Bill Russell
C · Boston Celtics
Seasons 1956-57–1968-69 · 13 on record · Ht 6-10 · b. 1934
★ Hall of Fame★ 5× MVP12× All-Star11× All-NBAAll-Defense
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Player info
| Nickname | Mr. Eleven Rings |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #6 |
| Team | Boston Celtics |
| Height | 6-10 |
| Weight | 215 lb |
| Born | 1934-02-12 |
| College | San Francisco |
| Drafted | 1956 · Round 1, Pick 2 · STL |
| Seasons | 1956-57–1968-69 (13) |
Career averages
15.1 PPG, 22.5 RPG, 4.3 APG · 963 games · .440 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | BOS | 22 | 48 | 35.3 | .427 | — | .492 | 19.6 | 1.8 | — | — | 14.7 | 21.1 | .450 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 23 | 69 | 38.3 | .442 | — | .519 | 22.7 | 2.9 | — | — | 16.6 | 22.8 | .465 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 24 | 70 | 42.6 | .457 | — | .598 | 23.0 | 3.2 | — | — | 16.7 | 20.7 | .493 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 25 | 74 | 42.5 | .467 | — | .612 | 24.0 | 3.7 | — | — | 18.2 | 20.2 | .496 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 26 | 78 | 44.3 | .426 | — | .550 | 23.9 | 3.4 | — | — | 16.9 | 18.1 | .454 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 27 | 76 | 45.2 | .457 | — | .595 | 23.6 | 4.5 | — | — | 18.9 | 19.6 | .489 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 28 | 78 | 44.9 | .432 | — | .555 | 23.6 | 4.5 | — | — | 16.8 | 18.2 | .464 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 29 | 78 | 44.6 | .433 | — | .550 | 24.7 | 4.7 | — | — | 15.0 | 19.3 | .461 |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 30 | 78 | 44.4 | .438 | — | .573 | 24.1 | 5.3 | — | — | 14.1 | 19.5 | .472 |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 31 | 78 | 43.4 | .415 | — | .551 | 22.8 | 4.8 | — | — | 12.9 | 17.3 | .448 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 32 | 81 | 40.7 | .454 | — | .610 | 21.0 | 5.8 | — | — | 13.3 | 18.6 | .500 |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 33 | 78 | 37.9 | .425 | — | .537 | 18.6 | 4.6 | — | — | 12.5 | 17.0 | .461 |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 34 | 77 | 42.7 | .433 | — | .526 | 19.3 | 4.9 | — | — | 9.9 | 15.2 | .467 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | BOS | 48 | — | 1,695 | 277 | 649 | .427 | — | — | 152 | 309 | 943 | 88 | — | — | — | 706 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 69 | — | 2,640 | 456 | 1,032 | .442 | — | — | 230 | 443 | 1564 | 202 | — | — | — | 1,142 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 70 | — | 2,979 | 456 | 997 | .457 | — | — | 256 | 428 | 1612 | 222 | — | — | — | 1,168 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 74 | — | 3,146 | 555 | 1,189 | .467 | — | — | 240 | 392 | 1778 | 277 | — | — | — | 1,350 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 78 | — | 3,458 | 532 | 1,250 | .426 | — | — | 258 | 469 | 1868 | 268 | — | — | — | 1,322 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 76 | — | 3,433 | 575 | 1,258 | .457 | — | — | 286 | 481 | 1790 | 341 | — | — | — | 1,436 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 78 | — | 3,500 | 511 | 1,182 | .432 | — | — | 287 | 517 | 1843 | 348 | — | — | — | 1,309 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 78 | — | 3,482 | 466 | 1,077 | .433 | — | — | 236 | 429 | 1930 | 370 | — | — | — | 1,168 |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 78 | — | 3,466 | 429 | 980 | .438 | — | — | 244 | 426 | 1878 | 410 | — | — | — | 1,102 |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 78 | — | 3,386 | 391 | 943 | .415 | — | — | 223 | 405 | 1779 | 371 | — | — | — | 1,005 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 81 | — | 3,297 | 395 | 870 | .454 | — | — | 285 | 467 | 1700 | 472 | — | — | — | 1,075 |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 78 | — | 2,953 | 365 | 858 | .425 | — | — | 247 | 460 | 1451 | 357 | — | — | — | 977 |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 77 | — | 3,291 | 279 | 645 | .433 | — | — | 204 | 388 | 1484 | 374 | — | — | — | 762 |
| Career | 963 | — | — | 5,687 | 12,930 | .440 | 0 | 0 | 3148 | 5614 | 21620 | 4100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,522 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | BOS | 48 | 35.3 | 5.9 | 13.8 | .427 | — | — | 3.2 | 6.6 | 20.0 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 15.0 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 69 | 38.3 | 6.2 | 14.1 | .442 | — | — | 3.1 | 6.0 | 21.3 | 2.8 | — | — | — | 15.6 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 70 | 42.6 | 5.5 | 12.0 | .457 | — | — | 3.1 | 5.2 | 19.5 | 2.7 | — | — | — | 14.1 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 74 | 42.5 | 6.4 | 13.6 | .467 | — | — | 2.7 | 4.5 | 20.3 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 15.4 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 78 | 44.3 | 5.5 | 13.0 | .426 | — | — | 2.7 | 4.9 | 19.4 | 2.8 | — | — | — | 13.8 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 76 | 45.2 | 6.0 | 13.2 | .457 | — | — | 3.0 | 5.0 | 18.8 | 3.6 | — | — | — | 15.1 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 78 | 44.9 | 5.3 | 12.2 | .432 | — | — | 3.0 | 5.3 | 19.0 | 3.6 | — | — | — | 13.5 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 78 | 44.6 | 4.8 | 11.1 | .433 | — | — | 2.4 | 4.4 | 20.0 | 3.8 | — | — | — | 12.1 |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 78 | 44.4 | 4.5 | 10.2 | .438 | — | — | 2.5 | 4.4 | 19.5 | 4.3 | — | — | — | 11.4 |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 78 | 43.4 | 4.2 | 10.0 | .415 | — | — | 2.4 | 4.3 | 18.9 | 3.9 | — | — | — | 10.7 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 81 | 40.7 | 4.3 | 9.5 | .454 | — | — | 3.1 | 5.1 | 18.6 | 5.2 | — | — | — | 11.7 |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 78 | 37.9 | 4.4 | 10.5 | .425 | — | — | 3.0 | 5.6 | 17.7 | 4.4 | — | — | — | 11.9 |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 77 | 42.7 | 3.1 | 7.1 | .433 | — | — | 2.2 | 4.2 | 16.2 | 4.1 | — | — | — | 8.3 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | BOS | 48 | 1,695 | 21.1 | .450 | — | 1.6 | 4.6 | 6.2 | .176 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 69 | 2,640 | 22.8 | .465 | — | 3.7 | 7.7 | 11.3 | .206 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 70 | 2,979 | 20.7 | .493 | — | 4.7 | 8.2 | 12.9 | .208 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 74 | 3,146 | 20.2 | .496 | — | 4.9 | 8.9 | 13.8 | .211 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 78 | 3,458 | 18.1 | .454 | — | 1.7 | 11.3 | 13.0 | .181 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 76 | 3,433 | 19.6 | .489 | — | 3.9 | 11.6 | 15.5 | .217 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 78 | 3,500 | 18.2 | .464 | — | 1.0 | 12.6 | 13.5 | .185 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 78 | 3,482 | 19.3 | .461 | — | 1.3 | 16.0 | 17.3 | .238 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 78 | 3,466 | 19.5 | .472 | — | 2.4 | 14.4 | 16.9 | .233 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 78 | 3,386 | 17.3 | .448 | — | 0.3 | 11.4 | 11.7 | .165 | — | — | — | — |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 81 | 3,297 | 18.6 | .500 | — | 3.0 | 9.2 | 12.2 | .178 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 78 | 2,953 | 17.0 | .461 | — | 0.4 | 7.8 | 8.2 | .133 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 77 | 3,291 | 15.2 | .467 | — | 1.0 | 9.9 | 10.9 | .159 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 963 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 163.4 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 10 | 40.9 | 13.9 | 24.4 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .365 | — | .397 |
| 1957-58 | 9 | 39.4 | 15.1 | 24.6 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .361 | — | .422 |
| 1958-59 | 11 | 45.1 | 15.5 | 27.7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .409 | — | .455 |
| 1959-60 | 13 | 44.0 | 18.5 | 25.8 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .456 | — | .504 |
| 1960-61 | 10 | 46.2 | 19.1 | 29.9 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .427 | — | .456 |
| 1961-62 | 14 | 48.0 | 22.4 | 26.4 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .458 | — | .519 |
| 1962-63 | 13 | 47.5 | 20.3 | 25.1 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .453 | — | .507 |
| 1963-64 | 10 | 45.1 | 13.1 | 27.2 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .356 | — | .409 |
| 1964-65 | 12 | 46.8 | 16.5 | 25.2 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .527 | — | .541 |
| 1965-66 | 17 | 25.6 | 19.1 | 25.2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .475 | — | .513 |
| 1966-67 | 9 | 43.3 | 10.6 | 22.0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .360 | — | .436 |
| 1967-68 | 19 | 45.7 | 14.4 | 22.8 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .409 | — | .457 |
| 1968-69 | 18 | 46.1 | 10.8 | 20.5 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .423 | — | .449 |
| Career | 165 | 43.1 | 16.2 | 24.9 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .430 | — | .474 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 478 | 15.3 | 23.5 | 3.7 | 417–61 |
| Away | 485 | 14.9 | 20.6 | 2.6 | 273–212 |
| In wins | 690 | 15.5 | 22.8 | 3.3 | 690–0 |
| In losses | 273 | 14.0 | 19.9 | 2.8 | 0–273 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 107 | 14.3 | 21.3 | 2.6 | 71–36 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 22 | 11.5 | 20.4 | 3.2 | 17–5 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 105 | 14.9 | 21.7 | 2.4 | 87–18 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 125 | 15.3 | 23.4 | 4.2 | 87–38 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 12 | 12.8 | 17.3 | 3.4 | 11–1 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 110 | 15.3 | 21.3 | 3.3 | 76–34 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 12.0 | 24.5 | 2.3 | 5–1 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 134 | 16.5 | 22.8 | 2.6 | 102–32 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 56 | 12.0 | 21.9 | 4.4 | 33–23 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 6 | 11.0 | 22.3 | 6.3 | 6–0 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Bill Russell play for?
Bill Russell plays C for the Boston Celtics.
What are Bill Russell's career stats?
Bill Russell has averaged 15.1 PPG, 22.5 RPG, 4.3 APG over 13 seasons (1956-57–1968-69).
How tall is Bill Russell?
Bill Russell is 6-10 (215 lb).
When was Bill Russell drafted?
Bill Russell was drafted in 1956, round 1, pick 2.