Bill Sharman
SG · Boston Celtics
Seasons 1950-51–1960-61 · 11 on record · Ht 6-1 · b. 1926
★ Hall of Fame8× All-Star7× All-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | Bullseye Bill, Battling Bill, Willie |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #21 (also #10) |
| Team | Boston Celtics |
| Height | 6-1 |
| Weight | 175 lb |
| Born | 1926-05-25 |
| College | USC |
| Drafted | 1950 · Round 2, Pick 17 · WSC |
| Seasons | 1950-51–1960-61 (11) |
Career averages
17.8 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 3.0 APG · 711 games · .426 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | WSC | 24 | 31 | — | .370 | — | .889 | 3.5 | 1.3 | — | — | 12.2 | — | .441 |
| 1951-52 | BOS | 25 | 63 | 22.0 | .389 | — | .859 | 3.5 | 2.4 | — | — | 10.7 | 17.8 | .465 |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 26 | 71 | 32.9 | .436 | — | .850 | 4.1 | 2.7 | — | — | 16.2 | 19.8 | .521 |
| 1953-54 | BOS | 27 | 72 | 34.3 | .450 | — | .844 | 3.5 | 3.2 | — | — | 16.0 | 18.8 | .531 |
| 1954-55 | BOS | 28 | 68 | 36.1 | .427 | — | .897 | 4.4 | 4.1 | — | — | 18.4 | 17.6 | .508 |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 29 | 72 | 37.5 | .438 | — | .867 | 3.6 | 4.7 | — | — | 19.9 | 17.7 | .508 |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 30 | 67 | 35.9 | .416 | — | .905 | 4.3 | 3.5 | — | — | 21.1 | 19.6 | .495 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 31 | 63 | 35.1 | .424 | — | .893 | 4.7 | 2.7 | — | — | 22.3 | 18.8 | .485 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 32 | 72 | 33.1 | .408 | — | .932 | 4.1 | 2.5 | — | — | 20.4 | 16.8 | .476 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 33 | 71 | 27.0 | .456 | — | .866 | 3.7 | 2.0 | — | — | 19.3 | 18.5 | .506 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 34 | 61 | 25.2 | .422 | — | .921 | 3.7 | 2.4 | — | — | 16.0 | 17.0 | .484 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | WSC | 31 | — | — | 141 | 381 | .370 | — | — | 96 | 108 | 110 | 39 | — | — | — | 378 |
| 1951-52 | BOS | 63 | — | 1,389 | 244 | 628 | .389 | — | — | 183 | 213 | 221 | 151 | — | — | — | 671 |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 71 | — | 2,333 | 403 | 925 | .436 | — | — | 341 | 401 | 288 | 191 | — | — | — | 1,147 |
| 1953-54 | BOS | 72 | — | 2,467 | 412 | 915 | .450 | — | — | 331 | 392 | 255 | 229 | — | — | — | 1,155 |
| 1954-55 | BOS | 68 | — | 2,453 | 453 | 1,062 | .427 | — | — | 347 | 387 | 302 | 280 | — | — | — | 1,253 |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 72 | — | 2,698 | 538 | 1,229 | .438 | — | — | 358 | 413 | 259 | 339 | — | — | — | 1,434 |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 67 | — | 2,403 | 516 | 1,241 | .416 | — | — | 381 | 421 | 286 | 236 | — | — | — | 1,413 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 63 | — | 2,214 | 550 | 1,297 | .424 | — | — | 302 | 338 | 295 | 167 | — | — | — | 1,402 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 72 | — | 2,382 | 562 | 1,377 | .408 | — | — | 342 | 367 | 292 | 179 | — | — | — | 1,466 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 71 | — | 1,916 | 559 | 1,225 | .456 | — | — | 252 | 291 | 262 | 144 | — | — | — | 1,370 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 61 | — | 1,538 | 383 | 908 | .422 | — | — | 210 | 228 | 223 | 146 | — | — | — | 976 |
| Career | 711 | — | — | 4,761 | 11,188 | .426 | 0 | 0 | 3143 | 3559 | 2793 | 2101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,665 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | WSC | 31 | — | — | — | .370 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | BOS | 63 | 22.0 | 6.3 | 16.3 | .389 | — | — | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 3.9 | — | — | — | 17.4 |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 71 | 32.9 | 6.2 | 14.3 | .436 | — | — | 5.3 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 17.7 |
| 1953-54 | BOS | 72 | 34.3 | 6.0 | 13.4 | .450 | — | — | 4.8 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | — | — | — | 16.9 |
| 1954-55 | BOS | 68 | 36.1 | 6.6 | 15.6 | .427 | — | — | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | — | — | — | 18.4 |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 72 | 37.5 | 7.2 | 16.4 | .438 | — | — | 4.8 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | — | — | — | 19.1 |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 67 | 35.9 | 7.7 | 18.6 | .416 | — | — | 5.7 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | — | — | — | 21.2 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 63 | 35.1 | 8.9 | 21.1 | .424 | — | — | 4.9 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 2.7 | — | — | — | 22.8 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 72 | 33.1 | 8.5 | 20.8 | .408 | — | — | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 2.7 | — | — | — | 22.2 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 71 | 27.0 | 10.5 | 23.0 | .456 | — | — | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 2.7 | — | — | — | 25.7 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 61 | 25.2 | 9.0 | 21.3 | .422 | — | — | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 3.4 | — | — | — | 22.8 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | WSC | 31 | — | — | .441 | — | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | BOS | 63 | 1,389 | 17.8 | .465 | — | 3.0 | 1.3 | 4.3 | .148 | — | — | — | — |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 71 | 2,333 | 19.8 | .521 | — | 8.4 | 1.4 | 9.8 | .201 | — | — | — | — |
| 1953-54 | BOS | 72 | 2,467 | 18.8 | .531 | — | 9.4 | 1.0 | 10.4 | .202 | — | — | — | — |
| 1954-55 | BOS | 68 | 2,453 | 17.6 | .508 | — | 6.7 | 1.0 | 7.7 | .150 | — | — | — | — |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 72 | 2,698 | 17.7 | .508 | — | 7.2 | 1.6 | 8.8 | .157 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 67 | 2,403 | 19.6 | .495 | — | 7.0 | 3.4 | 10.4 | .207 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 63 | 2,214 | 18.8 | .485 | — | 5.8 | 2.9 | 8.7 | .189 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 72 | 2,382 | 16.8 | .476 | — | 4.5 | 3.1 | 7.6 | .154 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 71 | 1,916 | 18.5 | .506 | — | 5.4 | 2.5 | 7.9 | .198 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 61 | 1,538 | 17.0 | .484 | — | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5.4 | .169 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 711 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82.8 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 1 | 27.0 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .583 | — | .603 |
| 1952-53 | 6 | 29.2 | 11.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .377 | — | .518 |
| 1953-54 | 6 | 34.3 | 18.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .432 | — | .546 |
| 1954-55 | 7 | 35.1 | 20.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .679 | — | .766 |
| 1955-56 | 3 | 39.7 | 17.3 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .391 | — | .486 |
| 1956-57 | 10 | 37.7 | 21.1 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .381 | — | .469 |
| 1957-58 | 11 | 36.9 | 21.1 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .407 | — | .472 |
| 1958-59 | 11 | 29.3 | 20.1 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .425 | — | .505 |
| 1959-60 | 13 | 28.0 | 16.8 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .421 | — | .471 |
| 1960-61 | 10 | 26.1 | 16.8 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .511 | — | .564 |
| Career | 78 | 32.1 | 18.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .439 | — | .516 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 323 | 17.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 276–47 |
| Away | 317 | 18.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 131–186 |
| In wins | 407 | 18.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 407–0 |
| In losses | 233 | 17.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0–233 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 81 | 17.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 54–27 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 77 | 18.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 52–25 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 110 | 17.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 70–40 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 81 | 17.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 53–28 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 111 | 18.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 68–43 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Bill Sharman play for?
Bill Sharman plays SG for the Boston Celtics.
What are Bill Sharman's career stats?
Bill Sharman has averaged 17.8 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 3.0 APG over 11 seasons (1950-51–1960-61).
How tall is Bill Sharman?
Bill Sharman is 6-1 (175 lb).
When was Bill Sharman drafted?
Bill Sharman was drafted in 1950, round 2, pick 17.