Bill Cartwright 
#42 C | 7-1, 289lbs | Nuggets | Experience: 8 years
Born: 7/30/1957 (30) | College: San Francisco

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 78 40 65 0 45 34 63 85 69 19 29 62 9 83 79 93  
 Potential: B D B F C D B A B F D B          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994 
 Value: $1,194,216  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 8                

Season Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL DEN 36 36 37.9 20.7 2.1 7.1 2.5 2.9 0.87 0.4 1.2 3.7 .507 .711 .000  
 1986 NPBSL NJN 82 82 33.5 17.1 2.3 5.8 2.6 2.6 1.00 0.5 1.6 3.6 .503 .770 .000  
 1985 NPBSL POR 82 82 30.8 17.1 2.0 6.4 2.2 2.1 1.05 0.4 1.1 3.1 .523 .738 .000  
 1984 NPBSL POR 82 82 28.5 17.4 1.8 5.6 2.4 2.0 1.17 0.3 1.0 3.0 .502 .785 .000  
 1983 NPBSL POR 82 82 30.2 17.9 1.6 5.5 2.3 2.4 0.96 0.4 0.9 3.1 .542 .776 .000  
 1982 NPBSL POR 82 82 31.4 18.8 1.8 5.3 2.7 2.6 1.05 0.3 1.1 2.8 .559 .725 .000  
 1981 NPBSL POR 82 82 30.8 14.8 1.7 5.3 2.6 2.3 1.14 0.4 0.8 2.9 .557 .774 .000  
 1980 NPBSL POR 79 79 35.5 16.1 2.1 5.8 2.9 2.5 1.16 0.4 0.9 3.1 .493 .765 .000  
 1979 NPBSL NYK 82 0 38.4 21.7 2.4 6.5 2.0 2.7 0.74 0.6 1.2 3.4 .547 .797 .000  
 Career     689 607 32.7 17.8 2.0 5.8 2.5 2.4 1.01 0.4 1.1 3.2 .527 .763 .000  

Shooting Averages

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL DEN 8.4 16.6 .507 3.9 5.5 .711 6.3 10.1 .618 2.1 6.4 .332 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1986 NPBSL NJN 6.8 13.6 .503 3.4 4.5 .770 4.9 7.7 .639 1.9 5.9 .326 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1985 NPBSL POR 6.5 12.5 .523 4.0 5.5 .738 4.5 7.1 .635 2.0 5.4 .375 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1984 NPBSL POR 6.5 12.9 .502 4.5 5.7 .785 4.2 6.7 .629 2.2 6.1 .366 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1983 NPBSL POR 6.7 12.3 .542 4.6 5.9 .776 5.0 7.1 .696 1.7 5.2 .331 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1982 NPBSL POR 7.0 12.5 .559 4.8 6.6 .725 5.0 7.0 .723 2.0 5.6 .354 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1981 NPBSL POR 5.8 10.4 .557 3.2 4.2 .774 4.0 5.5 .740 1.8 5.0 .356 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1980 NPBSL POR 5.8 11.8 .493 4.5 5.9 .765 3.9 5.8 .660 1.9 5.9 .329 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1979 NPBSL NYK 8.1 14.8 .547 5.5 6.9 .797 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     6.8 12.8 .527 4.3 5.6 .763 4.1 6.1 .668 1.7 5.0 .347 0.0 0.0 .000  

Season Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1987 36 36 1363 302 596 140 197 0 0 744 77 331 90 13 104 13 44 133 -111 
 1986 82 82 2746 561 1116 281 365 0 0 1403 191 666 213 37 214 37 130 295 87 
 1985 82 82 2525 536 1024 332 450 0 0 1404 167 690 181 31 172 31 94 252 553 
 1984 82 82 2339 531 1058 365 465 0 3 1427 144 605 193 23 165 23 84 244 770 
 1983 82 82 2473 548 1012 375 483 0 0 1471 135 585 189 29 196 29 77 253 594 
 1982 82 82 2571 575 1028 393 542 0 0 1543 147 578 220 28 210 28 90 233 781 
 1981 82 82 2528 476 855 264 341 0 1 1216 138 571 212 32 186 32 68 234 429 
 1980 79 79 2805 459 931 354 463 0 1 1272 168 630 230 29 199 29 73 248 271 
 1979 82 0 3150 665 1215 451 566 0 0 1781 194 726 165 48 222 48 101 279 0 
 Career 689 607 22500 4653 8835 2955 3872 0 5 12261 1361 5382 1693 270 1668 270 761 2171 3374 

Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1987 NPBSL DEN .545 1.25 10.3 11.9 23.3 6.0 21.6 13.5 15.5 100.2 3.3 -3.1 102.5 105.3  
 1986 NPBSL NJN .550 1.26 12.5 12.6 22.7 7.4 19.3 13.2 16.5 241.8 8.1 1.1 106.5 104.5  
 1985 NPBSL POR .574 1.37 11.5 10.9 22.2 7.4 21.7 14.8 18.9 311.2 10.4 6.7 111.3 100.9  
 1984 NPBSL POR .565 1.35 11.9 10.2 24.7 6.7 20.6 13.8 19.8 320.7 10.7 9.4 111.8 97.3  
 1983 NPBSL POR .601 1.45 11.7 12.2 23.0 6.3 20.1 13.3 19.4 324.2 10.8 7.2 111.6 100.6  
 1982 NPBSL POR .610 1.50 13.0 12.4 23.0 6.5 17.2 12.1 21.3 411.0 13.7 9.5 111.1 98.3  
 1981 NPBSL POR .605 1.42 15.1 13.3 18.9 6.3 19.0 12.8 17.5 226.9 7.6 5.2 111.0 103.2  
 1980 NPBSL POR .560 1.37 14.7 12.7 19.3 7.2 19.2 13.3 16.8 257.9 8.6 3.4 109.0 104.6  
 1979 NPBSL NYK .608 1.47 8.9 12.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 Career     .582 1.39 12.2 12.0 18.9 6.8 19.7 13.3 17.9 2193.8 73.1 4.9 109.8 101.6  

Playoff Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL NJN 5 5 37.2 21.8 2.6 6.2 2.0 2.4 0.83 0.4 2.0 3.4 .500 .778 .000  
 1985 NPBSL POR 11 11 32.5 17.1 1.9 5.9 2.7 2.6 1.03 0.8 0.6 3.1 .493 .750 .000  
 1984 NPBSL POR 20 20 33.2 19.2 1.8 5.2 3.2 3.3 0.97 0.6 1.1 3.3 .469 .760 .000  
 1983 NPBSL POR 22 22 32.3 18.3 2.1 5.8 2.3 2.2 1.06 0.5 1.2 3.3 .512 .852 .000  
 1982 NPBSL POR 9 9 32.6 14.2 1.4 5.3 3.6 2.6 1.39 0.4 1.3 3.3 .445 .682 .000  
 1981 NPBSL POR 5 5 30.8 12.4 2.2 3.6 2.4 2.4 1.00 0.4 1.4 2.6 .429 .700 .000  
 1980 NPBSL POR 20 20 34.0 19.2 2.0 5.6 2.8 2.2 1.28 0.5 1.4 3.2 .526 .728 .000  
 Career     92 92 33.1 18.0 2.0 5.5 2.8 2.5 1.09 0.5 1.2 3.2 .492 .765 .000  

Playoff Shooting

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL NJN 8.8 17.6 .500 4.2 5.4 .778 4.8 9.0 .533 4.0 8.6 .465 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1985 NPBSL POR 6.1 12.4 .493 4.9 6.5 .750 4.5 7.2 .633 1.5 5.2 .298 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1984 NPBSL POR 7.6 16.2 .469 4.0 5.2 .760 5.6 8.5 .659 2.0 7.7 .260 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1983 NPBSL POR 6.8 13.2 .512 4.7 5.5 .852 4.8 7.4 .654 2.0 5.8 .339 0.0 0.1 .000  
 1982 NPBSL POR 5.4 12.2 .445 3.3 4.9 .682 3.7 6.7 .550 1.8 5.6 .320 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1981 NPBSL POR 4.8 11.2 .429 2.8 4.0 .700 3.6 6.4 .563 1.2 4.8 .250 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1980 NPBSL POR 7.5 14.3 .526 4.2 5.7 .728 4.4 6.5 .674 3.2 7.8 .404 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     6.9 14.0 .492 4.2 5.5 .765 4.7 7.4 .635 2.2 6.6 .336 0.0 0.0 .000  

Playoff Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1986 5 5 186 44 88 21 27 0 0 109 13 44 10 2 12 2 10 17 -37 
 1985 11 11 357 67 136 54 72 0 0 188 21 86 30 9 29 9 7 34 8 
 1984 20 20 663 152 324 79 104 0 0 383 36 139 64 11 66 11 22 65 65 
 1983 22 22 710 149 291 104 122 0 2 402 47 175 51 12 48 12 26 73 34 
 1982 9 9 293 49 110 30 44 0 0 128 13 61 32 4 23 4 12 30 9 
 1981 5 5 154 24 56 14 20 0 0 62 11 29 12 2 12 2 7 13 -62 
 1980 20 20 679 150 285 83 114 0 0 383 39 151 55 10 43 10 27 63 84 
 Career 92 92 3042 635 1290 385 503 0 2 1655 180 685 254 50 233 50 111 295 101 

Playoff Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1986 NPBSL NJN .540 1.24 8.2 9.8 24.2 6.6 17.4 11.7 15.6 13.9 0.5 -7.4 98.2 106.6  
 1985 NPBSL POR .560 1.38 13.2 12.8 22.6 6.2 19.4 12.8 14.4 20.4 0.7 0.7 107.9 106.5  
 1984 NPBSL POR .519 1.18 12.8 13.2 26.1 5.8 16.9 11.3 13.4 28.0 0.9 3.3 110.0 105.0  
 1983 NPBSL POR .583 1.38 11.5 10.8 22.7 7.1 19.8 13.4 15.3 50.1 1.7 1.5 104.7 102.5  
 1982 NPBSL POR .496 1.16 17.4 12.5 21.6 4.7 17.0 11.0 11.7 4.9 0.2 1.0 101.0 99.4  
 1981 NPBSL POR .477 1.11 13.5 13.5 19.9 6.1 12.9 9.1 10.6 -2.1 -0.1 -12.4 98.7 115.5  
 1980 NPBSL POR .573 1.34 12.7 9.9 22.5 6.5 18.2 12.4 18.3 78.1 2.6 4.2 111.3 105.4  
 Career     .548 1.28 12.7 11.7 23.2 6.3 18.0 12.1 14.9 193.4 6.4 1.1 106.6 104.8  

Career Highs

 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 37 6 18 8 1 4 8 15 34 9 12 0 0  
 Playoff 33 10 17 7 2 5 6 13 23 13 15 0 1  
 Career 37 10 18 9 3 5 8 15 34 17 20 0 1  

Game Logs

 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/20 NYK L 38 10 19 4 8 0 0 24 3 8 2 3 1 0 3 -2
 10/21 GSW L 45 13 29 8 8 0 0 34 6 22 2 0 0 2 1 0
 10/23 CLE L 35 8 22 7 9 0 0 23 1 10 1 4 0 0 3 -34
 10/25 SEA W 44 6 15 4 5 0 0 16 5 18 3 3 1 2 2 3
 10/28 WAS L 36 11 22 1 2 0 0 23 3 10 1 5 1 1 5 -21
 10/29 NYK W 43 11 18 2 2 0 0 24 4 11 4 6 1 2 4 5
 11/3 NJN W 25 7 14 0 0 0 0 14 2 10 3 1 0 2 2 15
 11/4 KCK L 43 6 19 5 6 0 0 17 0 5 2 2 0 4 0 -8
 11/8 SAS L 34 7 34 2 4 0 0 16 1 6 3 4 0 1 2 -32
 11/9 POR L 43 8 20 5 6 0 0 21 2 5 6 2 0 2 6 -10
 11/11 BOS W 32 7 13 5 6 0 0 19 0 1 3 0 0 2 3 11
 11/13 PHX L 43 12 23 2 3 0 0 26 2 8 0 3 0 1 2 -4
 11/14 HOU L 32 2 10 6 8 0 0 10 4 7 1 2 0 2 4 -22
 11/17 LAL W 39 11 16 5 6 0 0 27 0 7 5 2 0 3 3 5
 11/18 CLE L 31 6 12 3 4 0 0 15 1 9 2 2 1 0 4 -11
 11/20 PHX L 27 11 17 0 0 0 0 22 1 3 1 0 0 1 4 -4
 11/24 PHI W 47 9 15 6 9 0 0 24 3 10 2 8 1 0 4 -10
 11/26 POR W 38 12 17 4 6 0 0 28 0 5 4 2 1 2 4 14
 11/28 KCK W 43 6 17 7 9 0 0 19 4 13 8 1 1 1 0 2
 12/1 KCK L 21 6 10 4 4 0 0 16 3 6 0 4 0 2 5 0
 12/2 PHX L 28 8 16 5 6 0 0 21 4 8 5 2 0 0 6 0
 12/4 LAL L 34 5 11 1 4 0 0 11 2 12 1 3 1 2 4 -12
 12/6 PHX L 41 7 9 4 5 0 0 18 4 11 1 3 1 2 4 -11
 12/10 NYK L 44 10 18 4 6 0 0 24 4 13 3 5 0 1 3 -7
 12/11 KCK W 37 7 12 1 3 0 0 15 6 12 3 2 0 0 6 15
 12/15 CHI W 28 6 7 8 8 0 0 20 1 3 0 3 0 1 4 13
 12/16 DAL L 42 7 20 7 7 0 0 21 2 8 1 2 0 1 1 -9
 12/20 UTA L 42 6 13 3 4 0 0 15 4 11 2 4 1 2 5 -17
 12/21 ATL W 42 13 24 2 6 0 0 28 2 11 0 7 0 1 5 5
 12/23 SEA W 34 12 19 7 12 0 0 31 1 6 2 2 1 0 4 30
 12/24 UTA W 48 10 21 9 10 0 0 29 3 15 4 3 0 1 1 4
 12/27 DAL L 45 8 18 4 8 0 0 20 2 10 5 3 1 1 3 -8
 12/28 GSW W 47 15 25 7 10 0 0 37 1 14 2 1 1 0 3 1
 12/31 MIL L 46 10 20 3 4 0 0 23 2 7 5 5 0 0 3 -10
 1/2 SEA L 21 4 7 6 8 0 0 14 1 6 1 6 1 0 6 -5
 1/3 DET L 48 9 17 4 6 0 0 22 3 18 1 4 0 1 3 -11
 1/6 SDC W 40 10 15 3 3 0 0 23 0 12 1 2 0 2 4 5
 1/8 SAS L 25 3 10 2 2 0 0 8 2 8 4 0 1 2 5 -4
 1/10 GSW L 46 13 23 1 4 0 0 27 0 13 5 4 1 1 6 -2
 1/12 SAS L 48 13 24 1 4 0 0 27 3 16 1 4 0 1 5 -9
 1/14 PHI L 42 9 18 1 2 0 0 19 5 12 3 4 0 0 5 -6
 1/15 DET L 37 7 12 3 4 0 0 17 2 10 0 2 0 2 4 -19

Awards and Achievements

 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 60
 Total Championships: 1
 1980 NPSBL Rookie Game Participant
 1984 New Peoples Sim Basketball League Champion

Transactions

 Date Action
 10/8/1981 Drafted by Los Angeles (LAL) with pick #7 of round 2 of the creation draft.
 1/16/1981 Traded to Portland
 7/22/1983 Re-signed with the Trailblazers for $5,282,110 over 5 years.
 6/25/1986 Traded to the Bullets
 12/16/1986 Traded to the Nets
 7/15/1987 Traded to the Nuggets

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