Allen Iverson vs. Bill Sharman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Sharman and Allen Iverson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Allen Iverson played 14 years in the NBA, 3 more than Bill Sharman, who played 11. Allen Iverson had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Bill Sharman had his rookie season in 1950-51. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Rookie Season
	Allen Iverson	Bill Sharman
Season	1996-97	1950-51
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Washington Capitols
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	76	40.1	23.5	1.5	2.6	4.1	7.5	2.1	0.3	4.4	3.1	8.2	19.8	.416	2.0	6.0	.341	5.0	7.2	.702
difference:	+45		+11.3			+0.6	+6.2				-0.3	+3.7	+7.5	+.046				+1.9	+3.7	+.187
Bill Sharman	31	-	12.2	-	-	3.5	1.3	-	-	-	2.8	4.5	12.3	.370	-	-	-	3.1	3.5	.889
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Allen Iverson nor Bill Sharman played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 3
	Allen Iverson	Bill Sharman
Season	1998-99	1952-53
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	Scoring Leader	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Div Finals

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	48	41.5	26.8	1.4	3.5	4.9	4.6	2.3	0.1	3.5	2.0	9.1	22.0	.412	1.2	4.1	.291	7.4	9.9	.751
difference:	+23	+8.6	+10.6			+0.8	+1.9				-1.4	+3.4	+9.0	+.024				+2.6	+4.3	+.099
Bill Sharman	71	32.9	16.2	-	-	4.1	2.7	-	-	-	3.4	5.7	13.0	.436	-	-	-	4.8	5.6	.850
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	8	45.0	28.5	1.8	2.4	4.1	4.9	2.5	0.3	3.0	2.4	11.0	26.8	.411	1.9	6.6	.283	4.6	6.5	.712
difference:	+2	+11.5	+16.8			+1.6	+2.4				-1.9	+7.7	+16.8	+.078				+0.4	+1.2	+.226
Bill Sharman	6	33.5	11.7	-	-	2.5	2.5	-	-	-	4.3	3.3	10.0	.333	-	-	-	5.0	5.3	.938

Season 4
	Allen Iverson	Bill Sharman
Season	1999-00	1953-54
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Div Finals

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	70	40.8	28.4	1.0	2.8	3.8	4.7	2.1	0.1	3.3	2.3	10.4	24.8	.421	1.3	3.7	.341	6.3	8.9	.713
difference:	+2	+6.5	+12.4			+0.3	+1.5				-0.6	+4.7	+12.1	+.029				+1.7	+3.5	+.131
Bill Sharman	72	34.3	16.0	-	-	3.5	3.2	-	-	-	2.9	5.7	12.7	.450	-	-	-	4.6	5.4	.844
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	10	44.4	26.2	1.4	2.6	4.0	4.5	1.2	0.1	3.2	2.4	9.1	23.7	.384	1.2	3.9	.308	6.8	9.2	.739
difference:	+4	+10.1	+7.4			+0.2	+2.8				-2.4	+3.3	+10.2	+.048				+0.4	+0.9	+.121
Bill Sharman	6	34.3	18.8	-	-	4.2	1.7	-	-	-	4.8	5.8	13.5	.432	-	-	-	7.2	8.3	.860

Season 5
	Allen Iverson	Bill Sharman
Season	2000-01	1954-55
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	Scoring Leader	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	76ers Lost NBA Finals	Celtics Lost East Div Finals

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	71	42.0	31.1	0.7	3.1	3.8	4.6	2.5	0.3	3.3	2.1	10.7	25.5	.420	1.4	4.3	.320	8.2	10.1	.814
difference:	+3	+5.9	+12.7			+0.6	+0.5				-1.0	+4.0	+9.9	+.007				+3.1	+4.4	+.083
Bill Sharman	68	36.1	18.4	-	-	4.4	4.1	-	-	-	3.1	6.7	15.6	.427	-	-	-	5.1	5.7	.897
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	22	46.5	32.9	0.7	4.0	4.7	6.1	2.4	0.3	2.9	2.5	11.7	30.0	.389	2.2	6.5	.338	7.3	9.5	.774
difference:	+15	+5.1	+12.2			+0.7	+0.7				-0.9	+3.8	+14.3	+.111				+2.3	+4.1	+.147
Bill Sharman	7	41.4	20.7	-	-	5.4	5.4	-	-	-	3.4	7.9	15.7	.500	-	-	-	5.0	5.4	.921

Season 6
	Allen Iverson	Bill Sharman
Season	2001-02	1955-56
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Div Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	60	43.7	31.4	0.7	3.8	4.5	5.5	2.8	0.2	4.0	1.7	11.1	27.8	.398	1.3	4.5	.291	7.9	9.8	.812
difference:	+12	+6.2	+11.5			+0.9	+0.8				-1.0	+3.6	+10.7	+.040				+2.9	+4.1	+.055
Bill Sharman	72	37.5	19.9	-	-	3.6	4.7	-	-	-	2.7	7.5	17.1	.438	-	-	-	5.0	5.7	.867
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	5	42.0	30.0	0.2	3.4	3.6	4.2	2.6	0.0	2.4	1.6	9.0	23.6	.381	1.8	5.4	.333	10.2	12.6	.810
difference:	+2	+2.3	+12.7			+1.3	+0.2				-0.7	+3.0	+8.3	+.010				+4.9	+6.9	+.131
Bill Sharman	3	39.7	17.3	-	-	2.3	4.0	-	-	-	2.3	6.0	15.3	.391	-	-	-	5.3	5.7	.941

Season 7
	Allen Iverson	Bill Sharman
Season	2002-03	1956-57
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	82	42.5	27.6	0.8	3.4	4.2	5.5	2.7	0.2	3.5	1.8	9.8	23.7	.414	1.0	3.7	.277	7.0	9.0	.774
difference:	+15	+6.6	+6.5			+0.1	+2.0				-1.0	+2.1	+5.2	+.002				+1.3	+2.7	+.131
Bill Sharman	67	35.9	21.1	-	-	4.3	3.5	-	-	-	2.8	7.7	18.5	.416	-	-	-	5.7	6.3	.905
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	12	46.4	31.7	0.9	3.4	4.3	7.4	2.4	0.1	3.9	2.1	11.4	27.4	.416	1.6	4.6	.345	7.3	9.8	.737
difference:	+2	+8.7	+10.6			+0.8	+4.5				-0.2	+3.9	+7.7	+.035				+1.2	+3.4	+.216
Bill Sharman	10	37.7	21.1	-	-	3.5	2.9	-	-	-	2.3	7.5	19.7	.381	-	-	-	6.1	6.4	.953

Season 8
	Allen Iverson	Bill Sharman
Season	2003-04	1957-58
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	48	42.5	26.4	0.7	3.0	3.7	6.8	2.4	0.1	4.4	1.8	9.1	23.4	.387	1.2	4.1	.286	7.1	9.5	.745
difference:	+15	+7.4	+4.1			+1.0	+4.1				-0.7	+0.4	+2.8	+.037				+2.3	+4.1	+.148
Bill Sharman	63	35.1	22.3	-	-	4.7	2.7	-	-	-	2.5	8.7	20.6	.424	-	-	-	4.8	5.4	.893
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Sharman	11	36.9	21.1	-	-	4.9	2.3	-	-	-	2.5	8.2	20.1	.407	-	-	-	4.7	5.1	.929

Season 9
	Allen Iverson	Bill Sharman
Season	2004-05	1958-59
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	75	42.3	30.7	0.7	3.3	4.0	7.9	2.4	0.1	4.6	1.9	10.3	24.2	.424	1.4	4.5	.308	8.7	10.5	.835
difference:	+3	+9.2	+10.3			+0.1	+5.4				-0.5	+2.5	+5.1	+.016				+3.9	+5.4	+.097
Bill Sharman	72	33.1	20.4	-	-	4.1	2.5	-	-	-	2.4	7.8	19.1	.408	-	-	-	4.8	5.1	.932
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	5	47.6	31.2	0.0	2.2	2.2	10.0	2.0	0.4	4.2	2.4	11.8	25.2	.468	2.4	5.8	.414	5.2	5.8	.897
difference:	+6	+18.3	+11.1			+1.1	+7.5				-0.8	+4.3	+7.7	+.043					+0.4	+.069
Bill Sharman	11	29.3	20.1	-	-	3.3	2.5	-	-	-	3.2	7.5	17.5	.425	-	-	-	5.2	5.4	.966

Season 10
	Allen Iverson	Bill Sharman
Season	2005-06	1959-60
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	72	43.1	33.0	0.6	2.6	3.2	7.4	1.9	0.1	3.4	1.7	11.3	25.3	.447	1.0	3.1	.323	9.4	11.5	.814
difference:	+1	+16.1	+13.7			+0.5	+5.4				-0.5	+3.4	+8.0	+.009				+5.9	+7.4	+.052
Bill Sharman	71	27.0	19.3	-	-	3.7	2.0	-	-	-	2.2	7.9	17.3	.456	-	-	-	3.5	4.1	.866
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Sharman	13	28.0	16.8	-	-	3.5	1.5	-	-	-	1.7	6.8	16.1	.421	-	-	-	3.3	4.1	.811

Season 11
	Allen Iverson	Bill Sharman
Season	2006-07	1960-61
Team	Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	65	42.5	26.3	0.4	2.6	3.0	7.2	1.9	0.2	4.1	1.5	8.9	20.2	.442	1.0	3.0	.315	7.5	9.4	.795
difference:	+4	+17.3	+10.3			+0.7	+4.8				-0.6	+2.6	+5.3	+.020				+4.1	+5.7	+.126
Bill Sharman	61	25.2	16.0	-	-	3.7	2.4	-	-	-	2.1	6.3	14.9	.422	-	-	-	3.4	3.7	.921
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	5	44.6	22.8	0.0	0.6	0.6	5.8	1.4	0.0	3.0	2.2	8.4	22.8	.368	1.0	3.4	.294	5.0	6.2	.806
difference:	+5	+18.5	+6.0			+2.1	+4.1					+1.6	+9.5	+.143				+1.8	+2.6	+.083
Bill Sharman	10	26.1	16.8	-	-	2.7	1.7	-	-	-	2.2	6.8	13.3	.511	-	-	-	3.2	3.6	.889

Additional Years
* Allen Iverson played 3 seasons more than Bill Sharman in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 12 to 14, from 2008 to 2010—Allen Iverson played in one postseason. In those 3 extra years over Bill Sharman, Allen Iverson got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	3 All-Star Game