Bill Sharman stats

Last played for the Boston Celtics, 1960-61

Age 100 · 6' 1"

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Bill Sharman played 11 NBA seasons, 1950-51 to 1960-61.

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Per game

Career regular season

PTS
17.8
REB
1.5
AST
3.0
STL
0.0
BLK
0.0
TS%
49.7
MIN
30.6
GP
711
Per game by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1950-51CAP12.23.11.3——46.3—31
1951-52BOS10.70.52.40.00.046.522.063
1952-53BOS16.20.02.70.00.052.132.971
1953-54BOS16.00.53.20.00.053.134.372
1954-55BOS18.40.84.10.00.050.836.168
1955-56BOS19.91.04.70.00.050.837.572
1956-57BOS21.11.33.50.00.049.535.967
1957-58BOS22.32.62.70.00.048.535.163
1958-59BOS20.42.62.50.00.047.633.172
1959-60BOS19.32.72.00.00.050.627.071
1960-61BOS16.01.72.40.00.048.425.261

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Career Postseason

PTS
18.5
REB
3.1
AST
2.6
STL
0.0
BLK
0.0
TS%
50.2
MIN
33
GP
78

Totals

Career regular season

PTS
12,665
REB
1,032
AST
2,101
STL
0
BLK
0
TO
0
FGM
4,761
3PTM
0
Totals by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better.FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws.3PTM: Three-point shots made.
1950-51CAP3789639———141—
1951-52BOS671301510002440
1952-53BOS1,14701910004030
1953-54BOS1,155392290004120
1954-55BOS1,253572800004530
1955-56BOS1,434753390005380
1956-57BOS1,413842360005160
1957-58BOS1,4021641670005500
1958-59BOS1,4661881790005620
1959-60BOS1,3701941440005590
1960-61BOS9761051460003830

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM

Per 36 min

Career regular season

PTS
20.9
REB
1.8
AST
3.5
STL
0.0
BLK
0.0
TS%
49.7
MIN
30.6
GP
711

Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.

Per 36 min by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1951-52BOS17.50.83.90.00.046.522.063
1952-53BOS17.70.03.00.00.052.132.971
1953-54BOS16.80.53.40.00.053.134.372
1954-55BOS18.30.84.10.00.050.836.168
1955-56BOS19.11.04.50.00.050.837.572
1956-57BOS21.21.33.50.00.049.535.967
1957-58BOS22.92.72.80.00.048.535.163
1958-59BOS22.22.82.70.00.047.633.172
1959-60BOS25.73.62.70.00.050.627.071
1960-61BOS22.92.43.40.00.048.425.261

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
711
ESPN
15,837.0
YAHOO
17,054.9
ESPN/G
22.3
YAHOO/G
24.0

Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season totals.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.ESPN: Fantasy points in ESPN’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.YAHOO: Fantasy points in Yahoo’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.ESPN/G: ESPN fantasy points per game played.YAHOO/G: Yahoo fantasy points per game played.
1950-51CAP31461.0551.714.917.8
1951-52BOS63833.0933.513.214.8
1952-53BOS711,350.01,433.519.020.2
1953-54BOS721,500.01,545.320.821.5
1954-55BOS681,674.01,741.424.625.6
1955-56BOS721,979.02,032.527.528.2
1956-57BOS671,720.01,867.825.727.9
1957-58BOS631,667.01,849.326.529.4
1958-59BOS721,734.01,960.124.127.2
1959-60BOS711,706.01,818.824.025.6
1960-61BOS611,213.01,321.019.921.7

What the columns mean: GP · ESPN/G

Bio

Age
100 yearsMay 25, 1926
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1951
Birthplace
Abilene, TX
College
USC
All-Star MVP
1954-55
All-NBA First Team
4x
All-NBA Second Team
3x

Latest performance

Bill Sharman

Apr 11 · vs HAW · W 121-112

MIN
12
PTS
6
REB
0
AST
1
FG%
50.0

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentPTSREBASTMIN
Tue, Apr 11vsHAWW 121-11260112
Sun, Apr 09atHAWW 119-104185330
Sat, Apr 08atHAWL 124-120182130
Wed, Apr 05vsHAWW 116-10892216
Sun, Apr 02vsHAWW 129-95172026
Sun, Mar 26vsPHIW 123-101271336

What were Bill Sharman's career stats?

Bill Sharman played 11 seasons for the Capitols and the Celtics. He scored 12,665 points with 1,032 rebounds and 2,101 assists in 711 games — 17.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. His best season was 1958-59: 1,466 points, 188 rebounds and 179 assists.

League leaderboards and awards

11 seasons, 10 postseasons, 1950-51 to 1960-61

Championships ×4

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 246th in points (12,665)

Among the 2,819 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

More on Bill Sharman

Playoff series

Bill Sharman played 78 games across 10 NBA postseasons in 18 series — 13 won, 5 lost.

Bill Sharman's line in each playoff series
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1960-61PHIWon 4-1520.03.22.0
1960-61HAWWon 4-1513.62.21.4
1959-60GSWon 4-2614.03.31.8
1959-60HAWWon 4-3719.33.61.3
1958-59PHIWon 4-3718.74.13.5
1958-59LALWon 4-0422.51.82.0
1957-58GSWon 4-1520.85.42.8
1957-58HAWLost 2-4621.34.55.0
1956-57PHIWon 3-0319.33.06.0
1956-57HAWWon 4-3721.93.73.5
1955-56PHILost 1-2317.32.34.0
1954-55NYWon 2-1319.7—2.0
1954-55PHILost 1-3421.56.84.8
1953-54NYWon 2-0224.0—1.0
1953-54PHILost 0-4416.32.02.3
1952-53PHIWon 2-0212.02.05.0
1952-53NYLost 1-3411.5—2.0
1951-52NYWon 1-0115.03.07.0

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST

Bill Sharman’s playoff series, round by round

Per game, from NBA game logs since the 1946-47 postseason — earlier series are not counted.