6
Bill Russell
Number
#6
Position
C
Age
92
Height
6-10
Weight
215LBS
Draft
1956 R1
Pick 2
Nationality
USA
Born
Feb 12, 1934
College / Team
San Francisco
C
Boston Celtics
1961-62
PTS18.9
REB23.4
AST2.7
1961 Schedule
All Games
vs
LAL
LAL
W
30PTS
40REB
4AST
@
LAL
LAL
W
19PTS
24REB
10AST
vs
LAL
LAL
L
26PTS
29REB
3AST
@
LAL
LAL
W
21PTS
22REB
6AST
@
LAL
LAL
L
26PTS
23REB
6AST
vs
LAL
LAL
L
23PTS
23REB
5AST
vs
LAL
LAL
W
15PTS
28REB
6AST
vs
GSW
GSW
W
19PTS
22REB
1AST
@
GSW
GSW
L
19PTS
22REB
2AST
vs
GSW
GSW
W
29PTS
26REB
7AST
@
GSW
GSW
L
31PTS
30REB
4AST
vs
GSW
GSW
W
31PTS
31REB
6AST
@
GSW
GSW
L
9PTS
20REB
6AST
vs
GSW
GSW
W
16PTS
30REB
4AST
vs
PHI
W
26PTS
37REB
5AST
vs
LAL
LAL
W
18PTS
33REB
3AST
@
DET
W
15PTS
8REB
0AST
@
WAS
WAS
DNP
vs
GSW
GSW
W
21PTS
23REB
7AST
@
NYK
L
15PTS
24REB
4AST
Career Trajectory
Bill
Russell
Career Trajectory
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Career Accolades
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 |
|
48 | 17.7 | 14.7 | 18.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 72.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.2 | 6.3 | 50.7% | 68.8% |
| 1957 |
|
69 | 19.2 | 16.6 | 21.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 66.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.3 | 6.4 | 52.0% | 65.0% |
| 1958 |
|
70 | 21.9 | 16.7 | 21.9 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 10.1 | 64.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.7 | 6.1 | 60.0% | 65.0% |
| 1959 |
|
74 | 25.9 | 18.2 | 23.9 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 7.5 | 12.4 | 60.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.2 | 5.3 | 60.9% | 61.8% |
| 1960 |
|
78 | 25.5 | 16.9 | 21.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 10.7 | 64.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.3 | 5.9 | 55.1% | 63.8% |
| 1961 |
|
76 | 31.3 | 18.9 | 23.4 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 7.6 | 10.9 | 69.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.8 | 6.3 | 59.6% | 69.1% |
| 1962 |
|
78 | 24.7 | 16.8 | 23.6 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 6.6 | 10.4 | 62.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.7 | 6.7 | 55.2% | 62.9% |
| 1963 |
|
78 | 28.8 | 15.0 | 24.4 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 10.8 | 55.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.0 | 5.5 | 55.3% | 56.6% |
| 1964 |
|
78 | 30.0 | 14.1 | 24.1 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 10.4 | 52.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.1 | 5.4 | 57.5% | 55.1% |
| 1965 |
|
78 | 30.9 | 12.9 | 22.6 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 10.1 | 49.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.9 | 5.1 | 56.0% | 52.2% |
| 1966 |
|
81 | 29.0 | 13.3 | 21.0 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 8.9 | 54.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.5 | 5.8 | 60.9% | 57.9% |
| 1967 |
|
78 | 27.4 | 12.5 | 18.6 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 9.0 | 51.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.2 | 5.9 | 53.5% | 53.8% |
| 1968 |
|
77 | 32.8 | 9.9 | 19.3 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 50.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.6 | 5.0 | 53.0% | 52.7% |
| Career | 963 | 26.9 | 15.1 | 22.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 10.0 | 59.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.3 | 5.8 | 56.3% | 60.3% | |
| 1956 |
|
10 | 40.9 | 13.9 | 24.4 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 14.8 | 36.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.1 | 6.2 | 50.0% | 39.7% |
| 1957 |
|
9 | 39.4 | 15.1 | 24.6 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 14.8 | 36.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.4 | 7.1 | 62.5% | 42.2% |
| 1958 |
|
11 | 45.1 | 15.6 | 27.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 14.5 | 40.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.7 | 6.0 | 62.1% | 45.5% |
| 1959 |
|
13 | 44.0 | 18.5 | 25.9 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 7.2 | 15.8 | 45.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.1 | 5.8 | 70.7% | 50.4% |
| 1960 |
|
10 | 46.2 | 19.1 | 29.9 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 17.1 | 42.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.5 | 8.7 | 51.7% | 45.6% |
| 1961 |
|
14 | 48.0 | 22.4 | 26.4 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 8.3 | 18.1 | 45.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 5.9 | 8.1 | 72.6% | 51.9% |
| 1962 |
|
13 | 47.5 | 20.3 | 25.1 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 16.3 | 45.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 5.5 | 8.5 | 65.5% | 50.7% |
| 1963 |
|
10 | 45.1 | 13.1 | 27.2 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 13.2 | 35.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.7 | 6.4 | 57.8% | 40.9% |
| 1964 |
|
12 | 46.8 | 16.5 | 25.2 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 12.5 | 52.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.3 | 6.2 | 53.3% | 54.1% |
| 1965 |
|
17 | 25.6 | 19.1 | 25.2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 15.4 | 47.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.5 | 7.4 | 60.8% | 51.3% |
| 1966 |
|
9 | 43.3 | 10.6 | 22.0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 9.6 | 36.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.7 | 5.8 | 63.5% | 43.6% |
| 1967 |
|
19 | 45.7 | 14.4 | 22.8 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 12.7 | 40.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.0 | 6.9 | 58.0% | 45.7% |
| 1968 |
|
18 | 46.1 | 10.8 | 20.5 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 10.1 | 42.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.3 | 4.4 | 51.3% | 44.9% |
| Career | 165 | 43.1 | 16.2 | 24.9 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 14.2 | 43.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.0 | 6.7 | 60.4% | 47.4% |
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Qualifying Min
50
GP
200
FGA
Career Totals
#178
OF 4,962
Points
14,522
#2
OF 4,962
Rebounds
21,198
#233
OF 4,962
Assists
3,006
#3849
OF 4,962
Steals
0
#3652
OF 4,962
Blocks
0
#2966
OF 4,962
3-Pointers
0
#195
OF 4,962
Games
963
#249
OF 4,962
Minutes
1,556,220
#162
OF 4,962
Field Goals
5,687
#159
OF 4,962
Free Throws
3,147
#3881
OF 4,962
Turnovers
0
#222
OF 4,962
Fouls
2,412
Per Game Averages
#319
OF 4,962
PPG
15.1
#2
OF 4,962
RPG
22.0
#480
OF 4,962
APG
3.1
#2857
OF 4,962
SPG
0.0
#2841
OF 4,962
BPG
0.0
#565
OF 4,962
MPG
26.9
#2789
OF 4,962
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#390
OF 4,962
FG%
59.3%
#3156
OF 4,962
FT%
56.3%
#500
OF 4,962
True Shooting
60.3%
Career Totals
#8
OF 510
Points
14,522
#1
OF 510
Rebounds
21,198
#8
OF 510
Assists
3,006
#467
OF 510
Steals
0
#463
OF 510
Blocks
0
#403
OF 510
3-Pointers
0
#5
OF 510
Games
963
#7
OF 510
Minutes
1,556,220
#8
OF 510
Field Goals
5,687
#7
OF 510
Free Throws
3,147
#458
OF 510
Turnovers
0
#7
OF 510
Fouls
2,412
Per Game Averages
#30
OF 510
PPG
15.1
#1
OF 510
RPG
22.0
#38
OF 510
APG
3.1
#216
OF 510
SPG
0.0
#213
OF 510
BPG
0.0
#56
OF 510
MPG
26.9
#208
OF 510
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#38
OF 510
FG%
59.3%
#239
OF 510
FT%
56.3%
#53
OF 510
True Shooting
60.3%
Career Totals
#43
OF 2,960
Points
2,673
#1
OF 2,960
Rebounds
4,104
#35
OF 2,960
Assists
727
#2127
OF 2,960
Steals
0
#2222
OF 2,960
Blocks
0
#1907
OF 2,960
3-Pointers
0
#35
OF 2,960
Games
165
#12
OF 2,960
Minutes
427,140
#39
OF 2,960
Field Goals
1,003
#37
OF 2,960
Free Throws
667
#2358
OF 2,960
Turnovers
0
#20
OF 2,960
Fouls
543
Per Game Averages
#126
OF 2,960
PPG
16.2
#1
OF 2,960
RPG
24.9
#76
OF 2,960
APG
4.4
#613
OF 2,960
SPG
0.0
#613
OF 2,960
BPG
0.0
#3
OF 2,960
MPG
43.1
#613
OF 2,960
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#428
OF 2,960
FG%
43.0%
#585
OF 2,960
FT%
60.4%
#576
OF 2,960
True Shooting
47.4%
Career Totals
#9
OF 296
Points
2,673
#1
OF 296
Rebounds
4,104
#6
OF 296
Assists
727
#288
OF 296
Steals
0
#289
OF 296
Blocks
0
#286
OF 296
3-Pointers
0
#4
OF 296
Games
165
#1
OF 296
Minutes
427,140
#8
OF 296
Field Goals
1,003
#6
OF 296
Free Throws
667
#287
OF 296
Turnovers
0
#3
OF 296
Fouls
543
Per Game Averages
#15
OF 296
PPG
16.2
#1
OF 296
RPG
24.9
#9
OF 296
APG
4.4
#38
OF 296
SPG
0.0
#39
OF 296
BPG
0.0
#1
OF 296
MPG
43.1
#36
OF 296
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#30
OF 296
FG%
43.0%
#42
OF 296
FT%
60.4%
#38
OF 296
True Shooting
47.4%
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Russell
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