James Posey vs. Bill Sharman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Sharman and James Posey 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

James Posey

vs.

Bill Sharman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Posey: 1999-00 to 2010-11
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Posey 2 Bill Sharman 4

NBA Seasons James Posey 12 Bill Sharman 11

Playoffs Played James Posey 6 Bill Sharman 10

All-Star Games James Posey 0 Bill Sharman 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Posey 0 Bill Sharman 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Posey 8.6 Bill Sharman 17.8

Rebounds Per Game James Posey 4.7 Bill Sharman 3.9

Assists Per Game James Posey 1.6 Bill Sharman 3.0

Steals Per Game James Posey 1.1 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Posey 0.3 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Posey 7,419 Bill Sharman 12,665

Total Rebounds James Posey 4,061 Bill Sharman 2,793

Total Assists James Posey 1,413 Bill Sharman 2,101

Total Steals James Posey 917 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks James Posey 298 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games James Posey 864 Bill Sharman 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Posey .410 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage James Posey .349 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Posey .820 Bill Sharman .883

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Posey 13.7 (2004) Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game James Posey 5.9 (2002) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game James Posey 2.5 (2002) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game James Posey 1.7 (2004) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Posey 0.5 (2002) Bill Sharman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Posey 7.9 Bill Sharman 18.5

Rebounds Per Game James Posey 4.8 Bill Sharman 3.7

Assists Per Game James Posey 1.0 Bill Sharman 2.6

Steals Per Game James Posey 1.0 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Posey 0.3 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Posey 511 Bill Sharman 1,446

Total Rebounds James Posey 315 Bill Sharman 285

Total Assists James Posey 65 Bill Sharman 201

Total Steals James Posey 65 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks James Posey 18 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games James Posey 65 Bill Sharman 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Posey .421 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage James Posey .387 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Posey .831 Bill Sharman .911

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Posey 12.5 (2004) Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game James Posey 7.8 (2007) Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game James Posey 1.5 (2007) Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game James Posey 2.3 (2004) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Posey 1.3 (2007) 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.