Bill Sharman G

Born: May 25, 1926 (Passed away Oct 25, 2013, aged 87)

Birthplace/Hometown: Abilene, Texas

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-1 (185cm)     Weight: 175 (79kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1950 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 2, Pick 5, Washington Capitols

Pre-Draft Team: USC (Sr)

High School: Porterville High School [Porterville, California]

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NBA Career

11 Years Of Service - NBA's Top 50, NBA's Top 75, Hall of Fame Player, 4x NBA Champion, 4x All-NBA 1st, 8x All-Star, #21 retired by BOS

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
1950-51 WAS 31 - 0.0 12.19 4.55 12.29 .370 - - - 3.10 3.48 .889 - - 3.55 1.26 - - - 2.77
1951-52 BOS 63 - 22.0 10.65 3.87 9.97 .389 - - - 2.90 3.38 .859 - - 3.51 2.40 - - - 2.87
1952-53 ☆ BOS 71 - 32.9 16.15 5.68 13.03 .436 - - - 4.80 5.65 .850 - - 4.06 2.69 - - - 3.38
1953-54 ☆ BOS 72 - 34.3 16.04 5.72 12.71 .450 - - - 4.60 5.44 .844 - - 3.54 3.18 - - - 2.93
1954-55 ☆ BOS 68 - 36.1 18.43 6.66 15.62 .427 - - - 5.10 5.69 .897 - - 4.44 4.12 - - - 3.12
1955-56 ☆ BOS 72 - 37.5 19.92 7.47 17.07 .438 - - - 4.97 5.74 .867 - - 3.60 4.71 - - - 2.74
1956-57 ☆ BOS 67 - 35.9 21.09 7.70 18.52 .416 - - - 5.69 6.28 .905 - - 4.27 3.52 - - - 2.81
1957-58 ☆ BOS 63 - 35.1 22.25 8.73 20.59 .424 - - - 4.79 5.37 .893 - - 4.68 2.65 - - - 2.48
1958-59 ☆ BOS 72 - 33.1 20.36 7.81 19.12 .408 - - - 4.75 5.10 .932 - - 4.06 2.49 - - - 2.40
1959-60 ☆ BOS 71 - 27.0 19.30 7.87 17.25 .456 - - - 3.55 4.10 .866 - - 3.69 2.03 - - - 2.17
1960-61 BOS 61 - 25.2 16.00 6.28 14.89 .422 - - - 3.44 3.74 .921 - - 3.66 2.39 - - - 2.08
CAREER   711 - 32.0 17.81 6.70 15.74 .426 - - - 4.42 5.01 .883 - - 3.93 2.95 - - - 2.71

☆ All-Star Season

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
1950-51 WAS 31 - 0 378 141 381 .370 - - - 96 108 .889 - - 110 39 - - - 86
1951-52 BOS 63 - 1,389 671 244 628 .389 - - - 183 213 .859 - - 221 151 - - - 181
1952-53 ☆ BOS 71 - 2,333 1,147 403 925 .436 - - - 341 401 .850 - - 288 191 - - - 240
1953-54 ☆ BOS 72 - 2,467 1,155 412 915 .450 - - - 331 392 .844 - - 255 229 - - - 211
1954-55 ☆ BOS 68 - 2,453 1,253 453 1,062 .427 - - - 347 387 .897 - - 302 280 - - - 212
1955-56 ☆ BOS 72 - 2,698 1,434 538 1,229 .438 - - - 358 413 .867 - - 259 339 - - - 197
1956-57 ☆ BOS 67 - 2,403 1,413 516 1,241 .416 - - - 381 421 .905 - - 286 236 - - - 188
1957-58 ☆ BOS 63 - 2,214 1,402 550 1,297 .424 - - - 302 338 .893 - - 295 167 - - - 156
1958-59 ☆ BOS 72 - 2,382 1,466 562 1,377 .408 - - - 342 367 .932 - - 292 179 - - - 173
1959-60 ☆ BOS 71 - 1,916 1,370 559 1,225 .456 - - - 252 291 .866 - - 262 144 - - - 154
1960-61 BOS 61 - 1,538 976 383 908 .422 - - - 210 228 .921 - - 223 146 - - - 127
CAREER   711 - 21,793 12,665 4,761 11,188 .426 - - - 3,143 3,559 .883 - - 2,793 2,101 - - - 1,925

☆ All-Star Season

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
1950-51 WAS 31 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 - - 0.28 11 20 .355 - - -
1951-52 BOS 63 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 - - 0.34 38 25 .603 3.00 1.30 4.30
1952-53 ☆ BOS 71 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .273 - - 0.43 46 25 .648 8.40 1.40 9.80
1953-54 ☆ BOS 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 - - 0.43 42 30 .583 9.40 1.00 10.40
1954-55 ☆ BOS 68 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 - - 0.36 35 33 .515 6.70 1.00 7.70
1955-56 ☆ BOS 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 - - 0.34 39 33 .542 7.20 1.60 8.80
1956-57 ☆ BOS 67 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 - - 0.34 43 24 .642 7.00 3.40 10.40
1957-58 ☆ BOS 63 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .239 - - 0.26 43 20 .683 5.80 2.90 8.70
1958-59 ☆ BOS 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 - - 0.27 52 20 .722 4.50 3.10 7.60
1959-60 ☆ BOS 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 - - 0.24 57 14 .803 5.40 2.50 7.90
1960-61 BOS 61 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 - - 0.25 43 18 .705 2.70 2.70 5.40
CAREER   711 - 0 0 3 0 0 0 .234 - - 0.32 449 262 .632 61.40 21.40 82.80

☆ All-Star Season

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
1950-51 WAS 31 - .441 .370 - - - - - - - - 125.90 - 0.99 - - -
1951-52 BOS 63 - .465 .389 - - - - - - - - 124.77 - 1.07 - - 19.32
1952-53 ☆ BOS 71 - .521 .436 - - - - - - - - 128.60 - 1.24 - - 20.82
1953-54 ☆ BOS 72 - .531 .450 - - - - - - - - 129.47 - 1.26 - - 20.22
1954-55 ☆ BOS 68 - .508 .427 - - - - - - - - 132.32 - 1.18 - - 19.87
1955-56 ☆ BOS 72 - .508 .438 - - - - - - - - 130.46 - 1.17 - - 18.12
1956-57 ☆ BOS 67 - .495 .416 - - - - - - - - 132.08 - 1.14 - - 19.13
1957-58 ☆ BOS 63 - .485 .424 - - - - - - - - 131.75 - 1.08 - - 18.65
1958-59 ☆ BOS 72 - .476 .408 - - - - - - - - 134.00 - 1.06 - - 16.81
1959-60 ☆ BOS 71 - .506 .456 - - - - - - - - 132.23 - 1.12 - - 18.39
1960-61 BOS 61 - .484 .422 - - - - - - - - 134.29 - 1.07 - - 16.31
CAREER   711 - .497 .426 - - - - - - - - 130.87 - 1.13 - - 18.84

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

Apr 25, 1950 - The Washington Capitols selected Bill Sharman in Round 2 with Pick 5 in the 1950 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1950 - Bill Sharman signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Capitols.
Jan 10, 1951 - Bill Sharman was selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons in the Dispersal Draft from the Washington Capitols.
Apr 26, 1951 - Bill Sharman was acquired by the Boston Celtics from the Fort Wayne Pistons in a trade.
Jul 1, 1961 - Bill Sharman, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent.
Oct 25, 2013 - Bill Sharman passed away. He was 87 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Top 50 Greatest Player
Top 75 Greatest Player
NBA Champion - 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961
All-NBA First Team - 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
All-NBA Second Team - 1953, 1955, 1960

* Since the 1946-1947 season

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
1951-52 BOS 1 - 27.0 15.00 7.00 12.00 .583 - - - 1.00 1.00 1.000 - - 3.00 7.00 - - - 4.00
1952-53 BOS 6 - 33.5 11.67 3.33 10.00 .333 - - - 5.00 5.33 .938 - - 2.50 2.50 - - - 4.33
1953-54 BOS 6 - 34.3 18.83 5.83 13.50 .432 - - - 7.17 8.33 .860 - - 4.17 1.67 - - - 4.83
1954-55 BOS 7 - 41.4 20.71 7.86 15.71 .500 - - - 5.00 5.43 .921 - - 5.43 5.43 - - - 3.43
1955-56 BOS 3 - 39.7 17.33 6.00 15.33 .391 - - - 5.33 5.67 .941 - - 2.33 4.00 - - - 2.33
1956-57 BOS 10 - 37.7 21.10 7.50 19.70 .381 - - - 6.10 6.40 .953 - - 3.50 2.90 - - - 2.30
1957-58 BOS 11 - 36.9 21.09 8.18 20.09 .407 - - - 4.73 5.09 .929 - - 4.91 2.27 - - - 2.55
1958-59 BOS 11 - 29.3 20.09 7.45 17.55 .425 - - - 5.18 5.36 .966 - - 3.27 2.55 - - - 3.18
1959-60 BOS 13 - 28.0 16.85 6.77 16.08 .421 - - - 3.31 4.08 .811 - - 3.46 1.54 - - - 1.69
1960-61 BOS 10 - 26.1 16.80 6.80 13.30 .511 - - - 3.20 3.60 .889 - - 2.70 1.70 - - - 2.20
CAREER   78 - 33.0 18.54 6.90 16.18 .426 - - - 4.74 5.21 .911 - - 3.65 2.58 - - - 2.82

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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
1951-52 BOS 1 - 27 15 7 12 .583 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 3 7 - - - 4
1952-53 BOS 6 - 201 70 20 60 .333 - - - 30 32 .938 - - 15 15 - - - 26
1953-54 BOS 6 - 206 113 35 81 .432 - - - 43 50 .860 - - 25 10 - - - 29
1954-55 BOS 7 - 290 145 55 110 .500 - - - 35 38 .921 - - 38 38 - - - 24
1955-56 BOS 3 - 119 52 18 46 .391 - - - 16 17 .941 - - 7 12 - - - 7
1956-57 BOS 10 - 377 211 75 197 .381 - - - 61 64 .953 - - 35 29 - - - 23
1957-58 BOS 11 - 406 232 90 221 .407 - - - 52 56 .929 - - 54 25 - - - 28
1958-59 BOS 11 - 322 221 82 193 .425 - - - 57 59 .966 - - 36 28 - - - 35
1959-60 BOS 13 - 364 219 88 209 .421 - - - 43 53 .811 - - 45 20 - - - 22
1960-61 BOS 10 - 261 168 68 133 .511 - - - 32 36 .889 - - 27 17 - - - 22
CAREER   78 - 2,573 1,446 538 1,262 .426 - - - 370 406 .911 - - 285 201 - - - 220

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
1951-52 BOS 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 - - 0.08 1 0 1.000 0.10 - 0.10
1952-53 BOS 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 - - 0.53 3 3 .500 0.30 - 0.30
1953-54 BOS 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 - - 0.62 2 4 .333 0.80 0.10 0.90
1954-55 BOS 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 - - 0.35 3 4 .429 1.10 -0.10 1.00
1955-56 BOS 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 - - 0.37 1 2 .333 0.20 0.10 0.40
1956-57 BOS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 - - 0.32 7 3 .700 0.80 0.50 1.30
1957-58 BOS 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 - - 0.25 6 5 .545 1.00 0.50 1.50
1958-59 BOS 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 - - 0.31 8 3 .727 0.80 0.50 1.30
1959-60 BOS 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 - - 0.25 8 5 .615 0.60 0.50 1.10
1960-61 BOS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 - - 0.27 8 2 .800 1.10 0.30 1.40
CAREER   78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 - - 0.32 47 31 .603 6.80 2.40 9.30

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
1951-52 BOS 1 - .603 .583 - - - 72.49 - - - - 158.33 - 1.25 - - 26.16
1952-53 BOS 6 - .472 .333 - - - 17.24 - - - - 127.08 - 1.17 - - 9.98
1953-54 BOS 6 - .549 .432 - - - 12.13 - - - - 129.21 - 1.40 - - 17.15
1954-55 BOS 7 - .572 .500 - - - 21.55 - - - - 142.11 - 1.32 - - 18.79
1955-56 BOS 3 - .486 .391 - - - 16.65 - - - - 133.25 - 1.13 - - 11.83
1956-57 BOS 10 - .469 .381 - - - 12.47 - - - - 133.38 - 1.07 - - 13.90
1957-58 BOS 11 - .472 .407 - - - 10.66 - - - - 133.58 - 1.05 - - 13.79
1958-59 BOS 11 - .505 .425 - - - 12.07 - - - - 139.10 - 1.15 - - 15.61
1959-60 BOS 13 - .471 .421 - - - 7.99 - - - - 123.24 - 1.05 - - 12.17
1960-61 BOS 10 - .564 .511 - - - 9.59 - - - - 140.02 - 1.26 - - 14.67
CAREER   78 - .502 .426 - - - - - - - - 133.76 - 1.15 - - 17.30

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959
Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960
Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP - 1955

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game 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
1953 East 1 - 26 11 5 8 .625 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 4 0 - - - 2
1954 East 1 - 30 14 6 9 .667 - - - 2 4 .500 - - 2 3 - - - 3
1955 East 1 - 18 15 5 10 .500 - - - 5 5 1.000 - - 4 2 - - - 4
1956 East 1 - 22 7 2 8 .250 - - - 3 5 .600 - - 3 1 - - - 2
1957 East 1 - 23 12 5 17 .294 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 6 5 - - - 1
1958 East 1 - 25 15 6 19 .316 - - - 3 3 1.000 - - 4 3 - - - 2
1959 East 1 - 24 11 3 12 .250 - - - 5 6 .833 - - 2 0 - - - 1
1960 East 1 - 26 17 8 21 .381 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 6 2 - - - 1
TOTAL   8 - 194 102 40 104 .385 - - - 22 27 .815 - - 31 16 - - - 16
AVERAGES   8 - 24.3 12.75 5.00 13.00 .385 - - - 2.75 3.38 .815 - - 3.88 2.00 - - - 2.00

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NCAA Career

College: USC (1950)

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
1946-47 USC Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1947-48 USC So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1948-49 USC Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1949-50 USC Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Bill Sharman?

Bill Sharman is 98 years old.

What is the height of Bill Sharman?

Bill Sharman is 6-1 (185cm) tall.

What is the weight of Bill Sharman?

Bill Sharman is 175 lbs (79kg).

What is the birthday of Bill Sharman?

Bill Sharman was born on May 25, 1926.

What position does Bill Sharman play?

Bill Sharman plays the G position.

What was the pre-draft team of Bill Sharman?

Bill Sharman was drafted out of USC.

What high school did Bill Sharman attend?

Bill Sharman attended Porterville High School in Porterville, California.

What nationality is Bill Sharman?

Bill Sharman has a United States nationality.

Where was Bill Sharman born?

Bill Sharman was born in Abilene, Texas.

How many NBA seasons has Bill Sharman played?

Bill Sharman played 11 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Bill Sharman?

Bill Sharman had career averages 17.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists in 711 games.

What are the career totals of Bill Sharman?

Bill Sharman had career totals of 12,665 points, 2,793 rebounds, 2,101 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 711 games.

How many teams has Bill Sharman been on?

Bill Sharman played for 2 NBA teams in his career - Boston Celtics, Washington Capitols.

When was Bill Sharman drafted?

Bill Sharman was drafted in the 2nd round (#24 overall) of the 1950 NBA Draft by the Washington Capitols.

What is Bill Sharman's career high in points?

Bill Sharman averaged a career high 22.3 points per game in 1957-1958.

What is Bill Sharman's career high in rebounds?

Bill Sharman averaged a career high 4.7 rebounds per game in 1957-1958.

What is Bill Sharman's career high in assists?

Bill Sharman averaged a career high 4.7 assists per game in 1955-1956.

What is the career PER of Bill Sharman's?

Bill Sharman had a career PER of 18.8.

Is Bill Sharman in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Bill Sharman was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976.

How many championships has Bill Sharman won?

Bill Sharman has won 4 NBA championships.

How many times did Bill Sharman win All-NBA First Team?

Bill Sharman won All-NBA 1st 4 times.

How many All-Star teams has Bill Sharman been on?

Bill Sharman is a 8x All-Star.

Is Bill Sharman's jersey retired?

Bill Sharman's #21 jersey was retired by the Boston Celtics.