Kostas Papanikolaou vs. Bill Sharman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Sharman and Kostas Papanikolaou 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

Kostas Papanikolaou

vs.

Bill Sharman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bill Sharman 4

NBA Seasons Kostas Papanikolaou 2 Bill Sharman 11

Playoffs Played Kostas Papanikolaou 1 Bill Sharman 10

All-Star Games Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bill Sharman 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bill Sharman 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bill Sharman 7

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6 Bill Sharman 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3 Bill Sharman 3.9

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5 Bill Sharman 3.0

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kostas Papanikolaou 249 Bill Sharman 12,665

Total Rebounds Kostas Papanikolaou 158 Bill Sharman 2,793

Total Assists Kostas Papanikolaou 101 Bill Sharman 2,101

Total Steals Kostas Papanikolaou 42 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 18 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Kostas Papanikolaou 69 Bill Sharman 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .354 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .297 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .688 Bill Sharman .883

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015) Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015) Bill Sharman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 Bill Sharman 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 Bill Sharman 3.7

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Bill Sharman 2.6

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kostas Papanikolaou 3 Bill Sharman 1,446

Total Rebounds Kostas Papanikolaou 2 Bill Sharman 285

Total Assists Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bill Sharman 201

Total Steals Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Kostas Papanikolaou 8 Bill Sharman 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .250 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .000 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .500 Bill Sharman .911

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015) Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015) Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) 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.