Bill Russell
- 13 Seasons in NBA (from 1956 to 1969)
- Height: 2.06 m. / 6-9 ft.
- Weight: 98 Kg. / 215 Lbs.
- Position: C
- Age: 74 years
Personal Details
- His complete name is William Felton Russell
- Born 1934/12/02 in Monroe, LA (United States)
- Nationality United States
NBA Draft
- Picked by the St Louis Hawks of round 1 in the 1956 NBA Draft, coming from San Francisco
* Transferred to Boston
NBA Career
- Boston Celtics (1956-1969)
NBA At 50
- Picked as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996 NBA at 50) li>
Hall Of Fame
- As a Player, enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame at 1975 li>
Retired Number
- Jersey number 6 was retired by Boston Celtics. He plays for the franchise from 1956 to 1969.
From 1966 to 1969 was player and coach.
Prizes
- Named MVP (Most Valuable Player) NBA Regular Season (1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965) br>
- Named All-NBA First Team (1959, 1963, 1965) br>
- Named All-NBA Second Team (1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968) br>
- Named All-NBA First Defensive Team (1969) br>
- Named NBA leader in Rebounds (1958, 1959, 1964, 1965) br>
NBA Finals presence
- Won NBA Championship at 1957. Celtics won Hawks 4 - 3
- NBA Finalist at Season 1958. Hawks won Celtics 4 - 2
- Won NBA Championship at 1959. Celtics won Lakers 4 - 0
- Won NBA Championship at 1960. Celtics won Hawks 4 - 3
- Won NBA Championship at 1961. Celtics won Hawks 4 - 1
- Won NBA Championship at 1962. Celtics won Lakers 4 - 3
- Won NBA Championship at 1963. Celtics won Lakers 4 - 2
- Won NBA Championship at 1964. Celtics won Warriors 4 - 1
- Won NBA Championship at 1965. Celtics won Lakers 4 - 1
- Won NBA Championship at 1966. Celtics won Lakers 4 - 3
- Won NBA Championship at 1968. Celtics won Lakers 4 - 2
- Won NBA Championship at 1969. Celtics won Lakers 4 - 3
TOTAL- 11 NBA Championship Rings
- 1 time NBA Finalist
NBA All-Star Prizes
- One time chosen MVP NBA All-Star (1963) br>
NBA All-Star Presences
Bill Russell NBA Statistics
Bill Russell NBA Career Season Totals
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
| 56-57 |
bos |
48 |
1.695 |
277/649 |
152/309 |
943 |
88 |
143 |
706 |
| 57-58 |
bos |
69 |
2.640 |
456/1.032 |
230/443 |
1.564 |
202 |
181 |
1.142 |
| 58-59 |
bos |
70 |
2.979 |
456/997 |
256/428 |
1.612 |
222 |
161 |
1.168 |
| 59-60 |
bos |
74 |
3.146 |
555/1.189 |
240/392 |
1.778 |
277 |
210 |
1.350 |
| 60-61 |
bos |
78 |
3.458 |
532/1.250 |
258/469 |
1.868 |
268 |
155 |
1.322 |
| 61-62 |
bos |
76 |
3.433 |
575/1.258 |
286/481 |
1.790 |
341 |
207 |
1.436 |
| 62-63 |
bos |
78 |
3.500 |
511/1.182 |
287/517 |
1.843 |
348 |
189 |
1.309 |
| 63-64 |
bos |
78 |
3.482 |
466/1.077 |
236/429 |
1.930 |
370 |
190 |
1.168 |
| 64-65 |
bos |
78 |
3.466 |
429/980 |
244/426 |
1.878 |
410 |
204 |
1.102 |
| 65-66 |
bos |
78 |
3.386 |
391/943 |
223/405 |
1.779 |
371 |
221 |
1.005 |
| 66-67 |
bos |
81 |
3.297 |
395/870 |
285/467 |
1.700 |
472 |
258 |
1.075 |
| 67-68 |
bos |
78 |
2.953 |
365/858 |
247/460 |
1.451 |
357 |
242 |
977 |
| 68-69 |
bos |
77 |
3.291 |
279/645 |
204/388 |
1.484 |
374 |
231 |
762 |
| Total |
963 |
40.726 |
5.687/12.930 |
3.148/5.614 |
21.620 |
4.100 |
2.592 |
14.522 |
Bill Russell NBA Career Season Averages
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 56-57 |
bos |
48 |
35,3 |
42,7% |
49,2% |
19,6 |
1,8 |
3,0 |
14,7 |
25,2 |
| 57-58 |
bos |
69 |
38,3 |
44,2% |
51,9% |
22,7 |
2,9 |
2,6 |
16,6 |
30,7 |
| 58-59 |
bos |
70 |
42,6 |
45,7% |
59,8% |
23,0 |
3,2 |
2,3 |
16,7 |
32,7 |
| 59-60 |
bos |
74 |
42,5 |
46,7% |
61,2% |
24,0 |
3,7 |
2,8 |
18,2 |
35,4 |
| 60-61 |
bos |
78 |
44,3 |
42,6% |
55,0% |
23,9 |
3,4 |
2,0 |
16,9 |
32,4 |
| 61-62 |
bos |
76 |
45,2 |
45,7% |
59,5% |
23,6 |
4,5 |
2,7 |
18,9 |
35,4 |
| 62-63 |
bos |
78 |
44,9 |
43,2% |
55,5% |
23,6 |
4,5 |
2,4 |
16,8 |
33,3 |
| 63-64 |
bos |
78 |
44,6 |
43,3% |
55,0% |
24,7 |
4,7 |
2,4 |
15,0 |
34,2 |
| 64-65 |
bos |
78 |
44,4 |
43,8% |
57,3% |
24,1 |
5,3 |
2,6 |
14,1 |
34,1 |
| 65-66 |
bos |
78 |
43,4 |
41,5% |
55,1% |
22,8 |
4,8 |
2,8 |
12,9 |
31,0 |
| 66-67 |
bos |
81 |
40,7 |
45,4% |
61,0% |
21,0 |
5,8 |
3,2 |
13,3 |
32,0 |
| 67-68 |
bos |
78 |
37,9 |
42,5% |
53,7% |
18,6 |
4,6 |
3,1 |
12,5 |
26,7 |
| 68-69 |
bos |
77 |
42,7 |
43,3% |
52,6% |
19,3 |
4,9 |
3,0 |
9,9 |
26,9 |
| Average |
74,1 |
42,3 |
44,0% |
56,1% |
22,5 |
4,3 |
2,7 |
15,1 |
31,7 |
Bill Russell NBA Career PlayOffs Totals
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
| 56-57 |
bos |
10 |
409 |
54/148 |
31/61 |
244 |
32 |
41 |
139 |
| 57-58 |
bos |
9 |
355 |
48/133 |
40/66 |
221 |
24 |
24 |
136 |
| 58-59 |
bos |
11 |
496 |
65/159 |
41/67 |
305 |
40 |
28 |
171 |
| 59-60 |
bos |
13 |
572 |
94/206 |
53/75 |
336 |
38 |
38 |
241 |
| 60-61 |
bos |
10 |
462 |
73/171 |
45/86 |
299 |
48 |
24 |
191 |
| 61-62 |
bos |
14 |
672 |
116/253 |
82/113 |
370 |
70 |
49 |
314 |
| 62-63 |
bos |
13 |
617 |
96/212 |
72/109 |
326 |
66 |
36 |
264 |
| 63-64 |
bos |
10 |
451 |
47/132 |
37/67 |
272 |
44 |
23 |
131 |
| 64-65 |
bos |
12 |
561 |
79/150 |
40/76 |
302 |
76 |
43 |
198 |
| 65-66 |
bos |
17 |
814 |
124/261 |
76/123 |
428 |
85 |
60 |
324 |
| 66-67 |
bos |
9 |
390 |
31/86 |
33/52 |
198 |
50 |
32 |
95 |
| 67-68 |
bos |
19 |
869 |
99/242 |
76/130 |
434 |
99 |
73 |
274 |
| 68-69 |
bos |
18 |
829 |
77/182 |
41/81 |
369 |
98 |
65 |
195 |
| Total |
165 |
7.497 |
1.003/2.335 |
667/1.106 |
4.104 |
770 |
536 |
2.673 |
Bill Russell NBA Career PlayOffs Averages
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 56-57 |
bos |
10 |
40,9 |
36,5% |
50,8% |
24,4 |
3,2 |
4,1 |
13,9 |
29,1 |
| 57-58 |
bos |
9 |
39,4 |
36,1% |
60,6% |
24,6 |
2,7 |
2,7 |
15,1 |
30,0 |
| 58-59 |
bos |
11 |
45,1 |
40,9% |
61,2% |
27,7 |
3,6 |
2,5 |
15,5 |
36,0 |
| 59-60 |
bos |
13 |
44,0 |
45,6% |
70,7% |
25,8 |
2,9 |
2,9 |
18,5 |
37,0 |
| 60-61 |
bos |
10 |
46,2 |
42,7% |
52,3% |
29,9 |
4,8 |
2,4 |
19,1 |
39,9 |
| 61-62 |
bos |
14 |
48,0 |
45,8% |
72,6% |
26,4 |
5,0 |
3,5 |
22,4 |
41,9 |
| 62-63 |
bos |
13 |
47,5 |
45,3% |
66,1% |
25,1 |
5,1 |
2,8 |
20,3 |
38,7 |
| 63-64 |
bos |
10 |
45,1 |
35,6% |
55,2% |
27,2 |
4,4 |
2,3 |
13,1 |
33,2 |
| 64-65 |
bos |
12 |
46,8 |
52,7% |
52,6% |
25,2 |
6,3 |
3,6 |
16,5 |
39,1 |
| 65-66 |
bos |
17 |
47,9 |
47,5% |
61,8% |
25,2 |
5,0 |
3,5 |
19,1 |
38,4 |
| 66-67 |
bos |
9 |
43,3 |
36,0% |
63,5% |
22,0 |
5,6 |
3,6 |
10,6 |
29,9 |
| 67-68 |
bos |
19 |
45,7 |
40,9% |
58,5% |
22,8 |
5,2 |
3,8 |
14,4 |
32,1 |
| 68-69 |
bos |
18 |
46,1 |
42,3% |
50,6% |
20,5 |
5,4 |
3,6 |
10,8 |
28,7 |
| Average |
12,7 |
45,4 |
43,0% |
60,3% |
24,9 |
4,7 |
3,2 |
16,2 |
35,0 |
Bill Russell NBA All-Star Statistics
Bill Russell NBA All-Star Totals
| Sea |
T |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
| 57-58 |
est |
26 |
5/12 |
1/3 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
| 58-59 |
est |
27 |
3/10 |
1/1 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
| 59-60 |
est |
27 |
3/7 |
0/2 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
| 60-61 |
est |
28 |
9/15 |
6/8 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
24 |
| 61-62 |
est |
27 |
5/12 |
2/3 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
| 62-63 |
est |
37 |
8/14 |
3/4 |
24 |
5 |
0 |
19 |
| 63-64 |
est |
42 |
6/13 |
1/2 |
21 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
| 64-65 |
est |
33 |
7/12 |
3/9 |
13 |
5 |
0 |
17 |
| 65-66 |
est |
23 |
1/6 |
0/0 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 66-67 |
est |
22 |
1/2 |
0/0 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
| 67-68 |
est |
23 |
2/4 |
0/0 |
9 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
| 68-69 |
est |
28 |
1/4 |
1/2 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Total |
343 |
51/111 |
18/34 |
139 |
39 |
0 |
120 |
Bill Russell NBA Career All-Star Averages
| Sea |
T |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 57-58 |
est |
26,0 |
41,7% |
33,3% |
11,0 |
2,0 |
0,0 |
11,0 |
15,0 |
| 58-59 |
est |
27,0 |
30,0% |
100,0% |
9,0 |
1,0 |
0,0 |
7,0 |
10,0 |
| 59-60 |
est |
27,0 |
42,9% |
0% |
8,0 |
3,0 |
0,0 |
6,0 |
11,0 |
| 60-61 |
est |
28,0 |
60,0% |
75,0% |
11,0 |
1,0 |
0,0 |
24,0 |
28,0 |
| 61-62 |
est |
27,0 |
41,7% |
66,7% |
12,0 |
2,0 |
0,0 |
12,0 |
18,0 |
| 62-63 |
est |
37,0 |
57,1% |
75,0% |
24,0 |
5,0 |
0,0 |
19,0 |
41,0 |
| 63-64 |
est |
42,0 |
46,2% |
50,0% |
21,0 |
2,0 |
0,0 |
13,0 |
28,0 |
| 64-65 |
est |
33,0 |
58,3% |
33,3% |
13,0 |
5,0 |
0,0 |
17,0 |
24,0 |
| 65-66 |
est |
23,0 |
16,7% |
- % |
10,0 |
2,0 |
0,0 |
2,0 |
9,0 |
| 66-67 |
est |
22,0 |
50,0% |
- % |
5,0 |
5,0 |
0,0 |
2,0 |
11,0 |
| 67-68 |
est |
23,0 |
50,0% |
- % |
9,0 |
8,0 |
0,0 |
4,0 |
19,0 |
| 68-69 |
est |
28,0 |
25,0% |
50,0% |
6,0 |
3,0 |
0,0 |
3,0 |
8,0 |
| Average |
28,6 |
45,9% |
52,9% |
11,6 |
3,3 |
0,0 |
10,0 |
18,5 |
Last Update: 2006/10/10