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.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Bill Sharman |
| Date of Birth | May 25, 1926 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Position | Shooting Guard |
| Height | 185cm |
| Weight | 79kg |
| Shooting Hand | Right-handed |
| NBA Debut | 1950 |
Bill Sharman Year-by-Year Performance Trends
This chart visualizes Bill Sharman’s seasonal trends in scoring, assists, rebounds, FG%, and more.
Parsing Data
Data Source: Basketball Reference
Image Source: Wikipedia
📊 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
| season | G | MP | PTS | FG | FG% | FGA | 3P | 3P% | 3PA | 2P | 2P% | 2PA | eFG% | FT | FT% | FTA | TRB | ORB | DRB | AST | STL | BLK | TrpDbl | GS | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
