Bingo Smith GF

Full Name: Robert Smith

Current Team: N/A

Born: Feb 26, 1946 (Passed away Oct 26, 2023, aged 77)

Birthplace/Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-5 (196cm)     Weight: 195 (88kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1969 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 6, San Diego Rockets

Pre-Draft Team: Tulsa (Sr)

High School: Melrose High School [Memphis, Tennessee]


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NBA

11 Years Of Service - #7 retired by CLE

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1969-70 SDR 75 - 16.0 7.33 3.23 7.56 .427 - - - 0.88 1.28 .688 - - 4.37 1.00 - - - 1.59
1970-71 CLE 77 - 30.3 15.17 6.43 14.36 .448 - - - 2.31 3.04 .761 - - 5.57 3.35 - - - 2.27
1971-72 CLE 82 - 33.3 15.02 6.43 14.51 .443 - - - 2.17 2.73 .795 - - 6.12 3.01 - - - 2.71
1972-73 CLE 73 - 14.6 8.22 3.67 8.26 .444 - - - 0.88 1.11 .790 - - 2.73 1.48 - - - 1.10
1973-74 CLE 82 - 31.9 14.77 6.54 14.38 .455 - - - 1.70 2.06 .822 1.63 3.67 5.30 2.41 1.09 0.37 - 2.95
1974-75 CLE 82 - 32.1 15.88 7.13 14.78 .483 - - - 1.61 1.95 .825 1.32 3.65 4.96 2.79 0.98 0.32 - 2.77
1975-76 CLE 81 - 28.9 13.59 6.11 13.84 .442 - - - 1.37 1.68 .816 1.02 3.19 4.21 1.91 0.72 0.44 - 2.85
1976-77 CLE 81 - 26.4 14.49 6.33 14.19 .446 - - - 1.83 2.23 .818 1.14 2.78 3.91 1.88 0.75 0.37 - 2.60
1977-78 CLE 82 - 19.3 10.32 4.50 10.24 .439 - - - 1.32 1.65 .800 0.79 1.73 2.52 1.11 0.46 0.26 0.99 1.89
1978-79 CLE 72 - 22.9 11.18 5.01 10.89 .460 - - - 1.15 1.47 .783 1.07 1.79 2.86 1.68 0.60 0.10 1.04 2.61
1979-80 * All Teams 78 - 27.2 11.45 4.94 11.42 .432 0.29 1.04 .284 1.28 1.47 .870 1.21 2.12 3.32 1.28 0.79 0.22 1.04 2.68
1979-80 * SDC 70 - 28.4 11.70 5.03 11.70 .430 0.31 1.09 .289 1.33 1.53 .869 1.31 2.19 3.50 1.33 0.84 0.21 1.03 2.69
1979-80 * CLE 8 - 16.9 9.25 4.12 9.00 .458 0.12 0.62 .200 0.88 1.00 .875 0.25 1.50 1.75 0.88 0.38 0.25 1.12 2.62
CAREER   865 - 25.9 12.58 5.52 12.30 .449 0.29 1.04 .284 1.51 1.89 .798 1.17 2.72 4.20 2.00 0.77 0.30 1.02 2.38

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1969-70 SDR 75 - 1,198 550 242 567 .427 - - - 66 96 .688 - - 328 75 - - - 119
1970-71 CLE 77 - 2,332 1,168 495 1,106 .448 - - - 178 234 .761 - - 429 258 - - - 175
1971-72 CLE 82 - 2,734 1,232 527 1,190 .443 - - - 178 224 .795 - - 502 247 - - - 222
1972-73 CLE 73 - 1,068 600 268 603 .444 - - - 64 81 .790 - - 199 108 - - - 80
1973-74 CLE 82 - 2,612 1,211 536 1,179 .455 - - - 139 169 .822 134 301 435 198 89 30 - 242
1974-75 CLE 82 - 2,636 1,302 585 1,212 .483 - - - 132 160 .825 108 299 407 229 80 26 - 227
1975-76 CLE 81 - 2,338 1,101 495 1,121 .442 - - - 111 136 .816 83 258 341 155 58 36 - 231
1976-77 CLE 81 - 2,135 1,174 513 1,149 .446 - - - 148 181 .818 92 225 317 152 61 30 - 211
1977-78 CLE 82 - 1,581 846 369 840 .439 - - - 108 135 .800 65 142 207 91 38 21 81 155
1978-79 CLE 72 - 1,650 805 361 784 .460 - - - 83 106 .783 77 129 206 121 43 7 75 188
1979-80 * All Teams 78 - 2,123 893 385 891 .432 23 81 .284 100 115 .870 94 165 259 100 62 17 81 209
1979-80 * SDC 70 - 1,988 819 352 819 .430 22 76 .289 93 107 .869 92 153 245 93 59 15 72 188
1979-80 * CLE 8 - 135 74 33 72 .458 1 5 .200 7 8 .875 2 12 14 7 3 2 9 21
CAREER   865 - 22,407 10,882 4,776 10,642 .449 23 81 .284 1,307 1,637 .798 653 1,519 3,630 1,734 431 167 237 2,059

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1969-70 SDR 75 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .082 - - 0.17 23 51 .311 -0.60 1.70 1.10
1970-71 CLE 77 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 - - 0.21 14 62 .184 1.60 0.80 2.40
1971-72 CLE 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 - - 0.19 23 59 .280 1.00 2.30 3.30
1972-73 CLE 73 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .110 - - 0.13 28 45 .384 0.40 1.30 1.60
1973-74 CLE 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 - - 0.14 29 53 .354 2.40 1.80 4.20
1974-75 CLE 82 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .239 - - 0.13 40 42 .488 3.80 2.30 6.10
1975-76 CLE 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 - - 0.12 48 33 .593 1.50 2.30 3.70
1976-77 CLE 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 - - 0.16 43 38 .531 2.20 2.00 4.20
1977-78 CLE 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 1.12 0.47 0.16 43 39 .524 1.20 1.30 2.50
1978-79 CLE 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 1.61 0.57 0.14 26 46 .361 1.60 0.50 2.10
1979-80 * All Teams 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1.23 0.77 0.13 32 46 .410 1.50 0.50 2.10
1979-80 * SDC 70 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .126 1.29 0.82 0.13 30 40 .429 1.50 0.50 2.00
1979-80 * CLE 8 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .010 0.78 0.33 0.11 2 6 .250 - 0.10 0.10
CAREER   865 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .154 1.32 0.60 0.15 349 514 .404 15.10 16.30 31.20

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1969-70 SDR 75 - .451 .427 - - - 8.08 - - - - 111.43 - 0.97 - - 11.90
1970-71 CLE 77 - .483 .448 - - - 17.68 - - - - 120.82 - 1.06 - - 15.42
1971-72 CLE 82 - .478 .443 - - - 13.24 - - - - 123.75 - 1.04 - - 13.47
1972-73 CLE 73 - .470 .444 - - - 16.47 - - - - 123.46 - 1.00 - - 16.21
1973-74 CLE 82 - .483 .455 4.97 12.55 8.54 11.48 - 1.57 0.62 - 127.71 - 1.03 - 100.1 13.87
1974-75 CLE 82 - .508 .483 4.34 12.07 8.20 13.68 - 1.45 0.54 - 130.77 - 1.07 - 98.7 15.93
1975-76 CLE 81 - .466 .442 3.53 11.74 7.50 9.88 - 1.18 0.85 - 125.77 - 0.98 - 98.6 13.16
1976-77 CLE 81 - .478 .446 4.24 11.07 7.54 11.26 - 1.35 0.76 - 126.42 - 1.02 - 100.1 15.07
1977-78 CLE 82 - .470 .439 4.12 9.18 6.63 8.91 8.26 1.12 0.69 24.61 123.93 -1.33 1.01 97.9 102.3 14.37
1978-79 CLE 72 - .485 .460 4.81 9.11 6.83 10.71 8.28 1.22 0.23 21.81 124.35 0.35 1.03 103.2 109.4 13.45
1979-80 * All Teams 78 - .474 .445 4.61 8.69 6.58 6.57 7.92 1.38 0.43 19.16 158.56 -0.68 1.00 103.5 111.2 11.34
1979-80 * SDC 70 - .473 .443 4.84 8.61 6.66 6.54 7.68 1.41 0.41 18.85 158.84 -0.51 1.00 104.0 111.6 11.41
1979-80 * CLE 8 - .490 .465 1.50 9.81 5.47 7.29 10.65 1.01 0.80 24.04 153.33 -3.13 1.03 96.7 108.6 10.89
CAREER   865 - .479 .450 4.38 10.91 7.53 11.45 8.15 1.34 0.60 21.42 153.12 -0.62 1.02 101.5 103.5 14.04

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NBA Transactions

Apr 6, 1969 - The San Diego Rockets selected Bingo Smith in Round 1 with Pick 6 in the 1969 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1969 - Bingo Smith signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Rockets.
May 11, 1970 - Bingo Smith was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Expansion Draft from the San Diego Rockets.
Oct 27, 1979 - Bingo Smith was acquired by the San Diego Clippers from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a trade.
May 28, 1980 - Bingo Smith was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the Expansion Draft from the San Diego Clippers.
Oct 3, 1980 - The Dallas Mavericks placed the contract of Bingo Smith on waivers.
Oct 5, 1980 - Bingo Smith, previously with the Dallas Mavericks, became a free agent.
Oct 26, 2023 - Bingo Smith passed away. He was 77 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1975-76 CLE 13 - 29.2 12.62 5.46 12.62 .433 - - - 1.69 1.92 .880 0.85 2.46 3.31 2.31 0.85 0.23 - 3.15
1976-77 CLE 3 - 19.0 7.00 3.00 13.00 .231 - - - 1.00 1.00 1.000 1.00 1.67 2.67 1.33 1.00 0.33 - 1.67
1977-78 CLE 2 - 17.0 8.00 4.00 6.50 .615 - - - 0.00 0.00 .000 1.00 0.50 1.50 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 1.00
CAREER   18 - 26.1 11.17 4.89 12.00 .407 - - - 1.39 1.56 .893 0.89 2.11 3.00 1.94 0.78 0.22 0.50 2.67

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1975-76 CLE 13 - 379 164 71 164 .433 - - - 22 25 .880 11 32 43 30 11 3 - 41
1976-77 CLE 3 - 57 21 9 39 .231 - - - 3 3 1.000 3 5 8 4 3 1 - 5
1977-78 CLE 2 - 34 16 8 13 .615 - - - 0 0 .000 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 2
CAREER   18 - 470 201 88 216 .407 - - - 25 28 .893 16 38 54 35 14 4 1 48

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1975-76 CLE 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 - - 0.15 6 7 .462 0.20 0.50 0.70
1976-77 CLE 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .106 - - 0.08 1 2 .333 -0.30 0.10 -0.20
1977-78 CLE 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .106 1.00 0.00 0.00 0 2 .000 0.10 - 0.10
CAREER   18 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 1.00 0.00 0.13 7 11 .389 - 0.60 0.60

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1975-76 CLE 13 - .469 .433 2.96 9.45 6.05 13.24 - 1.44 0.46 - 131.29 - 1.00 - 96.9 13.00
1976-77 CLE 3 - .260 .231 4.48 9.43 6.67 10.08 - 2.40 1.02 - 123.08 - 0.54 - 94.0 3.95
1977-78 CLE 2 - .615 .615 6.35 3.67 5.10 4.52 7.14 - - 15.81 61.54 -1.01 1.23 124.9 121.7 15.98
CAREER   18 - .440 .407 3.38 9.09 6.06 12.00 7.14 1.45 0.49 15.81 130.03 -1.08 0.93 124.9 99.2 11.90

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NCAA

College: Tulsa (1969)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1965-66 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1966-67 Tulsa So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1967-68 Tulsa Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1968-69 Tulsa Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

AP All-American Third Team - 1969


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Bingo Smith?

Bingo Smith is 78 years old.

What is the height of Bingo Smith?

Bingo Smith is 6-5 (196cm) tall.

What is the weight of Bingo Smith?

Bingo Smith is 195 lbs (88kg).

What is the birthday of Bingo Smith?

Bingo Smith was born on Feb 26, 1946.

What position does Bingo Smith play?

Bingo Smith plays the GF position.

What was the pre-draft team of Bingo Smith?

Bingo Smith was drafted out of Tulsa.

What high school did Bingo Smith attend?

Bingo Smith attended Melrose High School in Memphis, Tennessee.

What nationality is Bingo Smith?

Bingo Smith has a United States nationality.

Where was Bingo Smith born?

Bingo Smith was born in Memphis, Tennessee.

How many NBA seasons has Bingo Smith played?

Bingo Smith played 11 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Bingo Smith?

Bingo Smith had career averages 12.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.5 steals in 865 games.

What are the career totals of Bingo Smith?

Bingo Smith had career totals of 10,882 points, 3,630 rebounds, 1,734 assists, 167 blocks, 431 steals in 865 games.

How many teams has Bingo Smith been on?

Bingo Smith played for 3 NBA teams in his career - Cleveland Cavaliers, San Diego Clippers, San Diego Rockets.

When was Bingo Smith drafted?

Bingo Smith was drafted in the 1st round (#7 overall) of the 1969 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets.

What is Bingo Smith's career high in points?

Bingo Smith averaged a career high 15.9 points per game in 1974-1975.

What is Bingo Smith's career high in rebounds?

Bingo Smith averaged a career high 6.1 rebounds per game in 1971-1972.

What is Bingo Smith's career high in assists?

Bingo Smith averaged a career high 3.4 assists per game in 1970-1971.

What is the career PER of Bingo Smith's?

Bingo Smith had a career PER of 14.0.

Is Bingo Smith's jersey retired?

Bingo Smith's #7 jersey was retired by the Cleveland Cavaliers.