Sam Mitchell vs. Bill Sharman Comparison

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

Sam Mitchell

vs.

Bill Sharman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Mitchell: 1989-90 to 2001-02
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Mitchell 0 Bill Sharman 4

NBA Seasons Sam Mitchell 13 Bill Sharman 11

Playoffs Played Sam Mitchell 9 Bill Sharman 10

All-Star Games Sam Mitchell 0 Bill Sharman 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sam Mitchell 0 Bill Sharman 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 8.7 Bill Sharman 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 3.7 Bill Sharman 3.9

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 1.1 Bill Sharman 3.0

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.6 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.3 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Mitchell 8,636 Bill Sharman 12,665

Total Rebounds Sam Mitchell 3,711 Bill Sharman 2,793

Total Assists Sam Mitchell 1,089 Bill Sharman 2,101

Total Steals Sam Mitchell 548 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Mitchell 301 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Sam Mitchell 994 Bill Sharman 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Mitchell .447 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Sam Mitchell .223 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Mitchell .784 Bill Sharman .883

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 14.6 (1991) Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 6.3 (1991) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 2.0 (1999) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.8 (1990) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.7 (1991) Bill Sharman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 4.5 Bill Sharman 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 2.2 Bill Sharman 3.7

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.6 Bill Sharman 2.6

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.2 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.2 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Mitchell 267 Bill Sharman 1,446

Total Rebounds Sam Mitchell 130 Bill Sharman 285

Total Assists Sam Mitchell 34 Bill Sharman 201

Total Steals Sam Mitchell 10 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Mitchell 9 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Sam Mitchell 59 Bill Sharman 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Mitchell .398 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Sam Mitchell .207 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Mitchell .813 Bill Sharman .911

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 14.4 (1998) Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 5.4 (1998) Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 1.6 (1998) Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.3 (2002) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.5 (1999) 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.