Bill Russell
- Seasons
- 1956-57 to 1968-69
- Position
- C
- Height
- 6′10″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Born
- Feb 12, 1934
- College
- San Francisco
- Draft
- 1956, round 1, pick 2
11Championships
5MVP awards
11All-League teams
12All-Star selections
Career totals
| Seasons | Games | Points | PPG | RPG | APG | Win shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 13 | 963 | 14,522 | 15.1 | 22.5 | 4.3 | 163.4 |
| Playoffs | 13 | 165 | 2,673 | 16.2 | 24.9 | 4.7 | – |
Rebounds weren't tracked before 1950-51, and steals and blocks before 1973-74, so early totals undercount.
Season by season
Highlighted rows are championship seasons.
| Season | Team | G | PPG | RPG | APG | Team record | Team result | Playoff PPG | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | BOS | 48 | 14.7 | 19.6 | 1.8 | 44-28 | Won title | 13.9 | |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 69 | 16.6 | 22.7 | 2.9 | 49-23 | Lost Finals | 15.1 | All-League 2nd, All-Star, MVP |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 70 | 16.7 | 23.0 | 3.2 | 52-20 | Won title | 15.5 | All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 74 | 18.2 | 24.0 | 3.7 | 59-16 | Won title | 18.5 | All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 78 | 16.9 | 23.9 | 3.4 | 57-22 | Won title | 19.1 | All-League 2nd, All-Star, MVP |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 76 | 18.9 | 23.6 | 4.5 | 60-20 | Won title | 22.4 | All-League 2nd, All-Star, MVP |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 78 | 16.8 | 23.6 | 4.5 | 58-22 | Won title | 20.3 | All-League 1st, All-Star, MVP |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 78 | 15.0 | 24.7 | 4.7 | 59-21 | Won title | 13.1 | All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 78 | 14.1 | 24.1 | 5.3 | 62-18 | Won title | 16.5 | All-League 1st, All-Star, MVP |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 78 | 12.9 | 22.8 | 4.8 | 54-26 | Won title | 19.1 | All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 81 | 13.3 | 21.0 | 5.8 | 60-21 | Lost conf. finals | 10.6 | All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 78 | 12.5 | 18.6 | 4.6 | 54-28 | Won title | 14.4 | All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 77 | 9.9 | 19.3 | 4.9 | 48-34 | Won title | 10.8 | All-Defense 1st, All-Star |