Bill Garnett vs. Bill Sharman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Sharman and Bill Garnett 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 Garnett

vs.

Bill Sharman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Bill Sharman 4

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Bill Sharman 11

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Bill Sharman 10

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Bill Sharman 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Garnett 0 Bill Sharman 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Bill Sharman 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Bill Sharman 3.9

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Bill Sharman 3.0

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

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Bill Sharman 12,665

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Bill Sharman 2,793

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Bill Sharman 2,101

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Bill Sharman 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Bill Sharman .426

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Bill Sharman .883

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Bill Sharman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Bill Sharman 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Bill Sharman 3.7

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Bill Sharman 2.6

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Bill Sharman 1,446

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Bill Sharman 285

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Bill Sharman 201

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Bill Sharman 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Bill Sharman .911

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (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.