Bill Sharman vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young 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.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Sharman 4 James Young 0

NBA Seasons Bill Sharman 11 James Young 4

Playoffs Played Bill Sharman 10 James Young 2

All-Star Games Bill Sharman 8 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Sharman 4 James Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Sharman 7 James Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Sharman 17.8 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Sharman 3.9 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Bill Sharman 3.0 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Sharman 12,665 James Young 219

Total Rebounds Bill Sharman 2,793 James Young 96

Total Assists Bill Sharman 2,101 James Young 28

Total Steals Bill Sharman - n/a ** James Young 24

Total Blocks Bill Sharman - n/a ** James Young 5

Total Games Bill Sharman 711 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Sharman .426 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage Bill Sharman - n/a ** James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage Bill Sharman .883 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Sharman 18.5 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Sharman 3.7 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game Bill Sharman 2.6 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Sharman 1,446 James Young 17

Total Rebounds Bill Sharman 285 James Young 7

Total Assists Bill Sharman 201 James Young 3

Total Steals Bill Sharman - n/a ** James Young 0

Total Blocks Bill Sharman - n/a ** James Young 0

Total Games Bill Sharman 78 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Sharman .426 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage Bill Sharman - n/a ** James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage Bill Sharman .911 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** James Young 0.0 (2017)

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.