Bill Sharman
- Seasons
- 1950-51 to 1960-61
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 175 lb
- Born
- May 25, 1926
- College
- USC
- Draft
- 1950, round 2, pick 17
4Championships
7All-League teams
8All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 18.3
- True shooting
- .497
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 82.8
- WS per 48
- .178
- Box plus/minus
- –
- VORP
- –
- Best season, WS
- 10.4
- Best season, BPM
- –
- MVP vote shares
- 0.05
- Finals appearances
- 5
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | WSC | 24 | 31 | – | – | .441 | .370 | – | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1951-52 | BOS | 25 | 63 | 1,389 | 17.8 | .465 | .389 | – | 3.0 | 1.3 | 4.3 | .148 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 26 | 71 | 2,333 | 19.8 | .521 | .436 | – | 8.4 | 1.4 | 9.8 | .201 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1953-54 | BOS | 27 | 72 | 2,467 | 18.8 | .531 | .450 | – | 9.4 | 1.0 | 10.4 | .202 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1954-55 | BOS | 28 | 68 | 2,453 | 17.6 | .508 | .427 | – | 6.7 | 1.0 | 7.7 | .150 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 29 | 72 | 2,698 | 17.7 | .508 | .438 | – | 7.2 | 1.6 | 8.8 | .157 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 30 | 67 | 2,403 | 19.6 | .495 | .416 | – | 7.0 | 3.4 | 10.4 | .207 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 31 | 63 | 2,214 | 18.8 | .485 | .424 | – | 5.8 | 2.9 | 8.7 | .189 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 32 | 72 | 2,382 | 16.8 | .476 | .408 | – | 4.5 | 3.1 | 7.6 | .154 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 33 | 71 | 1,916 | 18.5 | .506 | .456 | – | 5.4 | 2.5 | 7.9 | .198 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 34 | 61 | 1,538 | 17.0 | .484 | .422 | – | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5.4 | .169 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.