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Bingo Smith

Robert Smith (Bobby, Bingo)

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: February 26, 1946 in Memphis, Tennessee
High School: Melrose in Memphis, Tennessee
College: University of Tulsa
Draft: San Diego Rockets, 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall), 1969 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 16, 1969

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 7:09AM

All-Time Rank: #458. Eric Snow… #459. Aaron McKie… #460. BINGO SMITH… #461. Mike Bantom… #461. Joe Graboski…

All-Time Rank: #458. Eric Snow… #459. Aaron McKie… #460. BINGO SMITH… #461. Mike Bantom… #461. Joe Graboski…

Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1969-70	23	SDR	NBA	75	1198	242	567	.427				66	96	.688			328	75				119	550
1970-71	24	CLE	NBA	77	2332	495	1106	.448				178	234	.761			429	258				175	1168
1971-72	25	CLE	NBA	82	2734	527	1190	.443				178	224	.795			502	247				222	1232
1972-73	26	CLE	NBA	73	1068	268	603	.444				64	81	.790			199	108				80	600
1973-74	27	CLE	NBA	82	2612	536	1179	.455				139	169	.822	134	301	435	198	89	30		242	1211
1974-75	28	CLE	NBA	82	2636	585	1212	.483				132	160	.825	108	299	407	229	80	26		227	1302
1975-76	29	CLE	NBA	81	2338	495	1121	.442				111	136	.816	83	258	341	155	58	36		231	1101
1976-77	30	CLE	NBA	81	2135	513	1149	.446				148	181	.818	92	225	317	152	61	30		211	1174
1977-78	31	CLE	NBA	82	1581	369	840	.439				108	135	.800	65	142	207	91	38	21	81	155	846
1978-79	32	CLE	NBA	72	1650	361	784	.460				83	106	.783	77	129	206	121	43	7	75	188	805
1979-80	33	TOT	NBA	78	2123	385	891	.432	23	81	.284	100	115	.870	94	165	259	100	62	17	81	209	893
1979-80	33	CLE	NBA	8	135	33	72	.458	1	5	.200	7	8	.875	2	12	14	7	3	2	9	21	74
1979-80	33	SDC	NBA	70	1988	352	819	.430	22	76	.289	93	107	.869	92	153	245	93	59	15	72	188	819
Career			NBA	865	22407	4776	10642	.449	23	81	.284	1307	1637	.798	653	1519	3630	1734	431	167	237	2059	10882

Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1969-70	23	SDR	NBA	75	16.0	3.2	7.6	.427				0.9	1.3	.688			4.4	1.0				1.6	7.3
1970-71	24	CLE	NBA	77	30.3	6.4	14.4	.448				2.3	3.0	.761			5.6	3.4				2.3	15.2
1971-72	25	CLE	NBA	82	33.3	6.4	14.5	.443				2.2	2.7	.795			6.1	3.0				2.7	15.0
1972-73	26	CLE	NBA	73	14.6	3.7	8.3	.444				0.9	1.1	.790			2.7	1.5				1.1	8.2
1973-74	27	CLE	NBA	82	31.9	6.5	14.4	.455				1.7	2.1	.822	1.6	3.7	5.3	2.4	1.1	0.4		3.0	14.8
1974-75	28	CLE	NBA	82	32.1	7.1	14.8	.483				1.6	2.0	.825	1.3	3.6	5.0	2.8	1.0	0.3		2.8	15.9
1975-76	29	CLE	NBA	81	28.9	6.1	13.8	.442				1.4	1.7	.816	1.0	3.2	4.2	1.9	0.7	0.4		2.9	13.6
1976-77	30	CLE	NBA	81	26.4	6.3	14.2	.446				1.8	2.2	.818	1.1	2.8	3.9	1.9	0.8	0.4		2.6	14.5
1977-78	31	CLE	NBA	82	19.3	4.5	10.2	.439				1.3	1.6	.800	0.8	1.7	2.5	1.1	0.5	0.3	1.0	1.9	10.3
1978-79	32	CLE	NBA	72	22.9	5.0	10.9	.460				1.2	1.5	.783	1.1	1.8	2.9	1.7	0.6	0.1	1.0	2.6	11.2
1979-80	33	TOT	NBA	78	27.2	4.9	11.4	.432	0.3	1.0	.284	1.3	1.5	.870	1.2	2.1	3.3	1.3	0.8	0.2	1.0	2.7	11.4
1979-80	33	CLE	NBA	8	16.9	4.1	9.0	.458	0.1	0.6	.200	0.9	1.0	.875	0.3	1.5	1.8	0.9	0.4	0.3	1.1	2.6	9.3
1979-80	33	SDC	NBA	70	28.4	5.0	11.7	.430	0.3	1.1	.289	1.3	1.5	.869	1.3	2.2	3.5	1.3	0.8	0.2	1.0	2.7	11.7
Career			NBA	865	25.9	5.5	12.3	.449	0.3	1.0	.284	1.5	1.9	.798	1.2	2.7	4.2	2.0	0.8	0.3	1.0	2.4	12.6

Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1969-70	23	SDR	NBA	75	1198	7.3	17.0	.427				2.0	2.9	.688			9.9	2.3				3.6	16.5
1970-71	24	CLE	NBA	77	2332	7.6	17.1	.448				2.7	3.6	.761			6.6	4.0				2.7	18.0
1971-72	25	CLE	NBA	82	2734	6.9	15.7	.443				2.3	2.9	.795			6.6	3.3				2.9	16.2
1972-73	26	CLE	NBA	73	1068	9.0	20.3	.444				2.2	2.7	.790			6.7	3.6				2.7	20.2
1973-74	27	CLE	NBA	82	2612	7.4	16.2	.455				1.9	2.3	.822	1.8	4.1	6.0	2.7	1.2	0.4		3.3	16.7
1974-75	28	CLE	NBA	82	2636	8.0	16.6	.483				1.8	2.2	.825	1.5	4.1	5.6	3.1	1.1	0.4		3.1	17.8
1975-76	29	CLE	NBA	81	2338	7.6	17.3	.442				1.7	2.1	.816	1.3	4.0	5.3	2.4	0.9	0.6		3.6	17.0
1976-77	30	CLE	NBA	81	2135	8.7	19.4	.446				2.5	3.1	.818	1.6	3.8	5.3	2.6	1.0	0.5		3.6	19.8
1977-78	31	CLE	NBA	82	1581	8.4	19.1	.439				2.5	3.1	.800	1.5	3.2	4.7	2.1	0.9	0.5	1.8	3.5	19.3
1978-79	32	CLE	NBA	72	1650	7.9	17.1	.460				1.8	2.3	.783	1.7	2.8	4.5	2.6	0.9	0.2	1.6	4.1	17.6
1979-80	33	TOT	NBA	78	2123	6.5	15.1	.432	0.4	1.4	.284	1.7	2.0	.870	1.6	2.8	4.4	1.7	1.1	0.3	1.4	3.5	15.1
1979-80	33	CLE	NBA	8	135	8.8	19.2	.458	0.3	1.3	.200	1.9	2.1	.875	0.5	3.2	3.7	1.9	0.8	0.5	2.4	5.6	19.7
1979-80	33	SDC	NBA	70	1988	6.4	14.8	.430	0.4	1.4	.289	1.7	1.9	.869	1.7	2.8	4.4	1.7	1.1	0.3	1.3	3.4	14.8
Career			NBA	865	22407	7.7	17.1	.449	0.4	1.4	.284	2.1	2.6	.798	1.6	3.6	5.8	2.8	1.0	0.4	1.6	3.3	17.5

Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1969-70	23	SDR	NBA	75	1198	12.4	.451	.427				8.1							-0.6	1.7	1.1	.043
1970-71	24	CLE	NBA	77	2332	15.5	.483	.448			8.9	17.7							1.6	0.8	2.4	.049
1971-72	25	CLE	NBA	82	2734	13.5	.478	.443			8.9	13.2							1.0	2.3	3.3	.057
1972-73	26	CLE	NBA	73	1068	16.3	.470	.444			9.0	16.5							0.4	1.3	1.6	.074
1973-74	27	CLE	NBA	82	2612	13.9	.483	.455	5.0	12.5	8.5	11.5	1.6	0.6				100	2.4	1.8	4.2	.077
1974-75	28	CLE	NBA	82	2636	15.9	.508	.483	4.3	12.1	8.2	13.7	1.5	0.5				99	3.8	2.3	6.1	.112
1975-76	29	CLE	NBA	81	2338	13.1	.466	.442	3.5	11.7	7.5	9.9	1.2	0.8				99	1.5	2.3	3.7	.077
1976-77	30	CLE	NBA	81	2135	15.0	.478	.446	4.2	11.1	7.5	11.3	1.4	0.8				100	2.2	2.0	4.2	.095
1977-78	31	CLE	NBA	82	1581	14.3	.470	.439	4.1	9.2	6.6	8.9	1.1	0.7	8.3	24.6	98	102	1.2	1.3	2.5	.076
1978-79	32	CLE	NBA	72	1650	13.4	.485	.460	4.8	9.1	6.8	10.7	1.2	0.2	8.3	21.8	103	110	1.6	0.5	2.1	.061
1979-80	33	TOT	NBA	78	2123	11.3	.474	.445	4.6	8.7	6.6	6.6	1.4	0.4	7.9	19.2	103	112	1.5	0.5	2.1	.047
1979-80	33	CLE	NBA	8	135	10.8	.490	.465	1.5	9.8	5.5	7.3	1.0	0.8	10.6	24.0	97	109	0.0	0.1	0.1	.028
1979-80	33	SDC	NBA	70	1988	11.4	.473	.443	4.8	8.6	6.7	6.5	1.4	0.4	7.7	18.9	104	112	1.5	0.5	2.0	.048
Career			NBA	865	22407	14.1	.479	.450	4.4	10.9	7.9	11.8	1.3	0.6	8.1	21.6	101	103	16.6	16.7	33.3	.071

Playoffs

				Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
1975-76	29	CLE	NBA	13	379	71	164			22	25	11	43	30	11	3		41	164	.433		.880	29.2	12.6	3.3	2.3
1976-77	30	CLE	NBA	3	57	9	39			3	3	3	8	4	3	1		5	21	.231		1.000	19.0	7.0	2.7	1.3
1977-78	31	CLE	NBA	2	34	8	13			0	0	2	3	1	0	0	1	2	16	.615			17.0	8.0	1.5	0.5
Career			NBA	18	470	88	216			25	28	16	54	35	14	4	1	48	201	.407		.893	26.1	11.2	3.0	1.9

Playoffs Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1975-76	29	CLE	NBA	13	379	12.9	.469	.433	3.0	9.4	6.1	13.2	1.4	0.5				97	0.2	0.5	0.7	.086
1976-77	30	CLE	NBA	3	57	3.9	.260	.231	4.5	9.4	6.7	10.1	2.4	1.0				94	-0.3	0.1	-0.2	-0.162
1977-78	31	CLE	NBA	2	34	15.3	.615	.615	6.3	3.7	5.1	4.5	0.0	0.0	7.1	15.8	125	122	0.1	0.0	0.1	.071
Career			NBA	18	470	12.0	.440	.407	3.4	9.0	6.1	12.2	1.5	0.5	7.1	15.8	125	99	0.0	0.6	0.5	.055

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)

Thru 11 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Bingo Smith		6.1	4.2	4.2	3.7	3.3	2.5	2.4	2.1	2.1	1.6	1.1
Tim Thomas	92.9	5.5	4.1	3.9	3.8	3.4	2.9	2.2	2.2	2.2	1.7	0.9
John Johnson	90.3	6.2	4.9	4.6	4.3	4.0	2.7	2.5	2.3	2.1	2.1	1.2
Clyde Lee	87.8	6.1	5.1	3.5	3.4	3.2	3.1	2.6	2.2	2.2	2.1
Ray Scott	87.8	5.5	5.3	4.5	3.5	3.4	3.0	2.5	2.5	2.4	1.3	0.9
Cliff Robinson	86.8	5.6	4.4	3.6	3.5	3.1	2.9	2.6	2.5	2.1	0.3	0.1
Danny Ferry	85.6	5.6	5.5	4.1	3.9	3.6	2.7	1.7	1.7	1.3	1.0	1.0
Tom Van Arsdale	85.6	5.5	5.0	4.8	4.4	4.0	3.1	2.7	2.2	1.6	1.4	1.0
Lorenzen Wright	85.4	5.2	3.7	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1	2.5	2.2	2.2	1.4	0.7
Rodney Rogers	85.3	7.4	5.4	4.7	3.9	3.3	3.1	2.9	2.3	2.3	2.0	1.2
George Lynch	85.1	6.5	5.8	3.9	3.5	2.6	2.5	2.5	1.7	1.5	0.9	0.7

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Bingo Smith		6.1	4.2	4.2	3.7	3.3	2.5	2.4	2.1	2.1	1.6	1.1
John Johnson	89.9	6.2	4.9	4.6	4.3	4.0	2.7	2.5	2.3	2.1	2.1	1.2	0.2
Tim Thomas	89.8	5.5	4.1	3.9	3.8	3.4	2.9	2.2	2.2	2.2	1.7	1.7	0.9	0.7
Clyde Lee	87.8	6.1	5.1	3.5	3.4	3.2	3.1	2.6	2.2	2.2	2.1
Ray Scott	87.8	5.5	5.3	4.5	3.5	3.4	3.0	2.5	2.5	2.4	1.3	0.9
Danny Ferry	87.0	5.6	5.5	4.1	3.9	3.6	2.7	2.3	1.7	1.7	1.3	1.0	1.0	0.3
Cliff Robinson	86.8	5.6	4.4	3.6	3.5	3.1	2.9	2.6	2.5	2.1	0.3	0.1
Lorenzen Wright	85.3	5.2	3.7	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1	2.5	2.2	2.2	1.4	0.7	0.0	-0.1
George Lynch	85.0	6.5	5.8	3.9	3.5	2.6	2.5	2.5	1.7	1.5	0.9	0.7	0.0
Chris Gatling	85.0	4.6	4.5	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.1	2.4	2.4	2.0	1.4	-0.1
Rodney Rogers	84.9	7.4	5.4	4.7	3.9	3.3	3.1	2.9	2.3	2.3	2.0	1.2	0.3

College

Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant

			Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Season	Age	College	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
1965-66	19	TULSA	14		106	224			30	35		203						242	.473		.857		17.3	14.5
1966-67	20	TULSA	27		171	345			63	90		282						405	.496		.700		15.0	10.4
1967-68	21	TULSA	23		133	314			36	51		168						302	.424		.706		13.1	7.3
1968-69	22	TULSA	27		281	579			99	125		279						661	.485		.792		24.5	10.3
Career			77		585	1238			198	266		729						1368	.473		.744		17.8	9.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games 1971-72 NBA 82 (2) 1973-74 NBA 82 (1) 1974-75 NBA 82 (2) 1977-78 NBA 82 (3)	Turnover Pct 1979-80 NBA 7.9 (1)	Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.001 (526)	NBA Elo Player Rating 460th (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 7:09AM

Games
1971-72 NBA 82 (2)
1973-74 NBA 82 (1)
1974-75 NBA 82 (2)
1977-78 NBA 82 (3)

Turnover Pct
1979-80 NBA 7.9 (1)

Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.001 (526)

NBA Elo Player Rating
460th (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 7:09AM

Transactions

April 7, 1969: Drafted by the San Diego Rockets in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1969 NBA Draft.

May 11, 1970: Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the San Diego Rockets in the NBA expansion draft.

October 27, 1979: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers to the San Diego Clippers for a 1980 3rd round draft pick (Stuart House).

May 28, 1980: Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks from the San Diego Clippers in the NBA expansion draft.

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