Stephen Curry vs. Bill Sharman Comparison

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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Bill Sharman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Bill Sharman 4

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Bill Sharman 11

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Bill Sharman 10

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Bill Sharman 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Bill Sharman 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Bill Sharman 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Bill Sharman 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Bill Sharman 7

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Bill Sharman 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Bill Sharman 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Bill Sharman 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Bill Sharman 3.9

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Bill Sharman 3.0

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Bill Sharman 12,665

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Bill Sharman 2,793

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Bill Sharman 2,101

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Bill Sharman 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Bill Sharman .883

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Bill Sharman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Bill Sharman 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Bill Sharman 3.7

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Bill Sharman 2.6

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Bill Sharman 1,446

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Bill Sharman 285

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Bill Sharman 201

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Bill Sharman 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Bill Sharman .911

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.