Bill Sharman
William Walton Sharman
Born: May 25, 1926
Abilene, TX USA
Position: G
High School: Narbonne/Porterville
College: USC
Drafted: 1950, Round 2
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
Career: 1950-51-1961-62
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976.
Coaching Career
Bill Sharman averaged 17.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game in his 730-game career with the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Jets and Washington Capitols. He began playing during the 1950-51 season and last took the court during the 1961-62 campaign. Sharman was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1950-51 | Washington Capitols | 31 | 0 | 0 | 361 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 378 |
1951-52 | Boston Celtics | 63 | 0 | 1389 | 628 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 671 |
1952-53 | Boston Celtics | 71 | 0 | 2333 | 925 | 403 | 0 | 0 | 401 | 341 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 1147 |
1953-54 | Boston Celtics | 72 | 0 | 2467 | 915 | 412 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 331 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 1155 |
1954-55 | Boston Celtics | 68 | 58 | 2453 | 1062 | 453 | 0 | 0 | 387 | 347 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 1253 |
1955-56 | Boston Celtics | 72 | 0 | 2698 | 1229 | 538 | 0 | 0 | 413 | 358 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 339 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 1434 |
1956-57 | Boston Celtics | 67 | 0 | 2403 | 1241 | 516 | 0 | 0 | 421 | 381 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 1413 |
1957-58 | Boston Celtics | 63 | 0 | 2214 | 1297 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 338 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 1402 |
1958-59 | Boston Celtics | 72 | 0 | 2382 | 1377 | 562 | 0 | 0 | 367 | 342 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 1466 |
1959-60 | Boston Celtics | 71 | 0 | 1916 | 1225 | 559 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 1370 |
1960-61 | Boston Celtics | 61 | 0 | 1538 | 908 | 383 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 976 |
1961-62 | Los Angeles Jets | 19 | 0 | 346 | 88 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 107 |
Totals | 730 | 58 | 22139 | 11256 | 4797 | 8 | 1 | 3596 | 3177 | 0 | 0 | 2822 | 2138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1955 | 12772 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1950-51 | Washington Capitols | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.1 | 88.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 12.2 | |
1951-52 | Boston Celtics | 63 | 0 | 22.0 | 38.9 | 85.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 10.7 | |
1952-53 | Boston Celtics | 71 | 0 | 32.9 | 43.6 | 85.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 16.2 | |
1953-54 | Boston Celtics | 72 | 0 | 34.3 | 45.0 | 84.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 16.0 | |
1954-55 | Boston Celtics | 68 | 58 | 36.1 | 42.7 | 89.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 18.4 | |
1955-56 | Boston Celtics | 72 | 0 | 37.5 | 43.8 | 86.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 19.9 | |
1956-57 | Boston Celtics | 67 | 0 | 35.9 | 41.6 | 90.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 21.1 | |
1957-58 | Boston Celtics | 63 | 0 | 35.1 | 42.4 | 89.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 22.3 | |
1958-59 | Boston Celtics | 72 | 0 | 33.1 | 40.8 | 93.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 20.4 | |
1959-60 | Boston Celtics | 71 | 0 | 27.0 | 45.6 | 86.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 19.3 | |
1960-61 | Boston Celtics | 61 | 0 | 25.2 | 42.2 | 92.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 16.0 | |
1961-62 | Los Angeles Jets | 19 | 0 | 18.2 | 40.9 | 12.5 | 91.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 5.6 |
Averages | 730 | 58 | 30.3 | 42.6 | 12.5 | 88.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 17.5 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1951-52 | Boston Celtics | 1 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | ||
1952-53 | Boston Celtics | 6 | 201 | 60 | 20 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 70 | ||
1953-54 | Boston Celtics | 6 | 206 | 81 | 35 | 50 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 113 | ||
1954-55 | Boston Celtics | 7 | 290 | 110 | 55 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 145 | ||
1955-56 | Boston Celtics | 3 | 119 | 46 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 52 | ||
1956-57 | Boston Celtics | 10 | 377 | 197 | 75 | 64 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 211 | ||
1957-58 | Boston Celtics | 11 | 406 | 221 | 90 | 56 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 232 | ||
1958-59 | Boston Celtics | 11 | 322 | 193 | 82 | 59 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 221 | ||
1959-60 | Boston Celtics | 13 | 364 | 209 | 88 | 53 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 219 | ||
1960-61 | Boston Celtics | 10 | 261 | 133 | 68 | 36 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 168 | ||
Totals | 78 | 2573 | 1262 | 538 | 0 | 0 | 406 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 1446 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1951-52 | Boston Celtics | 1 | 27.0 | 58.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 15.0 | |
1952-53 | Boston Celtics | 6 | 33.5 | 33.3 | 93.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 11.7 | |
1953-54 | Boston Celtics | 6 | 34.3 | 43.2 | 86.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 18.8 | |
1954-55 | Boston Celtics | 7 | 41.4 | 50.0 | 92.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 20.7 | |
1955-56 | Boston Celtics | 3 | 39.7 | 39.1 | 94.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 17.3 | |
1956-57 | Boston Celtics | 10 | 37.7 | 38.1 | 95.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 21.1 | |
1957-58 | Boston Celtics | 11 | 36.9 | 40.7 | 92.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 21.1 | |
1958-59 | Boston Celtics | 11 | 29.3 | 42.5 | 96.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 20.1 | |
1959-60 | Boston Celtics | 13 | 28.0 | 42.1 | 81.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 16.8 | |
1960-61 | Boston Celtics | 10 | 26.1 | 51.1 | 88.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 16.8 | |
Averages | 730 | 33.0 | 42.6 | 91.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 18.5 |
Awards
1952 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
1954 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
1955 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1956 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1957 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1958 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1959 - NBA All-NBA Second Team