| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | Awards | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 24 | WSC | NBA | SG | 31 | 4.5 | 12.3 | .370 | 3.1 | 3.5 | .889 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 12.2 | ||
| 1951-52 | 25 | BOS | NBA | SG | 63 | 22.0 | 3.9 | 10.0 | .389 | 2.9 | 3.4 | .859 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 10.7 | |
| 1952-53 | 26 | BOS | NBA | SG | 71 | 32.9 | 5.7 | 13.0 | .436 | 4.8 | 5.6 | .850 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 16.2 | AS,NBA2 |
| 1953-54 | 27 | BOS | NBA | SG | 72 | 34.3 | 5.7 | 12.7 | .450 | 4.6 | 5.4 | .844 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 16.0 | AS |
| 1954-55 | 28 | BOS | NBA | SG | 68 | 36.1 | 6.7 | 15.6 | .427 | 5.1 | 5.7 | .897 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 18.4 | AS,NBA2 |
| 1955-56 | 29 | BOS | NBA | SG | 72 | 37.5 | 7.5 | 17.1 | .438 | 5.0 | 5.7 | .867 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 19.9 | MVP-5,AS,NBA1 |
| 1956-57 | 30 | BOS | NBA | SG | 67 | 35.9 | 7.7 | 18.5 | .416 | 5.7 | 6.3 | .905 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 21.1 | AS,NBA1 |
| 1957-58 | 31 | BOS | NBA | SG | 63 | 35.1 | 8.7 | 20.6 | .424 | 4.8 | 5.4 | .893 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 22.3 | MVP-7,AS,NBA1 |
| 1958-59 | 32 | BOS | NBA | SG | 72 | 33.1 | 7.8 | 19.1 | .408 | 4.8 | 5.1 | .932 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 20.4 | AS,NBA1 |
| 1959-60 | 33 | BOS | NBA | SG | 71 | 27.0 | 7.9 | 17.3 | .456 | 3.5 | 4.1 | .866 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 19.3 | AS,NBA2 |
| 1960-61 | 34 | BOS | NBA | SG | 61 | 25.2 | 6.3 | 14.9 | .422 | 3.4 | 3.7 | .921 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 16.0 | |
| 11 Yrs | 711 | 32.0 | 6.7 | 15.7 | .426 | 4.4 | 5.0 | .883 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 17.8 | |||||
| BOS (10 Yrs) | 680 | 32.0 | 6.8 | 15.9 | .428 | 4.5 | 5.1 | .883 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 18.1 | |||||
| WSC (1 Yr) | 31 | 4.5 | 12.3 | .370 | 3.1 | 3.5 | .889 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 12.2 | ||||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | Awards | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 25 | BOS | NBA | SG | 1 | 27.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | .583 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 15.0 | |
| 1952-53 | 26 | BOS | NBA | SG | 6 | 33.5 | 3.3 | 10.0 | .333 | 5.0 | 5.3 | .938 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 11.7 | |
| 1953-54 | 27 | BOS | NBA | SG | 6 | 34.3 | 5.8 | 13.5 | .432 | 7.2 | 8.3 | .860 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 18.8 | |
| 1954-55 | 28 | BOS | NBA | SG | 7 | 41.4 | 7.9 | 15.7 | .500 | 5.0 | 5.4 | .921 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 20.7 | |
| 1955-56 | 29 | BOS | NBA | SG | 3 | 39.7 | 6.0 | 15.3 | .391 | 5.3 | 5.7 | .941 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 17.3 | |
| 1956-57 | 30 | BOS | NBA | SG | 10 | 37.7 | 7.5 | 19.7 | .381 | 6.1 | 6.4 | .953 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 21.1 | |
| 1957-58 | 31 | BOS | NBA | SG | 11 | 36.9 | 8.2 | 20.1 | .407 | 4.7 | 5.1 | .929 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 21.1 | |
| 1958-59 | 32 | BOS | NBA | SG | 11 | 29.3 | 7.5 | 17.5 | .425 | 5.2 | 5.4 | .966 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 20.1 | |
| 1959-60 | 33 | BOS | NBA | SG | 13 | 28.0 | 6.8 | 16.1 | .421 | 3.3 | 4.1 | .811 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 16.8 | |
| 1960-61 | 34 | BOS | NBA | SG | 10 | 26.1 | 6.8 | 13.3 | .511 | 3.2 | 3.6 | .889 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 16.8 | |
| 10 Yrs | 78 | 33.0 | 6.9 | 16.2 | .426 | 4.7 | 5.2 | .911 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 18.5 | |||||
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| Highlight | In Stathead | |
|---|---|---|
| Career high, Points | 44 | View full stats from top 20 games |
| Career high, Rebounds | 15 | View full stats from top 20 games |
| Career high, Assists | 11 | View full stats from top 20 games |
Use Stathead to compare Bill Sharman to:
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | TRB | AST | PF | PTS | Trp-Dbl | Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 24 | WSC | NBA | SG | 31 | 141 | 381 | .370 | 96 | 108 | .889 | 110 | 39 | 86 | 378 | 0 | ||
| 1951-52 | 25 | BOS | NBA | SG | 63 | 1389 | 244 | 628 | .389 | 183 | 213 | .859 | 221 | 151 | 181 | 671 | 0 | |
| 1952-53 | 26 | BOS | NBA | SG | 71 | 2333 | 403 | 925 | .436 | 341 | 401 | .850 | 288 | 191 | 240 | 1147 | 0 | AS,NBA2 |
| 1953-54 | 27 | BOS | NBA | SG | 72 | 2467 | 412 | 915 | .450 | 331 | 392 | .844 | 255 | 229 | 211 | 1155 | 0 | AS |
| 1954-55 | 28 | BOS | NBA | SG | 68 | 2453 | 453 | 1062 | .427 | 347 | 387 | .897 | 302 | 280 | 212 | 1253 | 0 | AS,NBA2 |
| 1955-56 | 29 | BOS | NBA | SG | 72 | 2698 | 538 | 1229 | .438 | 358 | 413 | .867 | 259 | 339 | 197 | 1434 | 0 | MVP-5,AS,NBA1 |
| 1956-57 | 30 | BOS | NBA | SG | 67 | 2403 | 516 | 1241 | .416 | 381 | 421 | .905 | 286 | 236 | 188 | 1413 | 0 | AS,NBA1 |
| 1957-58 | 31 | BOS | NBA | SG | 63 | 2214 | 550 | 1297 | .424 | 302 | 338 | .893 | 295 | 167 | 156 | 1402 | 0 | MVP-7,AS,NBA1 |
| 1958-59 | 32 | BOS | NBA | SG | 72 | 2382 | 562 | 1377 | .408 | 342 | 367 | .932 | 292 | 179 | 173 | 1466 | 0 | AS,NBA1 |
| 1959-60 | 33 | BOS | NBA | SG | 71 | 1916 | 559 | 1225 | .456 | 252 | 291 | .866 | 262 | 144 | 154 | 1370 | 0 | AS,NBA2 |
| 1960-61 | 34 | BOS | NBA | SG | 61 | 1538 | 383 | 908 | .422 | 210 | 228 | .921 | 223 | 146 | 127 | 976 | 0 | |
| 11 Yrs | 711 | 21793 | 4761 | 11188 | .426 | 3143 | 3559 | .883 | 2793 | 2101 | 1925 | 12665 | 0 | |||||
| BOS (10 Yrs) | 680 | 21793 | 4620 | 10807 | .428 | 3047 | 3451 | .883 | 2683 | 2062 | 1839 | 12287 | 0 | |||||
| WSC (1 Yr) | 31 | 141 | 381 | .370 | 96 | 108 | .889 | 110 | 39 | 86 | 378 | 0 | ||||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | TRB | AST | PF | PTS | Trp-Dbl | Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 25 | BOS | NBA | SG | 1 | 27 | 7 | 12 | .583 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 0 | |
| 1952-53 | 26 | BOS | NBA | SG | 6 | 201 | 20 | 60 | .333 | 30 | 32 | .938 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 70 | 0 | |
| 1953-54 | 27 | BOS | NBA | SG | 6 | 206 | 35 | 81 | .432 | 43 | 50 | .860 | 25 | 10 | 29 | 113 | 0 | |
| 1954-55 | 28 | BOS | NBA | SG | 7 | 290 | 55 | 110 | .500 | 35 | 38 | .921 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 145 | 0 | |
| 1955-56 | 29 | BOS | NBA | SG | 3 | 119 | 18 | 46 | .391 | 16 | 17 | .941 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 52 | 0 | |
| 1956-57 | 30 | BOS | NBA | SG | 10 | 377 | 75 | 197 | .381 | 61 | 64 | .953 | 35 | 29 | 23 | 211 | 0 | |
| 1957-58 | 31 | BOS | NBA | SG | 11 | 406 | 90 | 221 | .407 | 52 | 56 | .929 | 54 | 25 | 28 | 232 | 0 | |
| 1958-59 | 32 | BOS | NBA | SG | 11 | 322 | 82 | 193 | .425 | 57 | 59 | .966 | 36 | 28 | 35 | 221 | 0 | |
| 1959-60 | 33 | BOS | NBA | SG | 13 | 364 | 88 | 209 | .421 | 43 | 53 | .811 | 45 | 20 | 22 | 219 | 0 | |
| 1960-61 | 34 | BOS | NBA | SG | 10 | 261 | 68 | 133 | .511 | 32 | 36 | .889 | 27 | 17 | 22 | 168 | 0 | |
| 10 Yrs | 78 | 2573 | 538 | 1262 | .426 | 370 | 406 | .911 | 285 | 201 | 220 | 1446 | 0 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 24 | WSC | NBA | SG | 31 | .370 | .889 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 25 | BOS | NBA | SG | 63 | 1389 | 6.3 | 16.3 | .389 | 4.7 | 5.5 | .859 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 17.4 | |
| 1952-53 | 26 | BOS | NBA | SG | 71 | 2333 | 6.2 | 14.3 | .436 | 5.3 | 6.2 | .850 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 17.7 | AS,NBA2 |
| 1953-54 | 27 | BOS | NBA | SG | 72 | 2467 | 6.0 | 13.4 | .450 | 4.8 | 5.7 | .844 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 16.9 | AS |
| 1954-55 | 28 | BOS | NBA | SG | 68 | 2453 | 6.6 | 15.6 | .427 | 5.1 | 5.7 | .897 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 18.4 | AS,NBA2 |
| 1955-56 | 29 | BOS | NBA | SG | 72 | 2698 | 7.2 | 16.4 | .438 | 4.8 | 5.5 | .867 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 19.1 | MVP-5,AS,NBA1 |
| 1956-57 | 30 | BOS | NBA | SG | 67 | 2403 | 7.7 | 18.6 | .416 | 5.7 | 6.3 | .905 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 21.2 | AS,NBA1 |
| 1957-58 | 31 | BOS | NBA | SG | 63 | 2214 | 8.9 | 21.1 | .424 | 4.9 | 5.5 | .893 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 22.8 | MVP-7,AS,NBA1 |
| 1958-59 | 32 | BOS | NBA | SG | 72 | 2382 | 8.5 | 20.8 | .408 | 5.2 | 5.5 | .932 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 22.2 | AS,NBA1 |
| 1959-60 | 33 | BOS | NBA | SG | 71 | 1916 | 10.5 | 23.0 | .456 | 4.7 | 5.5 | .866 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 25.7 | AS,NBA2 |
| 1960-61 | 34 | BOS | NBA | SG | 61 | 1538 | 9.0 | 21.3 | .422 | 4.9 | 5.3 | .921 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 22.8 | |
| 11 Yrs | 711 | 21793 | 7.9 | 17.9 | .426 | 5.2 | 5.9 | .883 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 20.3 | |||||
| Game Avg | 711 | 7.9 | 17.9 | .426 | 5.2 | 5.9 | .883 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 20.3 | ||||||
| BOS (10 Yrs) | 680 | 21793 | 7.6 | 17.9 | .428 | 5.0 | 5.7 | .883 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 20.3 | |||||
| WSC (1 Yr) | 31 | .370 | .889 | ||||||||||||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 25 | BOS | NBA | SG | 1 | 27 | 9.3 | 16.0 | .583 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 9.3 | 5.3 | 20.0 | |
| 1952-53 | 26 | BOS | NBA | SG | 6 | 201 | 3.6 | 10.7 | .333 | 5.4 | 5.7 | .938 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 12.5 | |
| 1953-54 | 27 | BOS | NBA | SG | 6 | 206 | 6.1 | 14.2 | .432 | 7.5 | 8.7 | .860 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 19.7 | |
| 1954-55 | 28 | BOS | NBA | SG | 7 | 290 | 6.8 | 13.7 | .500 | 4.3 | 4.7 | .921 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 18.0 | |
| 1955-56 | 29 | BOS | NBA | SG | 3 | 119 | 5.4 | 13.9 | .391 | 4.8 | 5.1 | .941 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 15.7 | |
| 1956-57 | 30 | BOS | NBA | SG | 10 | 377 | 7.2 | 18.8 | .381 | 5.8 | 6.1 | .953 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 20.1 | |
| 1957-58 | 31 | BOS | NBA | SG | 11 | 406 | 8.0 | 19.6 | .407 | 4.6 | 5.0 | .929 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 20.6 | |
| 1958-59 | 32 | BOS | NBA | SG | 11 | 322 | 9.2 | 21.6 | .425 | 6.4 | 6.6 | .966 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 24.7 | |
| 1959-60 | 33 | BOS | NBA | SG | 13 | 364 | 8.7 | 20.7 | .421 | 4.3 | 5.2 | .811 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 21.7 | |
| 1960-61 | 34 | BOS | NBA | SG | 10 | 261 | 9.4 | 18.3 | .511 | 4.4 | 5.0 | .889 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 23.2 | |
| 10 Yrs | 78 | 2573 | 7.5 | 17.7 | .426 | 5.2 | 5.7 | .911 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 20.2 | |||||
| Game Avg | 78 | 2573 | 7.5 | 17.7 | .426 | 5.2 | 5.7 | .911 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 20.2 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | FTr | OWS | DWS | WS | Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 24 | WSC | NBA | SG | 31 | .441 | .283 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 | ||||
| 1951-52 | 25 | BOS | NBA | SG | 63 | 1389 | 17.8 | .465 | .339 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 4.3 | .148 | |
| 1952-53 | 26 | BOS | NBA | SG | 71 | 2333 | 19.8 | .521 | .434 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 9.8 | .201 | AS,NBA2 |
| 1953-54 | 27 | BOS | NBA | SG | 72 | 2467 | 18.8 | .531 | .428 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 10.4 | .202 | AS |
| 1954-55 | 28 | BOS | NBA | SG | 68 | 2453 | 17.6 | .508 | .364 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 7.7 | .150 | AS,NBA2 |
| 1955-56 | 29 | BOS | NBA | SG | 72 | 2698 | 17.7 | .508 | .336 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 8.8 | .157 | MVP-5,AS,NBA1 |
| 1956-57 | 30 | BOS | NBA | SG | 67 | 2403 | 19.6 | .495 | .339 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 10.4 | .207 | AS,NBA1 |
| 1957-58 | 31 | BOS | NBA | SG | 63 | 2214 | 18.8 | .485 | .261 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 8.7 | .189 | MVP-7,AS,NBA1 |
| 1958-59 | 32 | BOS | NBA | SG | 72 | 2382 | 16.8 | .476 | .267 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 7.6 | .154 | AS,NBA1 |
| 1959-60 | 33 | BOS | NBA | SG | 71 | 1916 | 18.5 | .506 | .238 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 7.9 | .198 | AS,NBA2 |
| 1960-61 | 34 | BOS | NBA | SG | 61 | 1538 | 17.0 | .484 | .251 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5.4 | .169 | |
| 11 Yrs | 711 | 21793 | 18.3 | .497 | .318 | 61.4 | 21.3 | 82.8 | .178 | |||||
| BOS (10 Yrs) | 680 | 21793 | 18.3 | .498 | .319 | 60.1 | 20.9 | 80.9 | .178 | |||||
| WSC (1 Yr) | 31 | .441 | .283 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 | ||||||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | FTr | OWS | DWS | WS | Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 25 | BOS | NBA | SG | 1 | 27 | 27.4 | .603 | .083 | 72.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .262 | |
| 1952-53 | 26 | BOS | NBA | SG | 6 | 201 | 11.3 | .472 | .533 | 17.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .071 | |
| 1953-54 | 27 | BOS | NBA | SG | 6 | 206 | 18.7 | .549 | .617 | 12.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | .208 | |
| 1954-55 | 28 | BOS | NBA | SG | 7 | 290 | 19.6 | .572 | .345 | 21.6 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 1.0 | .170 | |
| 1955-56 | 29 | BOS | NBA | SG | 3 | 119 | 14.7 | .486 | .370 | 16.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .142 | |
| 1956-57 | 30 | BOS | NBA | SG | 10 | 377 | 16.5 | .469 | .325 | 12.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | .164 | |
| 1957-58 | 31 | BOS | NBA | SG | 11 | 406 | 17.3 | .472 | .253 | 10.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .175 | |
| 1958-59 | 32 | BOS | NBA | SG | 11 | 322 | 17.5 | .505 | .306 | 12.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | .194 | |
| 1959-60 | 33 | BOS | NBA | SG | 13 | 364 | 16.0 | .471 | .254 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | .150 | |
| 1960-61 | 34 | BOS | NBA | SG | 10 | 261 | 18.8 | .564 | .271 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | .257 | |
| 10 Yrs | 78 | 2573 | 17.1 | .502 | .322 | 13.4 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 9.3 | .174 | |||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where was Bill Sharman born?
Bill Sharman was born in Abilene, Texas.
When was Bill Sharman born?
Bill Sharman was born on May 25, 1926.
How tall was Bill Sharman?
Bill Sharman was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.
How much did Bill Sharman weigh when playing?
Bill Sharman weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.
Is Bill Sharman in the Hall of Fame?
Bill Sharman was inducted to the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1976 and Coach in 2004 (Full List) .
When was Bill Sharman drafted?
Bill Sharman was drafted by Washington Capitols, 2nd round (5th pick, 17th overall), 1950 NBA Draft.
What position did Bill Sharman play?
Shooting Guard.
When did Bill Sharman retire?
Bill Sharman last played in 1961.
What did Bill Sharman average?
Bill Sharman averaged 17.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game.
How many rings does Bill Sharman have?
Bill Sharman won 4 championships.
What schools did Bill Sharman attend?
Bill Sharman attended Porterville in Porterville, California and USC.
What are Bill Sharman's nicknames?
Bullseye Bill, Battling Bill, Willie are nicknames for Bill Sharman.
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