Earl Cureton vs. Bill Sharman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Sharman and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Bill Sharman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Bill Sharman 4

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Bill Sharman 11

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Bill Sharman 10

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Bill Sharman 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 Bill Sharman 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Bill Sharman 7

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Bill Sharman 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Bill Sharman 3.9

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Bill Sharman 3.0

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Bill Sharman 12,665

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Bill Sharman 2,793

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Bill Sharman 2,101

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Bill Sharman 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Bill Sharman .883

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Bill Sharman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Bill Sharman 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Bill Sharman 3.7

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Bill Sharman 2.6

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Bill Sharman 1,446

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Bill Sharman 285

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Bill Sharman 201

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Bill Sharman 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Bill Sharman .911

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) 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.