Bill Fitch
Hall of Fame member
- Birth date:
- Birth place: Davenport (Iowa)
- Date of death: (aged 89)
- College: Coe
- Full name: William Charles Fitch
- Nationality: United States
NBA career as head coach
- Seasons: 25
- Playoffs: 13
- NBA Finals: 2
- NBA titles: 1
No previous experience as NBA assistant coach.
Bill Fitch in regular season
| G | W | L | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2050 | 944 | 1106 | .460 |
Bill Fitch in playoffs
| G | W | L | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | 55 | 54 | .505 |
Bill Fitch's teams record
| TEAM | SEAS | REGULAR SEASON | PLAYOFFS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | % | W | L | % | ||
| BOS | 4 | 242 | 86 | .738 | 26 | 19 | .578 |
| CLE | 9 | 304 | 434 | .412 | 7 | 11 | .389 |
| HOU | 5 | 216 | 194 | .527 | 21 | 18 | .538 |
| NJN | 3 | 83 | 163 | .337 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| LAC | 4 | 99 | 229 | .302 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Total | -- | 944 | 1106 | .460 | 55 | 54 | .505 |
Bill Fitch NBA career record
| SEAS | TEAM | REGULAR SEASON | PLAYOFFS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | % | W | L | % | ||
| 1970-71 | CLE | 15 | 67 | .183 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1971-72 | CLE | 23 | 59 | .280 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1972-73 | CLE | 32 | 50 | .390 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1973-74 | CLE | 29 | 53 | .354 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1974-75 | CLE | 40 | 42 | .488 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1975-76 | CLE | 49 | 33 | .598 | 6 | 7 | .462 |
| 1976-77 | CLE | 43 | 39 | .524 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| 1977-78 | CLE | 43 | 39 | .524 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| 1978-79 | CLE | 30 | 52 | .366 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1979-80 | BOS | 61 | 21 | .744 | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| 1980-81 | BOS | 62 | 20 | .756 | 12 | 5 | .706 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 63 | 19 | .768 | 7 | 5 | .583 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 56 | 26 | .683 | 2 | 5 | .286 |
| 1983-84 | HOU | 29 | 53 | .354 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1984-85 | HOU | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2 | 3 | .400 |
| 1985-86 | HOU | 51 | 31 | .622 | 13 | 7 | .650 |
| 1986-87 | HOU | 42 | 40 | .512 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 46 | 36 | .561 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| 1989-90 | NJN | 17 | 65 | .207 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1990-91 | NJN | 26 | 56 | .317 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1991-92 | NJN | 40 | 42 | .488 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| 1994-95 | LAC | 17 | 65 | .207 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1995-96 | LAC | 29 | 53 | .354 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1996-97 | LAC | 36 | 46 | .439 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| 1997-98 | LAC | 17 | 65 | .207 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| Total | -- | 944 | 1106 | .460 | 55 | 54 | .505 |