Tim Duncan vs. Bill Sharman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Sharman and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Bill Sharman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Bill Sharman 4

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Bill Sharman 11

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Bill Sharman 10

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Bill Sharman 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Bill Sharman 0 *

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Bill Sharman 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Bill Sharman 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Bill Sharman 7

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Bill Sharman 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Bill Sharman 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Bill Sharman 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Bill Sharman 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Bill Sharman 3.9

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Bill Sharman 3.0

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Bill Sharman 12,665

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Bill Sharman 2,793

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Bill Sharman 2,101

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Bill Sharman 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Bill Sharman .883

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Bill Sharman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Bill Sharman 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Bill Sharman 3.7

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Bill Sharman 2.6

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Bill Sharman 1,446

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Bill Sharman 285

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Bill Sharman 201

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Bill Sharman 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Bill Sharman .911

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.