Ian Mahinmi vs. Bill Sharman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Sharman and Ian Mahinmi, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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.

Ian Mahinmi played 12 years in the NBA, 1 more than Bill Sharman, who played 11. Ian Mahinmi had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, 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.

Note: Ian Mahinmi didn't play in 2008-09.

Season 3
	Ian Mahinmi	Bill Sharman
Season	2010-11	1952-53
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Celtics 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		%
Ian Mahinmi	56	8.7	3.1	0.8	1.4	2.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.4	1.9	1.0	1.8	.561	0.0	0.0	.000	1.1	1.5	.768
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		%
Ian Mahinmi	6	5.5	1.8	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.5	0.8	.600	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.5	.556
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
	Ian Mahinmi	Bill Sharman
Season	2011-12	1953-54
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics 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		%
Ian Mahinmi	61	18.7	5.8	1.8	3.0	4.7	0.2	0.6	0.5	0.8	2.9	2.1	3.9	.546	0.0	0.0	.000	1.5	2.4	.639
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		%
Ian Mahinmi	4	17.5	7.3	2.3	2.3	4.5	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.3	3.3	2.3	3.5	.643	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	3.3	.846
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
	Ian Mahinmi	Bill Sharman
Season	2012-13	1954-55
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	Celtics 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		%
Ian Mahinmi	80	16.5	5.0	1.4	2.5	3.9	0.3	0.5	0.8	1.2	2.5	1.9	4.1	.453	0.0	0.0	.000	1.3	2.1	.608
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		%
Ian Mahinmi	18	8.3	1.6	1.1	1.2	2.3	0.1	0.0	0.7	0.7	1.6	0.7	1.6	.448	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.6	.300
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
	Ian Mahinmi	Bill Sharman
Season	2013-14	1955-56
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	Celtics 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		%
Ian Mahinmi	77	16.2	3.5	1.4	1.9	3.3	0.3	0.5	0.9	0.8	2.7	1.2	2.5	.481	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	1.9	.621
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		%
Ian Mahinmi	19	12.7	1.9	1.2	1.2	2.4	0.2	0.3	0.8	0.5	2.0	0.7	1.4	.481	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.9	.611
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
	Ian Mahinmi	Bill Sharman
Season	2014-15	1956-57
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Ian Mahinmi	61	18.8	4.3	1.7	4.1	5.8	0.5	0.5	0.8	1.0	2.8	1.9	3.5	.552	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.7	.304
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		%
Ian Mahinmi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Ian Mahinmi	Bill Sharman
Season	2015-16	1957-58
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics 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		%
Ian Mahinmi	71	25.6	9.3	1.9	5.2	7.1	1.5	0.9	1.1	1.4	3.1	3.7	6.3	.589	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	3.2	.587
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		%
Ian Mahinmi	7	24.6	8.1	1.7	3.4	5.1	1.1	0.7	0.9	2.0	3.6	3.0	6.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	3.6	.600
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
	Ian Mahinmi	Bill Sharman
Season	2016-17	1958-59
Team	Washington Wizards	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Wizards Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Ian Mahinmi	31	17.9	5.6	1.5	3.3	4.8	0.6	1.1	0.8	1.1	2.9	2.1	3.6	.586	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.4	.573
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		%
Ian Mahinmi	5	12.6	2.8	0.6	1.6	2.2	1.2	0.2	1.2	0.6	3.4	1.0	1.8	.556	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	2.2	.364
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
	Ian Mahinmi	Bill Sharman
Season	2017-18	1959-60
Team	Washington Wizards	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Wizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Ian Mahinmi	77	14.9	4.8	1.8	2.3	4.1	0.7	0.5	0.5	1.3	3.0	1.8	3.2	.556	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	1.7	.703
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		%
Ian Mahinmi	6	8.7	5.0	0.7	1.2	1.8	0.2	0.7	0.8	0.2	1.7	1.7	2.3	.714	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	1.8	.909
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
	Ian Mahinmi	Bill Sharman
Season	2018-19	1960-61
Team	Washington Wizards	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Ian Mahinmi	34	14.6	4.1	1.4	2.4	3.8	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.6	2.5	1.4	3.1	.452	0.1	0.5	.188	1.2	1.8	.689
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		%
Ian Mahinmi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Sharman	10	26.1	16.8	-	-	2.7	1.7	-	-	-	2.2	6.8	13.3	.511	-	-	-	3.2	3.6	.889