Duane Ferrell vs. Bill Sharman Season by Season Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Duane Ferrell and Bill Sharman both played 11 years in the NBA. Duane Ferrell had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, 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 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.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Duane Ferrell	11	5	1988-89 to 1998-99
Bill Sharman	11	10	1950-51 to 1960-61

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11


Rookie Season
	Duane Ferrell	Bill Sharman
Season	1988-89	1950-51
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Washington Capitols
Honors & Awards
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		%
Duane Ferrell	41	5.6	2.4	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.8	0.9	2.0	.422	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.1	.682
Bill Sharman	31	-	12.2	-	-	3.5	1.3	-	-	-	2.8	4.5	12.3	.370	-	-	-	3.1	3.5	.889

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Duane Ferrell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Sharman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Duane Ferrell	Bill Sharman
Season	1989-90	1951-52
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Div 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		%
Duane Ferrell	14	2.1	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.4	1.0	.357	0.0	0.1	.000	0.1	0.4	.333
Bill Sharman	63	22.0	10.7	-	-	3.5	2.4	-	-	-	2.9	3.9	10.0	.389	-	-	-	2.9	3.4	.859

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Duane Ferrell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Sharman	1	27.0	15.0	-	-	3.0	7.0	-	-	-	4.0	7.0	12.0	.583	-	-	-	1.0	1.0	1.000


Season 3
	Duane Ferrell	Bill Sharman
Season	1990-91	1952-53
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Div 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		%
Duane Ferrell	78	14.9	6.1	1.2	1.1	2.3	0.7	0.4	0.3	1.0	1.9	2.2	4.6	.489	0.0	0.0	.667	1.6	2.0	.801
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		%
Duane Ferrell	5	14.6	4.8	1.2	2.2	3.4	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.4	2.0	1.6	3.6	.444	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.4	.667
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
	Duane Ferrell	Bill Sharman
Season	1991-92	1953-54
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Div 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		%
Duane Ferrell	66	24.2	12.7	1.6	1.6	3.2	1.4	0.7	0.3	1.5	2.0	5.0	9.6	.524	0.2	0.5	.333	2.5	3.3	.761
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		%
Duane Ferrell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Duane Ferrell	Bill Sharman
Season	1992-93	1954-55
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Div 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		%
Duane Ferrell	82	21.2	10.2	1.2	1.1	2.3	1.6	0.7	0.2	1.3	2.0	4.0	8.5	.470	0.1	0.4	.250	2.1	2.8	.779
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		%
Duane Ferrell	3	18.0	11.0	0.3	1.3	1.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.3	2.0	4.7	7.7	.609	0.3	1.0	.333	1.3	1.7	.800
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
	Duane Ferrell	Bill Sharman
Season	1993-94	1955-56
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Div 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		%
Duane Ferrell	72	16.0	7.1	0.9	0.9	1.8	0.9	0.6	0.2	0.9	1.2	2.6	5.3	.485	0.0	0.1	.111	2.0	2.6	.783
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		%
Duane Ferrell	11	17.0	7.1	2.0	0.8	2.8	1.5	0.5	0.3	0.5	2.2	2.3	5.7	.397	0.1	0.4	.250	2.5	3.3	.750
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
	Duane Ferrell	Bill Sharman
Season	1994-95	1956-57
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Duane Ferrell	56	10.8	4.1	0.9	0.7	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.1	0.8	1.4	1.5	3.1	.480	0.0	0.1	.167	1.1	1.5	.753
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		%
Duane Ferrell	10	8.5	2.7	0.8	0.3	1.1	1.3	0.0	0.2	1.0	1.0	0.8	2.4	.333	0.1	0.2	.500	1.0	1.6	.625
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
	Duane Ferrell	Bill Sharman
Season	1995-96	1957-58
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost NBA 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		%
Duane Ferrell	54	10.9	3.7	0.6	1.1	1.7	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.6	1.5	1.5	3.1	.482	0.0	0.1	.000	0.8	1.1	.737
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		%
Duane Ferrell	5	13.8	3.6	1.2	0.6	1.8	0.6	0.8	0.0	0.8	2.0	1.4	3.8	.368	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.6	.500
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
	Duane Ferrell	Bill Sharman
Season	1996-97	1958-59
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Duane Ferrell	62	18.0	6.4	0.9	1.4	2.3	1.1	0.6	0.1	0.9	1.9	2.6	5.4	.472	0.3	0.7	.409	0.9	1.5	.617
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		%
Duane Ferrell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Duane Ferrell	Bill Sharman
Season	1997-98	1959-60
Team	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Duane Ferrell	50	9.2	1.9	0.5	0.4	0.9	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.4	1.0	0.8	2.2	.369	0.0	0.1	.000	0.2	0.4	.545
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		%
Duane Ferrell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Duane Ferrell	Bill Sharman
Season	1998-99	1960-61
Team	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Duane Ferrell	8	5.8	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.8	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.1	1.8	.071	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.5	.750
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		%
Duane Ferrell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Sharman	10	26.1	16.8	-	-	2.7	1.7	-	-	-	2.2	6.8	13.3	.511	-	-	-	3.2	3.6	.889

Duane Ferrell vs. Bill Sharman Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11