Bill Russell Career Stats and Performance Summary

Bill Russell debuted in the NBA in 1956, appearing in 963 games over 13 seasons. He scored 14,522 points, delivered 4,100 assists, and grabbed 21,620 rebounds, ranking 170th in scoring and 119th in assists in NBA history.

Bill Russell Year-by-Year Performance Trends

This chart visualizes Bill Russell’s seasonal trends in scoring, assists, rebounds, FG%, and more.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Bill Russell
    NameBill Russell
    Date of BirthFebruary 12, 1934
    Nationality
    United States
    PositionCenter
    Height208cm
    Weight98kg
    Shooting HandLeft-handed
    NBA Debut1956

    📊 Career Stats Summary

    Games Played (G)963 games (Ranked 191 in NBA history)
    Points (PTS)14,522 points (Ranked 170)
    Assists (AST)4,100 (Ranked 119)
    Rebounds (TRB)21,620 (Ranked 2)
    Personal Fouls (PF)2,592 (Ranked 171)
    Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl)17 (Ranked 36)
    Field Goal % (FG%)44% (Ranked 1929)
    Free Throw % (FT%)56.1% (Ranked 4049)
    Average Minutes (MP)42.3 minutes (Ranked 2)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1969)

    Games Played (G)77
    Points (PTS)762
    Assists (AST)374
    Rebounds (TRB)1,484
    Personal Fouls (PF)231
    Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl)3
    Field Goal % (FG%)43.3%
    Free Throw % (FT%)52.6%
    Average Minutes (MP)3,291

    📈 Season Highlights

    • Most Points in a Season: 1962, 1,436 points
    • Most Assists in a Season: 1967, 472
    • Most Rebounds in a Season: 1964, 1,930
    • Most Triple-Doubles in a Season: 1967, 5
    • Best FG% in a Season: 1960, 46.7%
    • Best FT% in a Season: 1960, 61.2%
    • Most Avg. Minutes: 1963, 3,500 minutes

    🏆 Playoff Records

    Bill Russell appeared in 165 playoff games.

    Points (PTS)2,673
    Assists (AST)770
    Rebounds (TRB)4,104
    Personal Fouls (PF)546
    Field Goal % (FG%)43%
    Free Throw % (FT%)60.3%
    Average Minutes (MP)7,497

    Bill Russell Career Key Statistics Summary

    seasonGMPPTSFGFG%FGA3P3P%3PA2P2P%2PAeFG%FTFT%FTATRBORBDRBASTSTLBLKTrpDblGSTOVPF
    1957
    48
    1695
    706
    277
    0.427
    649
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    152
    0.492
    309
    943
    0
    0
    88
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    143
    1958
    69
    2640
    1142
    456
    0.442
    1032
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    230
    0.519
    443
    1564
    0
    0
    202
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    181
    1959
    70
    2979
    1168
    456
    0.457
    997
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    256
    0.598
    428
    1612
    0
    0
    222
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    161
    1960
    74
    3146
    1350
    555
    0.467
    1189
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    240
    0.612
    392
    1778
    0
    0
    277
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    210
    1961
    78
    3458
    1322
    532
    0.426
    1250
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    258
    0.55
    469
    1868
    0
    0
    268
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    155
    1962
    76
    3433
    1436
    575
    0.457
    1258
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    286
    0.595
    481
    1790
    0
    0
    341
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    207
    1963
    78
    3500
    1309
    511
    0.432
    1182
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    287
    0.555
    517
    1843
    0
    0
    348
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    189
    1964
    78
    3482
    1168
    466
    0.433
    1077
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    236
    0.55
    429
    1930
    0
    0
    370
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    190
    1965
    78
    3466
    1102
    429
    0.438
    980
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    244
    0.573
    426
    1878
    0
    0
    410
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    204
    1966
    78
    3386
    1005
    391
    0.415
    943
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    223
    0.551
    405
    1779
    0
    0
    371
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    221
    1967
    81
    3297
    1075
    395
    0.454
    870
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    285
    0.61
    467
    1700
    0
    0
    472
    0
    0
    5
    0
    0
    258
    1968
    78
    2953
    977
    365
    0.425
    858
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    247
    0.537
    460
    1451
    0
    0
    357
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    242
    1969
    77
    3291
    762
    279
    0.433
    645
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    204
    0.526
    388
    1484
    0
    0
    374
    0
    0
    3
    0
    0
    231