David Rivers vs. Bill Sharman Comparison

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

David Rivers

vs.

Bill Sharman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Rivers: 1988-89 to 1991-92
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Rivers 0 Bill Sharman 4

NBA Seasons David Rivers 3 Bill Sharman 11

Playoffs Played David Rivers 1 Bill Sharman 10

All-Star Games David Rivers 0 Bill Sharman 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team David Rivers 0 Bill Sharman 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Rivers 3.4 Bill Sharman 17.8

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 1.3 Bill Sharman 3.9

Assists Per Game David Rivers 2.5 Bill Sharman 3.0

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.5 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.1 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Rivers 383 Bill Sharman 12,665

Total Rebounds David Rivers 147 Bill Sharman 2,793

Total Assists David Rivers 282 Bill Sharman 2,101

Total Steals David Rivers 61 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks David Rivers 10 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games David Rivers 114 Bill Sharman 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Rivers .398 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage David Rivers .083 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Rivers .794 Bill Sharman .883

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Rivers 4.2 (1990) Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 1.6 (1990) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game David Rivers 3.0 (1990) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.6 (1990) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.2 (1989) Bill Sharman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Rivers 2.5 Bill Sharman 18.5

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 0.7 Bill Sharman 3.7

Assists Per Game David Rivers 1.0 Bill Sharman 2.6

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.0 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.0 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Rivers 15 Bill Sharman 1,446

Total Rebounds David Rivers 4 Bill Sharman 285

Total Assists David Rivers 6 Bill Sharman 201

Total Steals David Rivers 0 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks David Rivers 0 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games David Rivers 6 Bill Sharman 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Rivers .333 Bill Sharman .426

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

Free Throw Percentage David Rivers .875 Bill Sharman .911

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Rivers 2.5 (1989) Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 0.7 (1989) Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game David Rivers 1.0 (1989) Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.0 (1989) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.0 (1989) 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.