Matt Harpring vs. Bill Sharman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Sharman and Matt Harpring 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

Matt Harpring

vs.

Bill Sharman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Harpring: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Harpring 0 Bill Sharman 4

NBA Seasons Matt Harpring 11 Bill Sharman 11

Playoffs Played Matt Harpring 6 Bill Sharman 10

All-Star Games Matt Harpring 0 Bill Sharman 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Matt Harpring 0 Bill Sharman 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 Bill Sharman 7

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 11.5 Bill Sharman 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.1 Bill Sharman 3.9

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.4 Bill Sharman 3.0

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.7 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 7,645 Bill Sharman 12,665

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 3,366 Bill Sharman 2,793

Total Assists Matt Harpring 907 Bill Sharman 2,101

Total Steals Matt Harpring 497 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 112 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Matt Harpring 665 Bill Sharman 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .481 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .333 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .753 Bill Sharman .883

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 17.6 (2003) Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 8.0 (2004) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 2.0 (2004) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.3 (2000) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2001) Bill Sharman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 8.7 Bill Sharman 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 4.1 Bill Sharman 3.7

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.1 Bill Sharman 2.6

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.6 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 419 Bill Sharman 1,446

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 198 Bill Sharman 285

Total Assists Matt Harpring 54 Bill Sharman 201

Total Steals Matt Harpring 27 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 9 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Matt Harpring 48 Bill Sharman 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .459 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .150 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .767 Bill Sharman .911

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 14.8 (2003) Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.4 (2003) Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.8 (1999) Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.0 (2003) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2008) 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.