Bingo Smith GF

Robert Smith

Height: 6-5 (196cm)

Weight: 195 lbs (88kg)

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

Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee

Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

NBA Draft: 1969 Round 1, Pick 6, San Diego Rockets

Pre-Draft Team: Tulsa (Sr)

High School: Melrose High School (Memphis, Tennessee)

#7 retired by CLE

Bingo Smith Player Profile

Date	Opponent	PTS
3/30/1980	Suns	12
3/28/1980	Lakers	18
3/27/1980	Trail Blazers	8
3/23/1980	Trail Blazers	10
3/21/1980	SuperSonics	14

NBA Career
NCAA Career

NBA Career

11 Years Of Service

Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1969-70	23	SDR	75	16.0	7.3	4.4	1.0	-	-	-	.427	-	.688
1970-71	24	CLE	77	30.3	15.2	5.6	3.4	-	-	-	.448	-	.761
1971-72	25	CLE	82	33.3	15.0	6.1	3.0	-	-	-	.443	-	.795
1972-73	26	CLE	73	14.6	8.2	2.7	1.5	-	-	-	.444	-	.790
1973-74	27	CLE	82	31.9	14.8	5.3	2.4	1.1	0.4	-	.455	-	.822
1974-75	28	CLE	82	32.1	15.9	5.0	2.8	1.0	0.3	-	.483	-	.825
1975-76	29	CLE	81	28.9	13.6	4.2	1.9	0.7	0.4	-	.442	-	.816
1976-77	30	CLE	81	26.4	14.5	3.9	1.9	0.8	0.4	-	.446	-	.818
1977-78	31	CLE	82	19.3	10.3	2.5	1.1	0.5	0.3	1.0	.439	-	.800
1978-79	32	CLE	72	22.9	11.2	2.9	1.7	0.6	0.1	1.0	.460	-	.783
1979-80	33	SDC, CLE	78	27.2	11.4	3.3	1.3	0.8	0.2	1.0	.432	.284	.870
CAREER			865	25.9	12.6	4.2	2.0	0.8	0.3	1.0	.449	.284	.798

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1969-70	23	SDR	75	-	16.0	7.3	3.2	7.6	.427	-	-	-	0.9	1.3	.688	-	-	4.4	1.0	-	-	-	1.6
1970-71	24	CLE	77	-	30.3	15.2	6.4	14.4	.448	-	-	-	2.3	3.0	.761	-	-	5.6	3.4	-	-	-	2.3
1971-72	25	CLE	82	-	33.3	15.0	6.4	14.5	.443	-	-	-	2.2	2.7	.795	-	-	6.1	3.0	-	-	-	2.7
1972-73	26	CLE	73	-	14.6	8.2	3.7	8.3	.444	-	-	-	0.9	1.1	.790	-	-	2.7	1.5	-	-	-	1.1
1973-74	27	CLE	82	-	31.9	14.8	6.5	14.4	.455	-	-	-	1.7	2.1	.822	1.6	3.7	5.3	2.4	1.1	0.4	-	3.0
1974-75	28	CLE	82	-	32.1	15.9	7.1	14.8	.483	-	-	-	1.6	2.0	.825	1.3	3.6	5.0	2.8	1.0	0.3	-	2.8
1975-76	29	CLE	81	-	28.9	13.6	6.1	13.8	.442	-	-	-	1.4	1.7	.816	1.0	3.2	4.2	1.9	0.7	0.4	-	2.9
1976-77	30	CLE	81	-	26.4	14.5	6.3	14.2	.446	-	-	-	1.8	2.2	.818	1.1	2.8	3.9	1.9	0.8	0.4	-	2.6
1977-78	31	CLE	82	-	19.3	10.3	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
1978-79	32	CLE	72	-	22.9	11.2	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
1979-80 *	33	All Teams	78	-	27.2	11.4	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
1979-80 *	33	SDC	70	-	28.4	11.7	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
1979-80 *	33	CLE	8	-	16.9	9.2	4.1	9.0	.458	0.1	0.6	.200	0.9	1.0	.875	0.2	1.5	1.8	0.9	0.4	0.2	1.1	2.6
CAREER			865	-	25.9	12.6	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

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1969-70	23	SDR	75	-	1,198	550	242	567	.427	-	-	-	66	96	.688	-	-	328	75	-	-	-	119
1970-71	24	CLE	77	-	2,332	1,168	495	1,106	.448	-	-	-	178	234	.761	-	-	429	258	-	-	-	175
1971-72	25	CLE	82	-	2,734	1,232	527	1,190	.443	-	-	-	178	224	.795	-	-	502	247	-	-	-	222
1972-73	26	CLE	73	-	1,068	600	268	603	.444	-	-	-	64	81	.790	-	-	199	108	-	-	-	80
1973-74	27	CLE	82	-	2,612	1,211	536	1,179	.455	-	-	-	139	169	.822	134	301	435	198	89	30	-	242
1974-75	28	CLE	82	-	2,636	1,302	585	1,212	.483	-	-	-	132	160	.825	108	299	407	229	80	26	-	227
1975-76	29	CLE	81	-	2,338	1,101	495	1,121	.442	-	-	-	111	136	.816	83	258	341	155	58	36	-	231
1976-77	30	CLE	81	-	2,135	1,174	513	1,149	.446	-	-	-	148	181	.818	92	225	317	152	61	30	-	211
1977-78	31	CLE	82	-	1,581	846	369	840	.439	-	-	-	108	135	.800	65	142	207	91	38	21	81	155
1978-79	32	CLE	72	-	1,650	805	361	784	.460	-	-	-	83	106	.783	77	129	206	121	43	7	75	188
1979-80 *	33	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 *	33	SDC	70	-	1,988	819	352	819	.430	22	76	.289	93	107	.869	92	153	245	93	59	15	72	188
1979-80 *	33	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

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
1969-70	23	SDR	75	-	.451	.427	-	-	-	8.1	-	-	-	-	111.4	-	1.0	-	-	11.9
1970-71	24	CLE	77	-	.483	.448	-	-	-	17.7	-	-	-	-	120.8	-	1.1	-	-	15.4
1971-72	25	CLE	82	-	.478	.443	-	-	-	13.2	-	-	-	-	123.8	-	1.0	-	-	13.5
1972-73	26	CLE	73	-	.470	.444	-	-	-	16.5	-	-	-	-	123.5	-	1.0	-	-	16.2
1973-74	27	CLE	82	-	.483	.455	5.0	12.5	8.5	11.5	-	1.6	0.6	-	127.7	-	1.0	-	100.1	13.9
1974-75	28	CLE	82	-	.508	.483	4.3	12.1	8.2	13.7	-	1.5	0.5	-	130.8	-	1.1	-	98.7	15.9
1975-76	29	CLE	81	-	.466	.442	3.5	11.7	7.5	9.9	-	1.2	0.8	-	125.8	-	1.0	-	98.6	12.9
1976-77	30	CLE	81	-	.478	.446	4.2	11.1	7.5	11.3	-	1.3	0.8	-	126.4	-	1.0	-	100.1	15.5
1977-78	31	CLE	82	-	.470	.439	4.1	9.2	6.6	8.9	8.3	1.1	0.7	24.6	123.9	-1.3	1.0	97.9	102.3	14.2
1978-79	32	CLE	72	-	.485	.460	4.8	9.1	6.8	10.7	8.3	1.2	0.2	21.8	124.3	0.4	1.0	103.2	109.4	13.4
1979-80 *	33	All Teams	78	-	.474	.445	4.6	8.7	6.6	6.6	7.9	1.4	0.4	19.2	158.6	-0.7	1.0	103.5	111.2	11.3
1979-80 *	33	SDC	70	-	.473	.443	4.8	8.6	6.7	6.5	7.7	1.4	0.4	18.9	158.8	-0.5	1.0	104.0	111.6	11.4
1979-80 *	33	CLE	8	-	.490	.465	1.5	9.8	5.5	7.3	10.6	1.0	0.8	24.0	153.3	-3.1	1.0	96.7	108.6	10.9
CAREER			865	-	.479	.450	4.4	10.9	7.5	11.5	8.1	1.3	0.6	21.4	153.1	-0.6	1.0	101.5	103.5	14.0

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	40 Pts	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
1969-70	23	SDR	75	-	0	.082	-	-	0.2	23	51	.311	-0.6	1.7	1.1
1970-71	24	CLE	77	-	0	.228	-	-	0.2	14	62	.184	1.6	0.8	2.4
1971-72	25	CLE	82	-	0	.224	-	-	0.2	23	59	.280	1.0	2.3	3.3
1972-73	26	CLE	73	-	0	.110	-	-	0.1	28	45	.384	0.4	1.3	1.6
1973-74	27	CLE	82	-	0	.215	-	-	0.1	29	53	.354	2.4	1.8	4.2
1974-75	28	CLE	82	-	1	.239	-	-	0.1	40	42	.488	3.8	2.3	6.1
1975-76	29	CLE	81	-	0	.186	-	-	0.1	48	33	.593	1.5	2.3	3.7
1976-77	30	CLE	81	-	0	.193	-	-	0.2	43	38	.531	2.2	2.0	4.2
1977-78	31	CLE	82	-	0	.132	1.1	0.5	0.2	43	39	.524	1.2	1.3	2.5
1978-79	32	CLE	72	-	0	.136	1.6	0.6	0.1	26	46	.361	1.6	0.5	2.1
1979-80 *	33	All Teams	78	-	0	.143	1.2	0.8	0.1	32	46	.410	1.5	0.5	2.1
1979-80 *	33	SDC	70	-	0	.126	1.3	0.8	0.1	30	40	.429	1.5	0.5	2.0
1979-80 *	33	CLE	8	-	0	.010	0.8	0.3	0.1	2	6	.250	-	0.1	0.1
CAREER			865	-	1	.154	1.3	0.6	0.2	349	514	.404	15.1	16.3	31.2

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NBA Playoff Stats

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Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1975-76	29	CLE	13	29.2	12.6	3.3	2.3	0.8	0.2	-	.433	-	.880
1976-77	30	CLE	3	19.0	7.0	2.7	1.3	1.0	0.3	-	.231	-	1.000
1977-78	31	CLE	2	17.0	8.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	.615	-	.000
CAREER			18	26.1	11.2	3.0	1.9	0.8	0.2	0.5	.407	-	.893

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1975-76	29	CLE	13	-	29.2	12.6	5.5	12.6	.433	-	-	-	1.7	1.9	.880	0.8	2.5	3.3	2.3	0.8	0.2	-	3.2
1976-77	30	CLE	3	-	19.0	7.0	3.0	13.0	.231	-	-	-	1.0	1.0	1.000	1.0	1.7	2.7	1.3	1.0	0.3	-	1.7
1977-78	31	CLE	2	-	17.0	8.0	4.0	6.5	.615	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	0.5	1.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0
CAREER			18	-	26.1	11.2	4.9	12.0	.407	-	-	-	1.4	1.6	.893	0.9	2.1	3.0	1.9	0.8	0.2	0.5	2.7

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1975-76	29	CLE	13	-	379	164	71	164	.433	-	-	-	22	25	.880	11	32	43	30	11	3	-	41
1976-77	30	CLE	3	-	57	21	9	39	.231	-	-	-	3	3	1.000	3	5	8	4	3	1	-	5
1977-78	31	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

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
1975-76	29	CLE	13	-	.469	.433	3.0	9.4	6.1	13.2	-	1.4	0.5	-	131.3	-	1.0	-	96.9	12.7
1976-77	30	CLE	3	-	.260	.231	4.5	9.4	6.7	10.1	-	2.4	1.0	-	123.1	-	0.5	-	94.0	4.1
1977-78	31	CLE	2	-	.615	.615	6.3	3.7	5.1	4.5	7.1	-	-	15.8	61.5	-1.0	1.2	124.9	121.7	15.8
CAREER			18	-	.440	.407	3.4	9.1	6.1	12.0	7.1	1.4	0.5	15.8	130.0	-1.1	0.9	124.9	99.2	11.9

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
1975-76	29	CLE	13	-	.204	-	-	0.2	6	7	.462	0.2	0.5	0.7
1976-77	30	CLE	3	-	.106	-	-	0.1	1	2	.333	-0.3	0.1	-0.2
1977-78	31	CLE	2	-	.106	1.0	0.0	0.0	0	2	.000	0.1	-	0.1
CAREER			18	-	.175	1.0	0.0	0.1	7	11	.389	-	0.6	0.6

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NBA Transactions

Date	Transaction
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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NCAA Career

College: Tulsa (1969)

NCAA Awards & Honors

Award	Date
1x AP All-American Third Team	1969

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