No. 63 - Bill Sharman

Bill Sharman was part of the best backcourt of the 1950s who became a four-time champion once the Celtics added Bill Russell.

Sharman was a second round draft pick of the Washington Capitols. He was solid for the first two years and then became an all-star when Bob Cousy joined the team, which had relocated to Boston.

Beginning in 1952-1953, Sharman was picked for eight straight all-star teams. He had solid PERs, ranging from 16.8 to 19.8, and better win shares since that stat is based a lot on winning. He had at least 7.7 in win shares and as many as 10.4 from 1952-1953 to 1959-1960. Russell joined the team in 1956-1957 and the Celtics won NBA titles in four of his last five seasons.

It’s the consistent winning – his teams won 63 percent of his regular season games and 59.7 percent of his playoff games – that drove his scores up.

Bill Sharman bio info
Career	1950-1961
Games	711
Points	17.8
Rebounds	3.9
Assists	3.0
FG Pct.	42.6%
All-Star games	8
NBA MVPs	0
NBA Titles	4
Playoff seasons	10
Playoff games	78
Points	18.5
Rebounds	3.7
Assists	2.6
FG Pct.	42
Hall of Fame	2013

Top 100 rankings
	Points	Top 100 ranking
1-year	289.61	Not in top 100
5-year	1,415.72	54th
10-year	2,617.77	36th
Career	2,661.10	74th

Bill Sharman at his peak
1956-1957	Sharman	Top 5	Points
PER	19.4	24.85
Win Shares	10.4	12.10
Box +/-	NA	NA
VORP	NA	NA
Total Advanced Stats	29.8	36.94	80.67
Playoff PER	16.5	22.42
Win Shares	1.3	1.39
Box +/-	NA	NA
VORP	NA	NA
Total Advanced Stats	17.8	23.81	74.76
Reg. Season Win %	64.18		64.18
Playoff Win %	70.00		70.00
MVP Voting (75 points)	0		0
Playoff MVP (25 points)	0		0
Total Score			289.61

Sharman’s 10 greatest seasons
1956-1957	289.61
1960-1961	286.83
1958-1959	284.72
1959-1960	277.48
1957-1958	277.06
1951-1952	259.02
1954-1955	255.54
1952-1953	236.52
1953-1954	230.53
1955-1956	220.44

Career winning percentage
	W	L	Pct.
Regular Season	448	262	63.10%
Playoffs	46	31	59.74%