Bill Cartwright vs. Bill Sharman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Sharman and Bill Cartwright that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bill Cartwright

vs.

Bill Sharman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Cartwright 3 Bill Sharman 4

NBA Seasons Bill Cartwright 15 Bill Sharman 11

Playoffs Played Bill Cartwright 10 Bill Sharman 10

All-Star Games Bill Cartwright 1 Bill Sharman 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Cartwright 0 Bill Sharman 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Cartwright 0 Bill Sharman 7

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 13.2 Bill Sharman 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 6.3 Bill Sharman 3.9

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.4 Bill Sharman 3.0

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 12,713 Bill Sharman 12,665

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 6,106 Bill Sharman 2,793

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 1,390 Bill Sharman 2,101

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 460 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 668 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Bill Cartwright 963 Bill Sharman 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .525 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright .000 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .771 Bill Sharman .883

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980) Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983) Bill Sharman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 Bill Sharman 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 5.4 Bill Sharman 3.7

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.3 Bill Sharman 2.6

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.4 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 1,100 Bill Sharman 1,446

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 668 Bill Sharman 285

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 162 Bill Sharman 201

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 54 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 57 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Bill Cartwright 124 Bill Sharman 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .482 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright - Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .725 Bill Sharman .911

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984) Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984) Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991) Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.