Last played for the Boston Celtics, 1960-61
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 |  BOS | 10.7 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.5 | 22 | 63 |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 16.2 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 52.1 | 32.9 | 71 |
| 1953-54 | BOS | 16.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 53.1 | 34.3 | 72 |
| 1954-55 | BOS | 18.4 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.8 | 36.1 | 68 |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 19.9 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.8 | 37.5 | 72 |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 21.1 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.5 | 35.9 | 67 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 22.3 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.5 | 35.1 | 63 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 20.4 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.6 | 33.1 | 72 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 19.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.6 | 27 | 71 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 16.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.4 | 25.2 | 61 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | BOS | 671 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 0 |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 1,147 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 403 | 0 |
| 1953-54 | BOS | 1,155 | 0 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 412 | 0 |
| 1954-55 | BOS | 1,253 | 0 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 453 | 0 |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 1,434 | 0 | 339 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 538 | 0 |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 1,413 | 0 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 516 | 0 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 1,402 | 0 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 550 | 0 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 1,466 | 0 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 562 | 0 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 1,370 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 559 | 0 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 976 | 0 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | BOS | 17.5 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.5 | 22 | 63 |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 17.7 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 52.1 | 32.9 | 71 |
| 1953-54 | BOS | 16.8 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 53.1 | 34.3 | 72 |
| 1954-55 | BOS | 18.3 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.8 | 36.1 | 68 |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 19.1 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.8 | 37.5 | 72 |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 21.2 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.5 | 35.9 | 67 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 22.9 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.5 | 35.1 | 63 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 22.2 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.6 | 33.1 | 72 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 25.7 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.6 | 27 | 71 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 22.9 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.4 | 25.2 | 61 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
ESPN's season-by-season log for Bill Sharman covers 10 seasons with the Celtics; its career totals count every season. He scored 12,665 points with 0 rebounds and 2,101 assists in 711 games — 17.8 points, 0.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. His best season was 1958-59: 1,466 points, 0 rebounds and 179 assists.
10 seasons, 10 postseasons, 1951-52 to 1960-61
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.