James Edwards vs. Bill Sharman Comparison

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

James Edwards

vs.

Bill Sharman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Edwards: 1977-78 to 1995-96
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Edwards 3 Bill Sharman 4

NBA Seasons James Edwards 19 Bill Sharman 11

Playoffs Played James Edwards 11 Bill Sharman 10

All-Star Games James Edwards 0 Bill Sharman 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Edwards 0 Bill Sharman 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 12.7 Bill Sharman 17.8

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 5.1 Bill Sharman 3.9

Assists Per Game James Edwards 1.3 Bill Sharman 3.0

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.7 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 14,862 Bill Sharman 12,665

Total Rebounds James Edwards 6,004 Bill Sharman 2,793

Total Assists James Edwards 1,499 Bill Sharman 2,101

Total Steals James Edwards 420 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks James Edwards 867 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games James Edwards 1,168 Bill Sharman 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .495 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .048 * Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .698 Bill Sharman .883

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 16.7 (1982) Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 8.5 (1979) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.6 (1981) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.7 (1979) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 1.6 (1981) Bill Sharman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 9.3 Bill Sharman 18.5

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 3.2 Bill Sharman 3.7

Assists Per Game James Edwards 0.8 Bill Sharman 2.6

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.2 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 1,030 Bill Sharman 1,446

Total Rebounds James Edwards 354 Bill Sharman 285

Total Assists James Edwards 84 Bill Sharman 201

Total Steals James Edwards 17 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks James Edwards 46 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games James Edwards 111 Bill Sharman 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .468 Bill Sharman .426

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

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .682 Bill Sharman .911

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 14.3 (1990) Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 7.0 (1981) Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.5 (1981) Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.5 (1981) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.6 (1984) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.