Kevin Duckworth vs. Bill Sharman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Sharman and Kevin Duckworth, 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.

Kevin Duckworth and Bill Sharman both played 11 years in the NBA. Kevin Duckworth had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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
Kevin Duckworth 11 7 1986-87 to 1996-97
Bill Sharman 11 10 1950-51 to 1960-61

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kevin Duckworth Bill Sharman
Season 1986-871950-51
Team San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail BlazersWashington Capitols
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 65 13.5 5.4 1.2 2.3 3.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.2 3.0 2.0 4.2 .476 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.1 .687
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 %
Kevin Duckworth 4 13.3 3.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.5 3.5 1.5 3.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.3 .400
Bill Sharman ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Kevin Duckworth Bill Sharman
Season 1987-881951-52
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 78 28.5 15.8 2.9 4.5 7.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 2.3 3.6 5.8 11.6 .496 0.0 0.0 - 4.2 5.5 .770
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 %
Kevin Duckworth 4 37.8 21.5 5.0 6.0 11.0 1.8 0.3 0.5 5.3 3.5 8.5 17.5 .486 0.0 0.3 .000 4.5 5.8 .783
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

Kevin Duckworth Bill Sharman
Season 1988-891952-53
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 79 33.7 18.1 3.1 4.9 8.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 2.5 3.8 7.0 14.7 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.4 .757
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 %
Kevin Duckworth 3 27.7 11.3 2.7 3.0 5.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 1.7 5.7 4.7 11.7 .400 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.7 .545
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

Kevin Duckworth Bill Sharman
Season 1989-901953-54
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost NBA FinalsCeltics 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 82 30.0 16.2 2.2 4.0 6.2 1.1 0.4 0.4 2.1 3.3 6.7 14.0 .478 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 3.8 .740
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 %
Kevin Duckworth 15 30.2 13.1 1.9 3.9 5.8 1.1 0.3 0.6 2.2 4.0 5.5 12.5 .439 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.1 .717
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

Kevin Duckworth Bill Sharman
Season 1990-911954-55
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 81 31.0 15.8 2.2 4.4 6.6 1.1 0.4 0.4 2.3 3.1 6.4 13.4 .481 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 3.8 .772
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 %
Kevin Duckworth 16 31.9 11.7 2.5 4.2 6.7 0.9 0.5 0.5 2.4 3.3 4.6 11.4 .401 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.5 .732
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

Kevin Duckworth Bill Sharman
Season 1991-921955-56
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost NBA FinalsCeltics 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 82 27.1 10.7 1.8 4.2 6.1 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.7 3.2 4.4 9.6 .461 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.8 .690
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 %
Kevin Duckworth 21 30.8 11.9 1.9 3.7 5.6 2.0 0.5 0.6 2.1 3.6 5.1 10.3 .495 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.5 .660
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

Kevin Duckworth Bill Sharman
Season 1992-931956-57
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 74 23.8 9.9 1.6 3.6 5.2 0.9 0.6 0.5 1.2 3.0 4.1 9.3 .438 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.4 .730
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 %
Kevin Duckworth 4 14.5 4.5 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.8 0.0 0.3 1.5 3.0 1.8 5.3 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000
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

Kevin Duckworth Bill Sharman
Season 1993-941957-58
Team Washington BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 69 21.5 6.6 1.5 3.2 4.7 0.8 0.5 0.5 1.5 3.2 2.7 6.4 .417 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.9 .667
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 %
Kevin Duckworth ------- --- ----------
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

Kevin Duckworth Bill Sharman
Season 1994-951958-59
Team Washington BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 40 20.5 7.1 1.6 3.3 4.9 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.5 2.8 3.0 6.7 .442 0.1 0.3 .200 1.1 1.8 .643
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 %
Kevin Duckworth ------- --- ----------
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

Kevin Duckworth Bill Sharman
Season 1995-961959-60
Team Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 8 7.3 1.1 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.4 0.4 1.8 .214 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500
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 %
Kevin Duckworth ------- --- ----------
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

Kevin Duckworth Bill Sharman
Season 1996-971960-61
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 26 14.8 4.0 0.9 1.4 2.3 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.3 2.4 1.7 4.0 .437 0.1 0.2 .750 0.4 0.6 .688
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 %
Kevin Duckworth ------- --- ----------
Bill Sharman 10 26.1 16.8 - - 2.7 1.7 - - - 2.2 6.8 13.3 .511 - - - 3.2 3.6 .889