Bill Cartwright vs. De'Aaron Fox Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of De'Aaron Fox and Bill Cartwright, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Bill Cartwright played 15 years in the NBA, 8 more than De'Aaron Fox, who played 7. Bill Cartwright had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while De'Aaron Fox had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Bill Cartwright 15 10 1979-80 to 1994-95
De'Aaron Fox 7 1 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bill Cartwright De'Aaron Fox
Season 1979-802017-18
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Cartwright 82 38.4 21.7 2.4 6.5 8.9 2.0 0.6 1.2 2.7 3.4 8.1 14.8 .547 0.0 0.0 - 5.5 6.9 .797
De'Aaron Fox 73 27.8 11.6 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.4 1.0 0.3 2.4 2.2 4.5 10.9 .412 0.6 2.1 .307 1.9 2.7 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Cartwright ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bill Cartwright De'Aaron Fox
Season 1980-812018-19
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox 81 31.4 17.3 0.5 3.2 3.8 7.3 1.6 0.6 2.8 2.5 6.2 13.6 .458 1.1 2.9 .371 3.7 5.1 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Bill Cartwright De'Aaron Fox
Season 1981-822019-20
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox 51 32.0 21.1 0.7 3.2 3.8 6.8 1.5 0.5 3.1 2.8 7.7 16.0 .480 1.1 3.6 .292 4.7 6.7 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Cartwright ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Bill Cartwright De'Aaron Fox
Season 1982-832020-21
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox 58 35.1 25.2 0.6 2.9 3.5 7.2 1.5 0.5 3.0 2.9 9.1 19.1 .477 1.8 5.5 .322 5.2 7.2 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Bill Cartwright De'Aaron Fox
Season 1983-842021-22
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox 59 35.3 23.2 0.4 3.5 3.9 5.6 1.2 0.4 2.8 2.9 8.7 18.5 .473 1.3 4.2 .297 4.4 5.9 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Note: Bill Cartwright didn't play in 1984-85.

Season 6

Bill Cartwright De'Aaron Fox
Season 1985-862022-23
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Clutch Player of the Year
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox 73 33.4 25.0 0.5 3.6 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.3 2.5 2.4 9.3 18.2 .512 1.6 5.0 .324 4.7 6.0 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Cartwright ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox 7 38.6 27.4 1.7 3.7 5.4 7.7 2.1 0.6 4.0 3.3 10.0 23.6 .424 3.0 9.0 .333 4.4 5.9 .756

Season 7

Bill Cartwright De'Aaron Fox
Season 1986-872023-24
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox 74 35.9 26.6 0.9 3.7 4.6 5.6 2.0 0.4 2.6 2.6 9.7 20.9 .465 2.9 7.8 .369 4.2 5.7 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Cartwright ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Bill Cartwright De'Aaron Fox
Season 1987-88-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Bill Cartwright De'Aaron Fox
Season 1988-89-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Bill Cartwright De'Aaron Fox
Season 1989-90-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Bill Cartwright De'Aaron Fox
Season 1990-91-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Bill Cartwright De'Aaron Fox
Season 1991-92-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Bill Cartwright De'Aaron Fox
Season 1992-93-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Bill Cartwright De'Aaron Fox
Season 1993-94-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Bill Cartwright De'Aaron Fox
Season 1994-95-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Cartwright ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------