Jim Jackson vs. Bill Sharman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Sharman and Jim Jackson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Jim Jackson played 14 years in the NBA, 3 more than Bill Sharman, who played 11. Jim Jackson had the first of his seasons in 1992-93, while Bill Sharman had his rookie season in 1950-51. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Jim Jackson	14	5	1992-93 to 2005-06
Bill Sharman	11	10	1950-51 to 1960-61

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14


Rookie Season
	Jim Jackson	Bill Sharman
Season	1992-93	1950-51
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Washington Capitols
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	28	33.5	16.3	1.5	2.9	4.4	4.7	1.4	0.4	4.1	2.9	6.6	16.6	.395	0.8	2.6	.288	2.4	3.3	.739
Bill Sharman	31	-	12.2	-	-	3.5	1.3	-	-	-	2.8	4.5	12.3	.370	-	-	-	3.1	3.5	.889

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Sharman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Jim Jackson	Bill Sharman
Season	1993-94	1951-52
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	82	37.4	19.2	2.1	2.7	4.7	4.6	1.1	0.3	4.1	2.0	7.8	17.5	.445	0.2	0.7	.283	3.5	4.2	.821
Bill Sharman	63	22.0	10.7	-	-	3.5	2.4	-	-	-	2.9	3.9	10.0	.389	-	-	-	2.9	3.4	.859

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Sharman	1	27.0	15.0	-	-	3.0	7.0	-	-	-	4.0	7.0	12.0	.583	-	-	-	1.0	1.0	1.000


Season 3
	Jim Jackson	Bill Sharman
Season	1994-95	1952-53
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Div Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	51	38.9	25.7	2.4	2.7	5.1	3.7	0.5	0.2	3.1	1.8	9.5	20.1	.472	0.7	2.2	.318	6.0	7.5	.805
Bill Sharman	71	32.9	16.2	-	-	4.1	2.7	-	-	-	3.4	5.7	13.0	.436	-	-	-	4.8	5.6	.850

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Sharman	6	33.5	11.7	-	-	2.5	2.5	-	-	-	4.3	3.3	10.0	.333	-	-	-	5.0	5.3	.938


Season 4
	Jim Jackson	Bill Sharman
Season	1995-96	1953-54
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Div Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	82	34.4	19.6	2.1	2.9	5.0	2.9	0.6	0.3	2.3	2.0	6.9	16.0	.435	1.5	4.1	.363	4.2	5.1	.825
Bill Sharman	72	34.3	16.0	-	-	3.5	3.2	-	-	-	2.9	5.7	12.7	.450	-	-	-	4.6	5.4	.844

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Sharman	6	34.3	18.8	-	-	4.2	1.7	-	-	-	4.8	5.8	13.5	.432	-	-	-	7.2	8.3	.860


Season 5
	Jim Jackson	Bill Sharman
Season	1996-97	1954-55
Team	Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey Nets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Div Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	77	36.8	15.9	1.7	3.6	5.3	4.1	1.1	0.4	2.7	2.5	5.8	13.4	.431	1.1	3.2	.348	3.3	4.0	.813
Bill Sharman	68	36.1	18.4	-	-	4.4	4.1	-	-	-	3.1	6.7	15.6	.427	-	-	-	5.1	5.7	.897

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Sharman	7	41.4	20.7	-	-	5.4	5.4	-	-	-	3.4	7.9	15.7	.500	-	-	-	5.0	5.4	.921


Season 6
	Jim Jackson	Bill Sharman
Season	1997-98	1955-56
Team	Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	79	38.6	15.7	1.6	3.4	5.1	4.8	1.0	0.1	3.3	2.4	6.0	14.0	.430	0.8	2.4	.319	2.9	3.6	.812
Bill Sharman	72	37.5	19.9	-	-	3.6	4.7	-	-	-	2.7	7.5	17.1	.438	-	-	-	5.0	5.7	.867

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Sharman	3	39.7	17.3	-	-	2.3	4.0	-	-	-	2.3	6.0	15.3	.391	-	-	-	5.3	5.7	.941


Season 7
	Jim Jackson	Bill Sharman
Season	1998-99	1956-57
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	49	24.0	8.4	0.7	2.5	3.2	2.6	0.9	0.1	1.7	1.6	3.1	7.6	.411	0.5	1.8	.278	1.7	2.1	.842
Bill Sharman	67	35.9	21.1	-	-	4.3	3.5	-	-	-	2.8	7.7	18.5	.416	-	-	-	5.7	6.3	.905

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	13	20.4	7.3	0.6	1.7	2.3	1.5	0.5	0.1	1.4	2.1	2.0	5.5	.361	0.4	1.4	.278	2.9	3.2	.905
Bill Sharman	10	37.7	21.1	-	-	3.5	2.9	-	-	-	2.3	7.5	19.7	.381	-	-	-	6.1	6.4	.953


Season 8
	Jim Jackson	Bill Sharman
Season	1999-00	1957-58
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	79	35.0	16.7	1.3	3.7	5.0	2.9	0.7	0.1	2.3	2.1	6.4	15.6	.411	1.5	3.8	.386	2.4	2.7	.877
Bill Sharman	63	35.1	22.3	-	-	4.7	2.7	-	-	-	2.5	8.7	20.6	.424	-	-	-	4.8	5.4	.893

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Sharman	11	36.9	21.1	-	-	4.9	2.3	-	-	-	2.5	8.2	20.1	.407	-	-	-	4.7	5.1	.929


Season 9
	Jim Jackson	Bill Sharman
Season	2000-01	1958-59
Team	Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	56	30.2	11.5	0.9	3.1	4.0	2.9	0.9	0.2	2.3	2.5	4.3	11.3	.378	0.5	1.4	.325	2.5	3.0	.822
Bill Sharman	72	33.1	20.4	-	-	4.1	2.5	-	-	-	2.4	7.8	19.1	.408	-	-	-	4.8	5.1	.932

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Sharman	11	29.3	20.1	-	-	3.3	2.5	-	-	-	3.2	7.5	17.5	.425	-	-	-	5.2	5.4	.966


Season 10
	Jim Jackson	Bill Sharman
Season	2001-02	1959-60
Team	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	55	33.2	10.7	1.0	4.3	5.3	2.5	0.8	0.3	1.9	2.6	4.3	9.8	.442	0.7	1.5	.469	1.4	1.6	.862
Bill Sharman	71	27.0	19.3	-	-	3.7	2.0	-	-	-	2.2	7.9	17.3	.456	-	-	-	3.5	4.1	.866

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Sharman	13	28.0	16.8	-	-	3.5	1.5	-	-	-	1.7	6.8	16.1	.421	-	-	-	3.3	4.1	.811


Season 11
	Jim Jackson	Bill Sharman
Season	2002-03	1960-61
Team	Sacramento Kings	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	63	20.8	7.7	1.3	2.8	4.2	1.9	0.5	0.1	1.3	2.1	3.2	7.3	.442	0.5	1.1	.451	0.7	0.9	.855
Bill Sharman	61	25.2	16.0	-	-	3.7	2.4	-	-	-	2.1	6.3	14.9	.422	-	-	-	3.4	3.7	.921

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	12	24.8	11.3	1.3	2.6	3.9	1.2	0.7	0.3	1.4	2.8	4.1	8.2	.500	1.1	2.3	.464	2.0	2.6	.774
Bill Sharman	10	26.1	16.8	-	-	2.7	1.7	-	-	-	2.2	6.8	13.3	.511	-	-	-	3.2	3.6	.889


Season 12
	Jim Jackson	Bill Sharman
Season	2003-04	-
Team	Houston Rockets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	80	39.0	12.9	0.7	5.4	6.1	2.8	1.1	0.3	2.2	2.8	4.8	11.3	.424	2.0	5.1	.400	1.3	1.6	.843
Bill Sharman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	5	44.6	14.8	0.6	9.8	10.4	2.0	1.0	0.2	1.8	1.8	5.8	14.6	.397	1.6	5.8	.276	1.6	2.4	.667
Bill Sharman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Jim Jackson	Bill Sharman
Season	2004-05	-
Team	Houston Rockets, Phoenix Suns	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Finals	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	64	31.0	10.5	0.5	3.7	4.2	2.9	0.5	0.1	1.8	2.4	3.9	9.1	.426	1.9	4.6	.414	0.8	0.9	.931
Bill Sharman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	15	31.5	11.0	0.9	3.2	4.1	1.5	0.7	0.5	0.7	2.8	4.2	8.6	.488	2.1	4.1	.516	0.5	0.5	.875
Bill Sharman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Jim Jackson	Bill Sharman
Season	2005-06	-
Team	Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	40	12.8	3.0	0.3	1.6	1.9	0.9	0.3	0.2	0.9	1.3	1.2	4.0	.294	0.5	1.9	.243	0.2	0.3	.692
Bill Sharman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Jackson	3	7.0	1.3	0.7	0.3	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.7	1.3	0.7	2.0	.333	0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.0	-
Bill Sharman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Jim Jackson vs. Bill Sharman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Sharman and Jim Jackson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14