D.J. Mbenga vs. Bill Sharman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Sharman and D.J. Mbenga 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

D.J. Mbenga

vs.

Bill Sharman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
D.J. Mbenga: 2004-05 to 2010-11
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships D.J. Mbenga 2 Bill Sharman 4

NBA Seasons D.J. Mbenga 7 Bill Sharman 11

Playoffs Played D.J. Mbenga 5 Bill Sharman 10

All-Star Games D.J. Mbenga 0 Bill Sharman 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team D.J. Mbenga 0 Bill Sharman 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) D.J. Mbenga 0 Bill Sharman 7

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D.J. Mbenga 1.8 Bill Sharman 17.8

Rebounds Per Game D.J. Mbenga 1.5 Bill Sharman 3.9

Assists Per Game D.J. Mbenga 0.2 Bill Sharman 3.0

Steals Per Game D.J. Mbenga 0.2 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game D.J. Mbenga 0.6 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points D.J. Mbenga 414 Bill Sharman 12,665

Total Rebounds D.J. Mbenga 351 Bill Sharman 2,793

Total Assists D.J. Mbenga 41 Bill Sharman 2,101

Total Steals D.J. Mbenga 37 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks D.J. Mbenga 141 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games D.J. Mbenga 234 Bill Sharman 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D.J. Mbenga .470 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage D.J. Mbenga .000 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D.J. Mbenga .607 Bill Sharman .883

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D.J. Mbenga 2.7 (2009) Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game D.J. Mbenga 2.1 (2011) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game D.J. Mbenga 0.4 (2009) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game D.J. Mbenga 0.4 (2009) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game D.J. Mbenga 1.0 (2009) Bill Sharman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D.J. Mbenga 0.9 Bill Sharman 18.5

Rebounds Per Game D.J. Mbenga 1.0 Bill Sharman 3.7

Assists Per Game D.J. Mbenga 0.1 Bill Sharman 2.6

Steals Per Game D.J. Mbenga 0.1 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game D.J. Mbenga 0.2 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points D.J. Mbenga 26 Bill Sharman 1,446

Total Rebounds D.J. Mbenga 30 Bill Sharman 285

Total Assists D.J. Mbenga 2 Bill Sharman 201

Total Steals D.J. Mbenga 4 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks D.J. Mbenga 7 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games D.J. Mbenga 29 Bill Sharman 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D.J. Mbenga .440 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage D.J. Mbenga - Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D.J. Mbenga .800 Bill Sharman .911

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D.J. Mbenga 1.7 (2010) Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game D.J. Mbenga 1.7 (2010) Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game D.J. Mbenga 0.3 (2010) Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game D.J. Mbenga 0.4 (2011) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game D.J. Mbenga 0.6 (2011) 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.