Bill Sharman
- 11 Seasons in NBA (from 1950 to 1961)
- Height: 1.85 m. / 6-1 ft.
- Weight: 79 Kg. / 175 Lbs.
- Position: G
- Age: 81 years
Personal Details
- His complete name is William Walton Sharman
- Born 1926/25/05 in Abilene, TX (United States)
- Nationality United States
NBA Draft
- Picked by the Washington Capitols of round 2 in the 1950 NBA Draft, coming from Southern California
NBA Career
- Washington Capitols (1950-1951)
- Boston Celtics (1951-1961)
NBA At 50
- Picked as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996 NBA at 50) li>
Hall Of Fame
- As a Coach, enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame at 2004 li>
Retired Number
- Jersey number 21 was retired by Boston Celtics. He plays for the franchise from 1951 to 1961.
Prizes
- Named All-NBA First Team (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959) br>
- Named All-NBA Second Team (1953, 1955, 1960) br>
- Named NBA Best Free Throw Percentage (1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961) br>
NBA Finals presence
- Won NBA Championship at 1957. Celtics won Hawks 4 - 3
- NBA Finalist at Season 1958. Hawks won Celtics 4 - 2
- Won NBA Championship at 1959. Celtics won Lakers 4 - 0
- Won NBA Championship at 1960. Celtics won Hawks 4 - 3
- Won NBA Championship at 1961. Celtics won Hawks 4 - 1
TOTAL- 4 NBA Championship Rings
- 1 time NBA Finalist
NBA All-Star Prizes
- One time chosen MVP NBA All-Star (1955) br>
NBA All-Star Presences
Select 8 times for NBA All-Star Game- 1953 - Fort Wayne
- 1954 - New York
- 1955 - New York
- 1956 - Rochester
- 1957 - Boston
- 1958 - Saint Louis
- 1959 - Detroit
- 1960 - Philadelphia
Bill Sharman NBA Statistics
Bill Sharman NBA Career Season Totals
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
| 50-51 |
was |
31 |
0 |
141/361 |
96/108 |
96 |
39 |
86 |
378 |
| 51-52 |
bos |
63 |
1.389 |
244/628 |
183/213 |
221 |
151 |
181 |
671 |
| 52-53 |
bos |
71 |
2.333 |
403/925 |
341/401 |
288 |
191 |
240 |
1.147 |
| 53-54 |
bos |
72 |
2.467 |
412/915 |
331/392 |
255 |
229 |
211 |
1.155 |
| 54-55 |
bos |
68 |
2.453 |
453/1.062 |
347/387 |
302 |
280 |
212 |
1.253 |
| 55-56 |
bos |
72 |
2.698 |
538/1.229 |
358/413 |
259 |
339 |
197 |
1.434 |
| 56-57 |
bos |
67 |
2.403 |
516/1.241 |
381/421 |
286 |
236 |
188 |
1.413 |
| 57-58 |
bos |
63 |
2.214 |
550/1.297 |
302/338 |
295 |
167 |
156 |
1.402 |
| 58-59 |
bos |
72 |
2.382 |
562/1.377 |
342/367 |
292 |
179 |
173 |
1.466 |
| 59-60 |
bos |
71 |
1.916 |
559/1.225 |
252/291 |
262 |
144 |
154 |
1.370 |
| 60-61 |
bos |
61 |
1.538 |
383/908 |
210/228 |
223 |
146 |
127 |
976 |
| Total |
711 |
21.793 |
4.761/11.168 |
3.143/3.559 |
2.779 |
2.101 |
1.925 |
12.665 |
Bill Sharman NBA Career Season Averages
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 50-51 |
was |
31 |
0,0 |
39,1% |
88,9% |
3,1 |
1,3 |
2,8 |
12,2 |
9,1 |
| 51-52 |
bos |
63 |
22,0 |
38,9% |
85,9% |
3,5 |
2,4 |
2,9 |
10,7 |
10,0 |
| 52-53 |
bos |
71 |
32,9 |
43,6% |
85,0% |
4,1 |
2,7 |
3,4 |
16,2 |
14,7 |
| 53-54 |
bos |
72 |
34,3 |
45,0% |
84,4% |
3,5 |
3,2 |
2,9 |
16,0 |
14,9 |
| 54-55 |
bos |
68 |
36,1 |
42,7% |
89,7% |
4,4 |
4,1 |
3,1 |
18,4 |
17,4 |
| 55-56 |
bos |
72 |
37,5 |
43,8% |
86,7% |
3,6 |
4,7 |
2,7 |
19,9 |
17,9 |
| 56-57 |
bos |
67 |
35,9 |
41,6% |
90,5% |
4,3 |
3,5 |
2,8 |
21,1 |
17,5 |
| 57-58 |
bos |
63 |
35,1 |
42,4% |
89,3% |
4,7 |
2,7 |
2,5 |
22,3 |
17,2 |
| 58-59 |
bos |
72 |
33,1 |
40,8% |
93,2% |
4,1 |
2,5 |
2,4 |
20,4 |
15,2 |
| 59-60 |
bos |
71 |
27,0 |
45,6% |
86,6% |
3,7 |
2,0 |
2,2 |
19,3 |
15,1 |
| 60-61 |
bos |
61 |
25,2 |
42,2% |
92,1% |
3,7 |
2,4 |
2,1 |
16,0 |
13,1 |
| Average |
64,6 |
30,7 |
42,6% |
88,3% |
3,9 |
3,0 |
2,7 |
17,8 |
15,1 |
Bill Sharman NBA Career PlayOffs Totals
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
| 51-52 |
bos |
1 |
27 |
7/12 |
1/1 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
15 |
| 52-53 |
bos |
6 |
201 |
20/60 |
30/32 |
15 |
15 |
26 |
70 |
| 53-54 |
bos |
6 |
206 |
35/81 |
43/50 |
25 |
10 |
29 |
113 |
| 54-55 |
bos |
7 |
290 |
55/110 |
35/38 |
38 |
38 |
24 |
145 |
| 55-56 |
bos |
3 |
119 |
18/46 |
16/17 |
7 |
12 |
7 |
52 |
| 56-57 |
bos |
10 |
377 |
75/197 |
61/64 |
35 |
29 |
23 |
211 |
| 57-58 |
bos |
11 |
406 |
90/221 |
52/56 |
54 |
25 |
28 |
232 |
| 58-59 |
bos |
11 |
322 |
82/193 |
57/59 |
36 |
28 |
35 |
221 |
| 59-60 |
bos |
13 |
364 |
88/209 |
43/53 |
45 |
20 |
22 |
219 |
| 60-61 |
bos |
10 |
261 |
68/133 |
32/36 |
27 |
17 |
22 |
168 |
| Total |
78 |
2.573 |
538/1.262 |
370/406 |
285 |
201 |
220 |
1.446 |
Bill Sharman NBA Career PlayOffs Averages
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 51-52 |
bos |
1 |
27,0 |
58,3% |
100,0% |
3,0 |
7,0 |
4,0 |
15,0 |
20,0 |
| 52-53 |
bos |
6 |
33,5 |
33,3% |
93,8% |
2,5 |
2,5 |
4,3 |
11,7 |
9,7 |
| 53-54 |
bos |
6 |
34,3 |
43,2% |
86,0% |
4,2 |
1,7 |
4,8 |
18,8 |
15,8 |
| 54-55 |
bos |
7 |
41,4 |
50,0% |
92,1% |
5,4 |
5,4 |
3,4 |
20,7 |
23,3 |
| 55-56 |
bos |
3 |
39,7 |
39,1% |
94,1% |
2,3 |
4,0 |
2,3 |
17,3 |
14,0 |
| 56-57 |
bos |
10 |
37,7 |
38,1% |
95,3% |
3,5 |
2,9 |
2,3 |
21,1 |
15,0 |
| 57-58 |
bos |
11 |
36,9 |
40,7% |
92,9% |
4,9 |
2,3 |
2,5 |
21,1 |
16,0 |
| 58-59 |
bos |
11 |
29,3 |
42,5% |
96,6% |
3,3 |
2,5 |
3,2 |
20,1 |
15,6 |
| 59-60 |
bos |
13 |
28,0 |
42,1% |
81,1% |
3,5 |
1,5 |
1,7 |
16,8 |
11,8 |
| 60-61 |
bos |
10 |
26,1 |
51,1% |
88,9% |
2,7 |
1,7 |
2,2 |
16,8 |
14,3 |
| Average |
7,8 |
33,0 |
42,6% |
91,1% |
3,7 |
2,6 |
2,8 |
18,5 |
15,0 |
Bill Sharman NBA All-Star Statistics
Bill Sharman NBA All-Star Totals
| Sea |
T |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
| 52-53 |
est |
26 |
5/8 |
1/1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
| 53-54 |
est |
30 |
6/9 |
2/4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
| 54-55 |
est |
18 |
5/10 |
5/5 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
15 |
| 55-56 |
est |
24 |
2/8 |
3/4 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
| 56-57 |
est |
23 |
5/17 |
2/2 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
12 |
| 57-58 |
est |
25 |
6/19 |
3/3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
| 58-59 |
est |
24 |
3/12 |
5/6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
| 59-60 |
est |
26 |
8/21 |
1/1 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
17 |
| Total |
196 |
40/104 |
22/26 |
35 |
17 |
0 |
102 |
Bill Sharman NBA Career All-Star Averages
| Sea |
T |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 52-53 |
est |
26,0 |
62,5% |
100,0% |
4,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
11,0 |
12,0 |
| 53-54 |
est |
30,0 |
66,7% |
50,0% |
2,0 |
3,0 |
0,0 |
14,0 |
14,0 |
| 54-55 |
est |
18,0 |
50,0% |
100,0% |
4,0 |
2,0 |
0,0 |
15,0 |
16,0 |
| 55-56 |
est |
24,0 |
25,0% |
75,0% |
7,0 |
2,0 |
0,0 |
7,0 |
9,0 |
| 56-57 |
est |
23,0 |
29,4% |
100,0% |
6,0 |
5,0 |
0,0 |
12,0 |
11,0 |
| 57-58 |
est |
25,0 |
31,6% |
100,0% |
4,0 |
3,0 |
0,0 |
15,0 |
9,0 |
| 58-59 |
est |
24,0 |
25,0% |
83,3% |
2,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
11,0 |
3,0 |
| 59-60 |
est |
26,0 |
38,1% |
100,0% |
6,0 |
2,0 |
0,0 |
17,0 |
12,0 |
| Average |
24,5 |
38,5% |
84,6% |
4,4 |
2,1 |
0,0 |
12,8 |
10,8 |
Last Update: 2006/10/10