Bill Sharman Career Stats and Performance Summary

Bill Sharman debuted in the NBA in 1950, appearing in 711 games over 11 seasons. He scored 12,665 points, delivered 2,101 assists, and grabbed 2,793 rebounds, ranking 246th in scoring and 428th in assists in NBA history.

Bill Sharman Year-by-Year Performance Trends

This chart visualizes Bill Sharman’s seasonal trends in scoring, assists, rebounds, FG%, and more.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Bill Sharman
    NameBill Sharman
    Date of BirthMay 25, 1926
    Nationality
    United States
    PositionShooting Guard
    Height185cm
    Weight79kg
    Shooting HandRight-handed
    NBA Debut1950

    📊 Career Stats Summary

    Games Played (G)711 games (Ranked 619 in NBA history)
    Points (PTS)12,665 points (Ranked 246)
    Assists (AST)2,101 (Ranked 428)
    Rebounds (TRB)2,793 (Ranked 677)
    Personal Fouls (PF)1,925 (Ranked 474)
    Field Goal % (FG%)42.6% (Ranked 2349)
    Free Throw % (FT%)88.3% (Ranked 214)
    Average Minutes (MP)30.7 minutes (Ranked 318)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1961)

    Games Played (G)61
    Points (PTS)976
    Assists (AST)146
    Rebounds (TRB)223
    Personal Fouls (PF)127
    Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl)0
    Field Goal % (FG%)42.2%
    Free Throw % (FT%)92.1%
    Average Minutes (MP)1,538

    📈 Season Highlights

    • Most Points in a Season: 1959, 1,466 points
    • Most Assists in a Season: 1956, 339
    • Most Rebounds in a Season: 1955, 302
    • Most Triple-Doubles in a Season: 1951, 0
    • Best FG% in a Season: 1960, 45.6%
    • Best FT% in a Season: 1959, 93.2%
    • Most Avg. Minutes: 1956, 2,698 minutes

    🏆 Playoff Records

    Bill Sharman appeared in 78 playoff games.

    Points (PTS)1,446
    Assists (AST)201
    Rebounds (TRB)285
    Personal Fouls (PF)220
    Field Goal % (FG%)42.6%
    Free Throw % (FT%)91.1%
    Average Minutes (MP)2,573

    Bill Sharman Career Key Statistics Summary

    seasonGMPPTSFGFG%FGA3P3P%3PA2P2P%2PAeFG%FTFT%FTATRBORBDRBASTSTLBLKTrpDblGSTOVPF
    1951
    31
    0
    378
    141
    0.37
    381
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    96
    0.889
    108
    110
    0
    0
    39
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    86
    1952
    63
    1389
    671
    244
    0.389
    628
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    183
    0.859
    213
    221
    0
    0
    151
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    181
    1953
    71
    2333
    1147
    403
    0.436
    925
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    341
    0.85
    401
    288
    0
    0
    191
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    240
    1954
    72
    2467
    1155
    412
    0.45
    915
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    331
    0.844
    392
    255
    0
    0
    229
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    211
    1955
    68
    2453
    1253
    453
    0.427
    1062
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    347
    0.897
    387
    302
    0
    0
    280
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    212
    1956
    72
    2698
    1434
    538
    0.438
    1229
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    358
    0.867
    413
    259
    0
    0
    339
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    197
    1957
    67
    2403
    1413
    516
    0.416
    1241
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    381
    0.905
    421
    286
    0
    0
    236
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    188
    1958
    63
    2214
    1402
    550
    0.424
    1297
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    302
    0.893
    338
    295
    0
    0
    167
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    156
    1959
    72
    2382
    1466
    562
    0.408
    1377
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    342
    0.932
    367
    292
    0
    0
    179
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    173
    1960
    71
    1916
    1370
    559
    0.456
    1225
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    252
    0.866
    291
    262
    0
    0
    144
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    154
    1961
    61
    1538
    976
    383
    0.422
    908
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    210
    0.921
    228
    223
    0
    0
    146
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    127