Larry Bird vs. Bill Cartwright Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Cartwright and Larry Bird, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Larry Bird played 13 years in the NBA, 2 less than Bill Cartwright, who played 15. Larry Bird had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while Bill Cartwright had his rookie season in 1979-80. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Larry Bird |
13 |
12 |
1979-80 to 1991-92 |
Bill Cartwright |
15 |
10 |
1979-80 to 1994-95 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
82 |
39.5 |
21.2 |
2.3 |
8.6 |
10.9 |
5.5 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
8.8 |
18.3 |
.478 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.270 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
.863 |
Bill Cartwright |
82 |
35.7 |
20.1 |
2.0 |
5.5 |
7.5 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
7.5 |
13.6 |
.554 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
5.0 |
6.3 |
.788 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
17 |
44.1 |
21.9 |
2.9 |
11.1 |
14.0 |
6.1 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
18.4 |
.470 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.375 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
.894 |
Bill Cartwright |
2 |
24.5 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
8.5 |
.353 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.0 |
6.0 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
77 |
38.0 |
22.9 |
2.6 |
8.3 |
10.9 |
5.8 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
9.2 |
18.4 |
.503 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.212 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
.863 |
Bill Cartwright |
72 |
28.6 |
14.4 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
5.8 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
5.4 |
9.6 |
.562 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.6 |
4.7 |
.763 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
12 |
40.8 |
17.8 |
2.8 |
9.8 |
12.5 |
5.6 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
7.3 |
17.2 |
.427 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.167 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.822 |
Bill Cartwright |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
79 |
37.7 |
23.6 |
2.4 |
8.6 |
11.0 |
5.8 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
9.5 |
18.7 |
.504 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.286 |
4.4 |
5.3 |
.840 |
Bill Cartwright |
82 |
30.1 |
15.7 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
7.2 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
5.5 |
9.8 |
.566 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.6 |
6.2 |
.744 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
6 |
40.0 |
20.5 |
3.3 |
9.2 |
12.5 |
6.8 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
8.2 |
19.3 |
.422 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.250 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
.828 |
Bill Cartwright |
6 |
28.7 |
11.2 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
7.2 |
.581 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.8 |
3.7 |
.773 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
79 |
38.3 |
24.2 |
2.3 |
7.8 |
10.1 |
6.6 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
9.6 |
19.5 |
.492 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.247 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
.888 |
Bill Cartwright |
77 |
32.3 |
17.0 |
2.5 |
5.9 |
8.4 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
5.9 |
10.5 |
.561 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
5.2 |
6.5 |
.805 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
23 |
41.8 |
27.5 |
2.7 |
8.3 |
11.0 |
5.9 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
3.1 |
10.0 |
19.0 |
.524 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.412 |
7.3 |
8.3 |
.879 |
Bill Cartwright |
12 |
33.2 |
17.4 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
8.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
5.8 |
10.5 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.8 |
6.7 |
.863 |
Note: Bill Cartwright didn't play in 1984-85.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
80 |
39.5 |
28.7 |
2.1 |
8.5 |
10.5 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
11.5 |
22.0 |
.522 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
.427 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
.882 |
Bill Cartwright |
2 |
18.0 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
5.0 |
.600 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
20 |
40.8 |
26.0 |
2.7 |
6.5 |
9.1 |
5.8 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
9.8 |
21.3 |
.461 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.280 |
6.1 |
6.8 |
.890 |
Bill Cartwright |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
82 |
38.0 |
25.8 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
9.8 |
6.8 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
9.7 |
19.6 |
.496 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
.423 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
.896 |
Bill Cartwright |
58 |
34.3 |
17.5 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
7.7 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
5.8 |
10.9 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
6.0 |
7.6 |
.790 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
18 |
42.8 |
25.9 |
1.9 |
7.4 |
9.3 |
8.2 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
9.5 |
18.4 |
.517 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
.411 |
5.6 |
6.1 |
.927 |
Bill Cartwright |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
74 |
40.6 |
28.1 |
1.7 |
7.5 |
9.2 |
7.6 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
10.6 |
20.2 |
.525 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
.400 |
5.6 |
6.1 |
.910 |
Bill Cartwright |
82 |
20.4 |
11.1 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
4.7 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
6.4 |
.544 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.1 |
5.2 |
.798 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
23 |
44.1 |
27.0 |
1.8 |
8.3 |
10.0 |
7.2 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
9.4 |
19.7 |
.476 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.341 |
7.7 |
8.4 |
.912 |
Bill Cartwright |
4 |
19.0 |
7.3 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.8 |
3.8 |
.733 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
76 |
39.0 |
29.9 |
1.4 |
7.8 |
9.3 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
11.6 |
22.0 |
.527 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
.414 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
.916 |
Bill Cartwright |
78 |
29.9 |
12.4 |
1.9 |
4.7 |
6.7 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
4.7 |
9.8 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
3.9 |
.766 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
17 |
44.9 |
24.5 |
1.7 |
7.1 |
8.8 |
6.8 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
8.9 |
19.9 |
.450 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
.375 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
.894 |
Bill Cartwright |
17 |
34.3 |
11.8 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
7.1 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
8.7 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.3 |
4.7 |
.700 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
6 |
31.5 |
19.3 |
0.2 |
6.0 |
6.2 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
8.2 |
17.3 |
.471 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
3.2 |
.947 |
Bill Cartwright |
71 |
30.4 |
11.4 |
1.9 |
4.6 |
6.5 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
8.4 |
.488 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.2 |
3.9 |
.811 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Cartwright |
16 |
28.9 |
8.1 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
4.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
7.6 |
.413 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
2.7 |
.674 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
75 |
39.3 |
24.3 |
1.2 |
8.3 |
9.5 |
7.5 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
2.3 |
9.6 |
20.2 |
.473 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.333 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
.930 |
Bill Cartwright |
79 |
28.8 |
9.6 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
6.2 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
8.2 |
.490 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.6 |
2.3 |
.697 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
5 |
41.4 |
24.4 |
1.4 |
7.8 |
9.2 |
8.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
8.8 |
19.8 |
.444 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
.263 |
5.8 |
6.4 |
.906 |
Bill Cartwright |
17 |
30.1 |
9.5 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
4.7 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
7.9 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
1.9 |
.688 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
60 |
38.0 |
19.4 |
0.9 |
7.6 |
8.5 |
7.2 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
7.7 |
17.0 |
.454 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
.389 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
.891 |
Bill Cartwright |
64 |
23.0 |
8.0 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
5.1 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
7.0 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.5 |
2.5 |
.604 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
10 |
39.6 |
17.1 |
0.8 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
15.2 |
.408 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
.143 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
.863 |
Bill Cartwright |
22 |
27.8 |
5.6 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
5.3 |
.474 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.419 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
45 |
36.9 |
20.2 |
1.0 |
8.6 |
9.6 |
6.8 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
7.8 |
16.8 |
.466 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.406 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
.926 |
Bill Cartwright |
63 |
19.9 |
5.6 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
5.4 |
.411 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.735 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
4 |
26.8 |
11.3 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
5.3 |
10.5 |
.500 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.750 |
Bill Cartwright |
19 |
23.4 |
6.3 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
.465 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.778 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Cartwright |
42 |
18.6 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
.513 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.9 |
1.4 |
.684 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Cartwright |
9 |
21.0 |
4.6 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
4.9 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
.326 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.813 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Cartwright |
29 |
14.8 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.391 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.625 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Cartwright |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |