Bill Sharman vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Bill Sharman 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

Bill Sharman

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Sharman 4 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Bill Sharman 11 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Bill Sharman 10 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Bill Sharman 8 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Sharman 4 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Sharman 7 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Sharman 17.8 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Sharman 3.9 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Bill Sharman 3.0 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Sharman 12,665 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Bill Sharman 2,793 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Bill Sharman 2,101 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Bill Sharman - n/a ** Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Bill Sharman - n/a ** Purvis Short 178

Total Games Bill Sharman 711 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Sharman .426 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Bill Sharman - n/a ** Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Sharman .883 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Sharman 18.5 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Sharman 3.7 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Bill Sharman 2.6 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Sharman 1,446 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Bill Sharman 285 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Bill Sharman 201 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Bill Sharman - n/a ** Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Bill Sharman - n/a ** Purvis Short 2

Total Games Bill Sharman 78 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Sharman .426 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Bill Sharman - n/a ** Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Sharman .911 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.2 (1987)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.