Bill Sharman vs. Antoine Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Antoine Walker and Bill Sharman, 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.

Bill Sharman played 11 years in the NBA, 1 less than Antoine Walker, who played 12. Bill Sharman had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Antoine Walker had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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 achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12
Rookie Season
	Bill Sharman	Antoine Walker
Season	1950-51	1996-97
Team	Washington Capitols	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	31	-	12.2	-	-	3.5	1.3	-	-	-	2.8	4.5	12.3	.370	-	-	-	3.1	3.5	.889
Antoine Walker	82	36.2	17.5	3.5	5.5	9.0	3.2	1.3	0.6	2.8	3.3	7.0	16.5	.425	0.6	1.9	.327	2.8	4.5	.631
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Antoine Walker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Bill Sharman	Antoine Walker
Season	1951-52	1997-98
Team	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	63	22.0	10.7	-	-	3.5	2.4	-	-	-	2.9	3.9	10.0	.389	-	-	-	2.9	3.4	.859
Antoine Walker	82	39.9	22.4	3.3	6.9	10.2	3.3	1.7	0.7	3.6	3.2	8.8	20.8	.423	1.1	3.6	.312	3.7	5.8	.645
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	1	27.0	15.0	-	-	3.0	7.0	-	-	-	4.0	7.0	12.0	.583	-	-	-	1.0	1.0	1.000
Antoine Walker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Bill Sharman	Antoine Walker
Season	1952-53	1998-99
Team	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	71	32.9	16.2	-	-	4.1	2.7	-	-	-	3.4	5.7	13.0	.436	-	-	-	4.8	5.6	.850
Antoine Walker	42	36.9	18.7	2.5	6.0	8.5	3.1	1.5	0.7	2.8	3.4	7.2	17.5	.412	1.5	4.2	.369	2.7	4.8	.559
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	6	33.5	11.7	-	-	2.5	2.5	-	-	-	4.3	3.3	10.0	.333	-	-	-	5.0	5.3	.938
Antoine Walker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Bill Sharman	Antoine Walker
Season	1953-54	1999-00
Team	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	72	34.3	16.0	-	-	3.5	3.2	-	-	-	2.9	5.7	12.7	.450	-	-	-	4.6	5.4	.844
Antoine Walker	82	36.6	20.5	2.4	5.5	8.0	3.7	1.4	0.4	3.2	3.2	7.9	18.4	.430	0.9	3.5	.256	3.8	5.4	.699
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	6	34.3	18.8	-	-	4.2	1.7	-	-	-	4.8	5.8	13.5	.432	-	-	-	7.2	8.3	.860
Antoine Walker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Bill Sharman	Antoine Walker
Season	1954-55	2000-01
Team	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	68	36.1	18.4	-	-	4.4	4.1	-	-	-	3.1	6.7	15.6	.427	-	-	-	5.1	5.7	.897
Antoine Walker	81	41.9	23.4	1.9	7.0	8.9	5.5	1.7	0.6	3.7	3.1	8.8	21.2	.413	2.7	7.4	.367	3.1	4.3	.716
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	7	41.4	20.7	-	-	5.4	5.4	-	-	-	3.4	7.9	15.7	.500	-	-	-	5.0	5.4	.921
Antoine Walker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Bill Sharman	Antoine Walker
Season	1955-56	2001-02
Team	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Semis	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	72	37.5	19.9	-	-	3.6	4.7	-	-	-	2.7	7.5	17.1	.438	-	-	-	5.0	5.7	.867
Antoine Walker	81	42.0	22.1	1.9	7.0	8.8	5.0	1.5	0.5	3.1	2.9	8.2	20.9	.394	2.7	8.0	.344	3.0	4.0	.741
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	3	39.7	17.3	-	-	2.3	4.0	-	-	-	2.3	6.0	15.3	.391	-	-	-	5.3	5.7	.941
Antoine Walker	16	43.9	22.1	1.4	7.2	8.6	3.3	1.5	0.4	3.4	3.5	8.2	19.9	.411	2.6	6.8	.385	3.1	4.0	.781

Season 7
	Bill Sharman	Antoine Walker
Season	1956-57	2002-03
Team	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	67	35.9	21.1	-	-	4.3	3.5	-	-	-	2.8	7.7	18.5	.416	-	-	-	5.7	6.3	.905
Antoine Walker	78	41.5	20.1	1.3	5.9	7.2	4.8	1.5	0.4	3.3	2.8	7.7	19.9	.388	2.4	7.5	.323	2.3	3.7	.615
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	10	37.7	21.1	-	-	3.5	2.9	-	-	-	2.3	7.5	19.7	.381	-	-	-	6.1	6.4	.953
Antoine Walker	10	43.9	17.3	2.0	6.7	8.7	4.3	1.7	0.4	3.7	4.4	7.3	17.6	.415	1.6	4.5	.356	1.1	2.2	.500

Season 8
	Bill Sharman	Antoine Walker
Season	1957-58	2003-04
Team	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	63	35.1	22.3	-	-	4.7	2.7	-	-	-	2.5	8.7	20.6	.424	-	-	-	4.8	5.4	.893
Antoine Walker	82	34.6	14.0	2.4	5.9	8.3	4.5	0.8	0.8	2.5	2.6	5.9	13.8	.428	1.0	3.7	.269	1.3	2.3	.554
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	11	36.9	21.1	-	-	4.9	2.3	-	-	-	2.5	8.2	20.1	.407	-	-	-	4.7	5.1	.929
Antoine Walker	5	28.0	9.8	4.6	5.4	10.0	2.4	1.2	0.6	1.8	2.6	4.4	12.2	.361	0.2	2.0	.100	0.8	1.4	.571

Season 9
	Bill Sharman	Antoine Walker
Season	1958-59	2004-05
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	72	33.1	20.4	-	-	4.1	2.5	-	-	-	2.4	7.8	19.1	.408	-	-	-	4.8	5.1	.932
Antoine Walker	77	38.4	19.1	2.4	6.7	9.0	3.4	1.2	0.8	3.3	2.8	7.5	17.9	.422	1.4	4.4	.323	2.6	4.8	.539
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	11	29.3	20.1	-	-	3.3	2.5	-	-	-	3.2	7.5	17.5	.425	-	-	-	5.2	5.4	.966
Antoine Walker	6	37.3	16.7	2.7	4.7	7.3	2.3	1.2	1.0	3.0	3.2	7.2	17.3	.413	1.2	3.2	.368	1.2	1.8	.636

Season 10
	Bill Sharman	Antoine Walker
Season	1959-60	2005-06
Team	Boston Celtics	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	71	27.0	19.3	-	-	3.7	2.0	-	-	-	2.2	7.9	17.3	.456	-	-	-	3.5	4.1	.866
Antoine Walker	82	26.8	12.2	1.3	3.9	5.1	2.0	0.6	0.4	1.8	2.3	4.8	11.0	.435	1.7	4.7	.358	1.0	1.6	.628
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	13	28.0	16.8	-	-	3.5	1.5	-	-	-	1.7	6.8	16.1	.421	-	-	-	3.3	4.1	.811
Antoine Walker	23	37.5	13.3	0.7	4.9	5.6	2.4	1.0	0.3	2.0	3.0	5.0	12.3	.403	2.1	6.4	.324	1.3	2.3	.574

Season 11
	Bill Sharman	Antoine Walker
Season	1960-61	2006-07
Team	Boston Celtics	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	61	25.2	16.0	-	-	3.7	2.4	-	-	-	2.1	6.3	14.9	.422	-	-	-	3.4	3.7	.921
Antoine Walker	78	23.3	8.5	1.2	3.2	4.3	1.7	0.6	0.2	1.8	2.2	3.4	8.6	.397	1.1	3.9	.275	0.6	1.3	.438
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Sharman	10	26.1	16.8	-	-	2.7	1.7	-	-	-	2.2	6.8	13.3	.511	-	-	-	3.2	3.6	.889
Antoine Walker	4	23.0	11.8	0.5	1.8	2.3	1.5	0.5	0.3	1.0	2.8	3.8	9.3	.405	2.0	4.0	.500	2.3	2.8	.818