John Salley vs. Bill Sharman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Sharman and John Salley 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

John Salley

vs.

Bill Sharman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Salley: 1986-87 to 1999-00
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Salley 4 Bill Sharman 4

NBA Seasons John Salley 11 Bill Sharman 11

Playoffs Played John Salley 9 Bill Sharman 10

All-Star Games John Salley 0 Bill Sharman 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Salley 0 Bill Sharman 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Salley 0 Bill Sharman 7

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salley 7.0 Bill Sharman 17.8

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 4.5 Bill Sharman 3.9

Assists Per Game John Salley 1.2 Bill Sharman 3.0

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.6 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.3 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salley 5,228 Bill Sharman 12,665

Total Rebounds John Salley 3,356 Bill Sharman 2,793

Total Assists John Salley 916 Bill Sharman 2,101

Total Steals John Salley 451 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks John Salley 983 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games John Salley 748 Bill Sharman 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salley .506 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage John Salley .214 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Salley .714 Bill Sharman .883

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salley 9.5 (1992) Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 6.1 (1993) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game John Salley 1.8 (1994) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.7 (1994) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.9 (1990) Bill Sharman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salley 6.4 Bill Sharman 18.5

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 4.4 Bill Sharman 3.7

Assists Per Game John Salley 0.8 Bill Sharman 2.6

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.4 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.2 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salley 857 Bill Sharman 1,446

Total Rebounds John Salley 588 Bill Sharman 285

Total Assists John Salley 104 Bill Sharman 201

Total Steals John Salley 49 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks John Salley 159 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games John Salley 134 Bill Sharman 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salley .505 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage John Salley .000 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Salley .690 Bill Sharman .911

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salley 12.6 (1992) Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 8.0 (1994) Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game John Salley 2.8 (1992) Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.7 (1988) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Salley 2.8 (1992) 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.