Tom Hammonds vs. Bill Sharman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Sharman and Tom Hammonds 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

Tom Hammonds

vs.

Bill Sharman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hammonds: 1989-90 to 2000-01
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hammonds 0 Bill Sharman 4

NBA Seasons Tom Hammonds 12 Bill Sharman 11

Playoffs Played Tom Hammonds 5 Bill Sharman 10

All-Star Games Tom Hammonds 0 Bill Sharman 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Hammonds 0 Bill Sharman 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hammonds 0 Bill Sharman 7

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hammonds 5.3 Bill Sharman 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hammonds 3.3 Bill Sharman 3.9

Assists Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.6 Bill Sharman 3.0

Steals Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.2 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.2 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hammonds 3,617 Bill Sharman 12,665

Total Rebounds Tom Hammonds 2,243 Bill Sharman 2,793

Total Assists Tom Hammonds 378 Bill Sharman 2,101

Total Steals Tom Hammonds 167 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Hammonds 136 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Tom Hammonds 687 Bill Sharman 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hammonds .480 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Tom Hammonds .000 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hammonds .691 Bill Sharman .883

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hammonds 11.9 (1992) Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hammonds 5.0 (1992) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Tom Hammonds 1.0 (1992) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.6 (1992) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.4 (1992) Bill Sharman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hammonds 3.3 Bill Sharman 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hammonds 2.1 Bill Sharman 3.7

Assists Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.2 Bill Sharman 2.6

Steals Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.0 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.1 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hammonds 69 Bill Sharman 1,446

Total Rebounds Tom Hammonds 44 Bill Sharman 285

Total Assists Tom Hammonds 5 Bill Sharman 201

Total Steals Tom Hammonds 0 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Hammonds 3 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Tom Hammonds 21 Bill Sharman 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hammonds .451 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Tom Hammonds - Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hammonds .719 Bill Sharman .911

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hammonds 7.2 (1998) Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hammonds 4.4 (1998) Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.4 (1998) Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.0 (2000) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.7 (1995) 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.