Doc Rivers vs. Bill Sharman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Sharman and Doc Rivers 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

Doc Rivers

vs.

Bill Sharman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Doc Rivers: 1983-84 to 1995-96
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Doc Rivers 0 Bill Sharman 4

NBA Seasons Doc Rivers 13 Bill Sharman 11

Playoffs Played Doc Rivers 10 Bill Sharman 10

All-Star Games Doc Rivers 1 Bill Sharman 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Doc Rivers 0 Bill Sharman 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Doc Rivers 0 Bill Sharman 7

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doc Rivers 10.9 Bill Sharman 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Doc Rivers 3.0 Bill Sharman 3.9

Assists Per Game Doc Rivers 5.7 Bill Sharman 3.0

Steals Per Game Doc Rivers 1.8 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Doc Rivers 0.4 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Doc Rivers 9,377 Bill Sharman 12,665

Total Rebounds Doc Rivers 2,625 Bill Sharman 2,793

Total Assists Doc Rivers 4,889 Bill Sharman 2,101

Total Steals Doc Rivers 1,563 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Doc Rivers 351 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Doc Rivers 864 Bill Sharman 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doc Rivers .444 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Doc Rivers .328 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Doc Rivers .784 Bill Sharman .883

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doc Rivers 15.2 (1991) Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Doc Rivers 4.6 (1988) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Doc Rivers 10.0 (1987) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game Doc Rivers 2.4 (1990) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Doc Rivers 0.8 (1985) Bill Sharman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doc Rivers 11.4 Bill Sharman 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Doc Rivers 3.3 Bill Sharman 3.7

Assists Per Game Doc Rivers 5.9 Bill Sharman 2.6

Steals Per Game Doc Rivers 1.5 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Doc Rivers 0.3 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Doc Rivers 926 Bill Sharman 1,446

Total Rebounds Doc Rivers 270 Bill Sharman 285

Total Assists Doc Rivers 479 Bill Sharman 201

Total Steals Doc Rivers 125 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Doc Rivers 23 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Doc Rivers 81 Bill Sharman 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doc Rivers .446 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Doc Rivers .338 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Doc Rivers .767 Bill Sharman .911

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doc Rivers 15.7 (1988) Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Doc Rivers 4.9 (1988) Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game Doc Rivers 11.3 (1987) Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Doc Rivers 2.4 (1984) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Doc Rivers 0.8 (1984) 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.