Center
Bill Russell
1956-57 to 1968-69
- Games
- 963
- Points
- 15.1
- Rebounds
- 22.5
- Assists
- 4.3
Regular season
| Season | Team | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | BOS · NBA | 48 | 35.3 | 14.7 | 19.6 | 1.8 | .427 | — | .492 | 706 |
| 1957-58 | BOS · NBA | 69 | 38.3 | 16.6 | 22.7 | 2.9 | .442 | — | .519 | 1,142 |
| 1958-59 | BOS · NBA | 70 | 42.6 | 16.7 | 23.0 | 3.2 | .457 | — | .598 | 1,168 |
| 1959-60 | BOS · NBA | 74 | 42.5 | 18.2 | 24.0 | 3.7 | .467 | — | .612 | 1,350 |
| 1960-61 | BOS · NBA | 78 | 44.3 | 16.9 | 23.9 | 3.4 | .426 | — | .550 | 1,322 |
| 1961-62 | BOS · NBA | 76 | 45.2 | 18.9 | 23.6 | 4.5 | .457 | — | .595 | 1,436 |
| 1962-63 | BOS · NBA | 78 | 44.9 | 16.8 | 23.6 | 4.5 | .432 | — | .555 | 1,309 |
| 1963-64 | BOS · NBA | 78 | 44.6 | 15.0 | 24.7 | 4.7 | .433 | — | .550 | 1,168 |
| 1964-65 | BOS · NBA | 78 | 44.4 | 14.1 | 24.1 | 5.3 | .438 | — | .573 | 1,102 |
| 1965-66 | BOS · NBA | 78 | 43.4 | 12.9 | 22.8 | 4.8 | .415 | — | .551 | 1,005 |
| 1966-67 | BOS · NBA | 81 | 40.7 | 13.3 | 21.0 | 5.8 | .454 | — | .610 | 1,075 |
| 1967-68 | BOS · NBA | 78 | 37.9 | 12.5 | 18.6 | 4.6 | .425 | — | .537 | 977 |
| 1968-69 | BOS · NBA | 77 | 42.7 | 9.9 | 19.3 | 4.9 | .433 | — | .526 | 762 |
| Career | 963 | 42.3 | 15.1 | 22.5 | 4.3 | .440 | — | .561 | 14,522 | |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | BOS · NBA | 10 | 40.9 | 13.9 | 24.4 | 3.2 | .365 | — | .508 | 139 |
| 1957-58 | BOS · NBA | 9 | 39.4 | 15.1 | 24.6 | 2.7 | .361 | — | .606 | 136 |
| 1958-59 | BOS · NBA | 11 | 45.1 | 15.5 | 27.7 | 3.6 | .409 | — | .612 | 171 |
| 1959-60 | BOS · NBA | 13 | 44.0 | 18.5 | 25.8 | 2.9 | .456 | — | .707 | 241 |
| 1960-61 | BOS · NBA | 10 | 46.2 | 19.1 | 29.9 | 4.8 | .427 | — | .523 | 191 |
| 1961-62 | BOS · NBA | 14 | 48.0 | 22.4 | 26.4 | 5.0 | .458 | — | .726 | 314 |
| 1962-63 | BOS · NBA | 13 | 47.5 | 20.3 | 25.1 | 5.1 | .453 | — | .661 | 264 |
| 1963-64 | BOS · NBA | 10 | 45.1 | 13.1 | 27.2 | 4.4 | .356 | — | .552 | 131 |
| 1964-65 | BOS · NBA | 12 | 46.8 | 16.5 | 25.2 | 6.3 | .527 | — | .526 | 198 |
| 1965-66 | BOS · NBA | 17 | 47.9 | 19.1 | 25.2 | 5.0 | .475 | — | .618 | 324 |
| 1966-67 | BOS · NBA | 9 | 43.3 | 10.6 | 22.0 | 5.6 | .360 | — | .635 | 95 |
| 1967-68 | BOS · NBA | 19 | 45.7 | 14.4 | 22.8 | 5.2 | .409 | — | .585 | 274 |
| 1968-69 | BOS · NBA | 18 | 46.1 | 10.8 | 20.5 | 5.4 | .423 | — | .506 | 195 |
| Career | 165 | 45.4 | 16.2 | 24.9 | 4.7 | .430 | — | .603 | 2,673 | |
Bio
- Born
- Monday 12 February 1934, Monroe, Louisiana
- Died
- Sunday 31 July 2022
- Position
- Center
- Height
- 6-10 (208 cm)
- Weight
- 214 lb (97 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- College
- San Francisco
- Draft
- Atlanta Hawks, 1956 NBA, round 1, 2nd overall
- Hall of Fame
- 1975
Honours
- Most Valuable Player ×5
- NBA 1957-58NBA 1960-61NBA 1961-62NBA 1962-63NBA 1964-65
- All-League team ×11
- NBA 1957-58 (2nd)NBA 1958-59 (1st)NBA 1959-60 (2nd)NBA 1960-61 (2nd)NBA 1961-62 (2nd)NBA 1962-63 (1st)NBA 1963-64 (2nd)NBA 1964-65 (1st)NBA 1965-66 (2nd)NBA 1966-67 (2nd)NBA 1967-68 (2nd)
- All-Star ×12
- NBA 1957-58NBA 1958-59NBA 1959-60NBA 1960-61NBA 1961-62NBA 1962-63NBA 1963-64NBA 1964-65NBA 1965-66NBA 1966-67NBA 1967-68NBA 1968-69
- All-Defensive team ×1
- NBA 1968-69 (1st)
Game logs
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.