0 | 4.9 | 1.3 | ||
| New Jersey | 31 | 22 | 757 | 116 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 134 | 53 | 166 | 45 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 81 | 331 | .494 | .739 | 24.4 | 10.7 | 5.4 | 1.5 | ||
| New Orleans | 22 | 20 | 511 | 75 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 57 | 29 | 123 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 42 | 193 | .510 | .754 | 23.2 | 8.8 | 5.6 | 1.5 | ||
| New York | 25 | 25 | 705 | 94 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 58 | 35 | 128 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 44 | 87 | 226 | .522 | .655 | 28.2 | 9.0 | 5.1 | 1.1 | ||
| Oklahoma City | 12 | 10 | 333 | 47 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 66 | 32 | 89 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 144 | .495 | .758 | 27.8 | 12.0 | 7.4 | 1.3 | ||
| Orlando | 18 | 17 | 423 | 55 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 55 | 42 | 96 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 52 | 146 | .417 | .655 | 23.5 | 8.1 | 5.3 | 1.9 | ||
| Philadelphia | 32 | 28 | 828 | 133 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 87 | 47 | 168 | 57 | 16 | 12 | 59 | 70 | 334 | .524 | .782 | 25.9 | 10.4 | 5.3 | 1.8 | ||
| Phoenix | 14 | 12 | 369 | 60 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 80 | 23 | 90 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 177 | .504 | .713 | 26.4 | 12.6 | 6.4 | 1.2 | ||
| Portland | 12 | 9 | 316 | 42 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 57 | 17 | 58 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 34 | 134 | .442 | .877 | 26.3 | 11.2 | 4.8 | 1.6 | ||
| Sacramento | 12 | 10 | 319 | 52 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 50 | 25 | 75 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 29 | 142 | .481 | .760 | 26.6 | 11.8 | 6.3 | 1.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 15 | 13 | 332 | 45 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 35 | 18 | 59 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 41 | 117 | .464 | .771 | 22.1 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 1.3 | ||
| Utah | 13 | 10 | 301 | 28 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 41 | 25 | 67 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 34 | 79 | .389 | .561 | 23.2 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 1.0 | ||
| Washington | 29 | 23 | 680 | 125 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 122 | 46 | 166 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 67 | 340 | .534 | .738 | 23.4 | 11.7 | 5.7 | 1.2 | ||