Bob Dandridge vs. Bill Sharman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Sharman and Bob Dandridge, 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.

Bob Dandridge played 13 years in the NBA, 2 more than Bill Sharman, who played 11. Bob Dandridge had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, 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
Bob Dandridge 13 8 1969-70 to 1981-82
Bill Sharman 11 10 1950-51 to 1960-61

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Dandridge Bill Sharman
Season 1969-701950-51
Team Milwaukee BucksWashington Capitols
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Bob Dandridge 81 30.4 13.2 - - 7.7 3.6 - - - 3.4 5.4 11.0 .485 - - - 2.5 3.3 .754
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 %
Bob Dandridge 10 39.9 16.3 - - 8.7 5.7 - - - 3.9 7.2 14.2 .507 - - - 1.9 2.9 .655
Bill Sharman ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bob Dandridge Bill Sharman
Season 1970-711951-52
Team Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics 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 %
Bob Dandridge 79 36.2 18.4 - - 8.0 3.5 - - - 3.6 7.5 14.8 .509 - - - 3.3 4.8 .702
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 %
Bob Dandridge 14 38.2 19.2 - - 9.6 3.4 - - - 3.2 8.1 17.4 .463 - - - 3.1 3.9 .782
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

Bob Dandridge Bill Sharman
Season 1971-721952-53
Team Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics 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 %
Bob Dandridge 80 37.0 18.4 - - 7.7 3.1 - - - 3.7 7.9 15.8 .498 - - - 2.7 3.6 .739
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 %
Bob Dandridge 11 40.1 21.5 - - 8.8 1.9 - - - 4.3 9.1 18.4 .495 - - - 3.4 4.5 .740
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

Bob Dandridge Bill Sharman
Season 1972-731953-54
Team Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Bob Dandridge 73 39.1 20.2 - - 8.2 2.8 - - - 3.8 8.7 18.5 .472 - - - 2.7 3.4 .789
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 %
Bob Dandridge 6 34.0 13.8 - - 4.7 1.2 - - - 3.8 5.3 12.7 .421 - - - 3.2 4.5 .704
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

Bob Dandridge Bill Sharman
Season 1973-741954-55
Team Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Bucks Lost NBA FinalsCeltics 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 %
Bob Dandridge 71 35.5 18.9 1.6 5.1 6.7 2.8 1.6 0.6 - 3.8 8.2 16.3 .503 - - - 2.5 3.0 .818
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 %
Bob Dandridge 16 40.5 19.3 1.9 5.7 7.6 2.8 1.4 0.6 - 4.1 8.5 17.3 .493 - - - 2.3 2.9 .766
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

Bob Dandridge Bill Sharman
Season 1974-751955-56
Team Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Bob Dandridge 80 37.9 19.9 1.8 5.1 6.9 3.0 1.5 0.6 - 4.1 8.6 18.3 .473 - - - 2.6 3.3 .805
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 %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
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

Bob Dandridge Bill Sharman
Season 1975-761956-57
Team Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion 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 %
Bob Dandridge 73 37.5 21.5 2.3 5.1 7.4 2.8 1.5 0.5 - 3.6 8.9 17.8 .502 - - - 3.7 4.5 .824
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 %
Bob Dandridge 3 40.7 22.0 1.0 6.7 7.7 2.7 1.0 0.0 - 3.0 8.0 16.3 .490 - - - 6.0 6.7 .900
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

Bob Dandridge Bill Sharman
Season 1976-771957-58
Team Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Bob Dandridge 70 35.7 20.8 2.1 4.2 6.3 3.8 1.4 0.4 - 3.2 8.4 17.9 .467 - - - 4.0 5.2 .771
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 %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
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

Bob Dandridge Bill Sharman
Season 1977-781958-59
Team Washington BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA Champion 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 %
Bob Dandridge 75 37.0 19.3 1.8 4.1 5.9 3.8 1.3 0.6 3.2 3.5 7.5 15.9 .471 - - - 4.4 5.6 .788
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 %
Bob Dandridge 19 39.3 21.2 1.8 4.6 6.5 3.9 1.6 0.7 3.0 4.1 9.1 18.9 .479 - - - 3.1 4.4 .690
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

Bob Dandridge Bill Sharman
Season 1978-791959-60
Team Washington BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second TeamAchievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion 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 %
Bob Dandridge 78 33.7 20.4 1.4 4.3 5.7 4.7 0.9 0.7 2.8 3.3 8.1 16.2 .499 - - - 4.2 5.1 .825
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 %
Bob Dandridge 19 41.4 23.1 2.4 5.0 7.4 5.5 0.7 0.8 3.1 3.7 9.2 19.4 .473 - - - 4.8 5.8 .827
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

Bob Dandridge Bill Sharman
Season 1979-801960-61
Team Washington BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion 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 %
Bob Dandridge 45 32.4 17.4 1.4 4.1 5.5 4.0 0.6 0.8 2.7 2.5 7.3 16.2 .451 0.0 0.2 .182 2.7 3.4 .809
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 %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
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

Bob Dandridge Bill Sharman
Season 1980-81-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Bob Dandridge 23 23.7 10.0 0.8 2.8 3.6 2.6 0.7 0.4 1.4 2.3 4.4 10.3 .426 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .718
Bill Sharman ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
Bill Sharman ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Bob Dandridge Bill Sharman
Season 1981-82-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Bob Dandridge 11 15.8 4.7 0.4 1.2 1.5 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.3 1.9 5.0 .382 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.5 .588
Bill Sharman ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
Bill Sharman ------- --- ----------