Porter Meriwether vs. Bill Sharman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Sharman and Porter Meriwether 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

Porter Meriwether

vs.

Bill Sharman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Porter Meriwether: 1962-63 to 1962-63
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Sharman 4

NBA Seasons Porter Meriwether 1 Bill Sharman 11

Playoffs Played Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Sharman 10

All-Star Games Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Sharman 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Sharman 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Sharman 7

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 Bill Sharman 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 Bill Sharman 3.9

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 Bill Sharman 3.0

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether 119 Bill Sharman 12,665

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether 29 Bill Sharman 2,793

Total Assists Porter Meriwether 43 Bill Sharman 2,101

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Porter Meriwether 31 Bill Sharman 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether .393 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether .697 Bill Sharman .883

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 (1963) Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 (1963) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 (1963) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Sharman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bill Sharman 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bill Sharman 3.7

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bill Sharman 2.6

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether - Bill Sharman 1,446

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether - Bill Sharman 285

Total Assists Porter Meriwether - Bill Sharman 201

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Sharman 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether - Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether - Bill Sharman .911

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** 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.