William Felton Russell (Bill)
Position: Center
Height: 6-9 Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: February 12, 1934 in Monroe, Louisiana
High School: McClymonds in Oakland, California
College: University of San Francisco
Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1975
Drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in the 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall) of the 1956 NBA draft.
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1956-57 | 22 | BOS | NBA | 48 | 1695 | 277 | 649 | .427 | 152 | 309 | .492 | 943 | 88 | 143 | 706 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 23 | BOS | NBA | 69 | 2640 | 456 | 1032 | .442 | 230 | 443 | .519 | 1564 | 202 | 181 | 1142 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 70 | 2979 | 456 | 997 | .457 | 256 | 428 | .598 | 1612 | 222 | 161 | 1168 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 74 | 3146 | 555 | 1189 | .467 | 240 | 392 | .612 | 1778 | 277 | 210 | 1350 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 3458 | 532 | 1250 | .426 | 258 | 469 | .550 | 1868 | 268 | 155 | 1322 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 3433 | 575 | 1258 | .457 | 286 | 481 | .595 | 1790 | 341 | 207 | 1436 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 3500 | 511 | 1182 | .432 | 287 | 517 | .555 | 1843 | 348 | 189 | 1309 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 3482 | 466 | 1077 | .433 | 236 | 429 | .550 | 1930 | 370 | 190 | 1168 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 3466 | 429 | 980 | .438 | 244 | 426 | .573 | 1878 | 410 | 204 | 1102 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 3386 | 391 | 943 | .415 | 223 | 405 | .551 | 1779 | 371 | 221 | 1005 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 81 | 3297 | 395 | 870 | .454 | 285 | 467 | .610 | 1700 | 472 | 258 | 1075 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 2953 | 365 | 858 | .425 | 247 | 460 | .537 | 1451 | 357 | 242 | 977 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 77 | 3291 | 279 | 645 | .433 | 204 | 388 | .526 | 1484 | 374 | 231 | 762 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 963 | 40726 | 5687 | 12930 | .440 | 3148 | 5614 | .561 | 21620 | 4100 | 2592 | 14522 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 22 | BOS | NBA | 48 | 35.3 | 5.8 | 13.5 | .427 | 3.2 | 6.4 | .492 | 19.6 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 14.7 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 23 | BOS | NBA | 69 | 38.3 | 6.6 | 15.0 | .442 | 3.3 | 6.4 | .519 | 22.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 16.6 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 70 | 42.6 | 6.5 | 14.2 | .457 | 3.7 | 6.1 | .598 | 23.0 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 16.7 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 74 | 42.5 | 7.5 | 16.1 | .467 | 3.2 | 5.3 | .612 | 24.0 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 18.2 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 44.3 | 6.8 | 16.0 | .426 | 3.3 | 6.0 | .550 | 23.9 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 16.9 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 45.2 | 7.6 | 16.6 | .457 | 3.8 | 6.3 | .595 | 23.6 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 18.9 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 44.9 | 6.6 | 15.2 | .432 | 3.7 | 6.6 | .555 | 23.6 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 16.8 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 44.6 | 6.0 | 13.8 | .433 | 3.0 | 5.5 | .550 | 24.7 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 15.0 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 44.4 | 5.5 | 12.6 | .438 | 3.1 | 5.5 | .573 | 24.1 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 14.1 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 43.4 | 5.0 | 12.1 | .415 | 2.9 | 5.2 | .551 | 22.8 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 12.9 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 81 | 40.7 | 4.9 | 10.7 | .454 | 3.5 | 5.8 | .610 | 21.0 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 13.3 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 37.9 | 4.7 | 11.0 | .425 | 3.2 | 5.9 | .537 | 18.6 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 12.5 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 77 | 42.7 | 3.6 | 8.4 | .433 | 2.6 | 5.0 | .526 | 19.3 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 9.9 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 963 | 42.3 | 5.9 | 13.4 | .440 | 3.3 | 5.8 | .561 | 22.5 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 15.1 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 22 | BOS | NBA | 48 | 1695 | 5.9 | 13.8 | .427 | 3.2 | 6.6 | .492 | 20.0 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 15.0 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 23 | BOS | NBA | 69 | 2640 | 6.2 | 14.1 | .442 | 3.1 | 6.0 | .519 | 21.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 15.6 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 70 | 2979 | 5.5 | 12.0 | .457 | 3.1 | 5.2 | .598 | 19.5 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 14.1 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 74 | 3146 | 6.4 | 13.6 | .467 | 2.7 | 4.5 | .612 | 20.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 15.4 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 3458 | 5.5 | 13.0 | .426 | 2.7 | 4.9 | .550 | 19.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 13.8 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 3433 | 6.0 | 13.2 | .457 | 3.0 | 5.0 | .595 | 18.8 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 15.1 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 3500 | 5.3 | 12.2 | .432 | 3.0 | 5.3 | .555 | 19.0 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 13.5 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 3482 | 4.8 | 11.1 | .433 | 2.4 | 4.4 | .550 | 20.0 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 12.1 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 3466 | 4.5 | 10.2 | .438 | 2.5 | 4.4 | .573 | 19.5 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 11.4 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 3386 | 4.2 | 10.0 | .415 | 2.4 | 4.3 | .551 | 18.9 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 10.7 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 81 | 3297 | 4.3 | 9.5 | .454 | 3.1 | 5.1 | .610 | 18.6 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 11.7 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 2953 | 4.4 | 10.5 | .425 | 3.0 | 5.6 | .537 | 17.7 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 11.9 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 77 | 3291 | 3.1 | 7.1 | .433 | 2.2 | 4.2 | .526 | 16.2 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 8.3 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 963 | 40726 | 5.0 | 11.4 | .440 | 2.8 | 5.0 | .561 | 19.1 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 12.8 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 22 | BOS | NBA | 48 | 1695 | 21.1 | .450 | .427 | |||||||||||||||
| 1957-58 | 23 | BOS | NBA | 69 | 2640 | 22.8 | .465 | .442 | |||||||||||||||
| 1958-59 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 70 | 2979 | 20.7 | .493 | .457 | |||||||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 74 | 3146 | 20.1 | .496 | .467 | |||||||||||||||
| 1960-61 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 3458 | 18.1 | .454 | .426 | |||||||||||||||
| 1961-62 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 3433 | 19.4 | .489 | .457 | |||||||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 3500 | 18.2 | .464 | .432 | |||||||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 3482 | 19.3 | .461 | .433 | |||||||||||||||
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 3466 | 19.5 | .472 | .438 | 14.8 | ||||||||||||||
| 1965-66 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 3386 | 17.3 | .448 | .415 | 13.8 | ||||||||||||||
| 1966-67 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 81 | 3297 | 18.6 | .500 | .454 | 17.3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1967-68 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 2953 | 17.0 | .461 | .425 | 14.9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1968-69 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 77 | 3291 | 15.2 | .467 | .433 | 13.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 963 | 40726 | 18.9 | .471 | .440 | 14.9 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1956-57 | 22 | BOS | NBA | 10 | 409 | 54 | 148 | 31 | 61 | 244 | 32 | 41 | 139 | .365 | .508 | 40.9 | 13.9 | 24.4 | 3.2 | |||||||
| 1957-58 | 23 | BOS | NBA | 9 | 355 | 48 | 133 | 40 | 66 | 221 | 24 | 24 | 136 | .361 | .606 | 39.4 | 15.1 | 24.6 | 2.7 | |||||||
| 1958-59 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 11 | 496 | 65 | 159 | 41 | 67 | 305 | 40 | 28 | 171 | .409 | .612 | 45.1 | 15.5 | 27.7 | 3.6 | |||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 13 | 572 | 94 | 206 | 53 | 75 | 336 | 38 | 38 | 241 | .456 | .707 | 44.0 | 18.5 | 25.8 | 2.9 | |||||||
| 1960-61 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 10 | 462 | 73 | 171 | 45 | 86 | 299 | 48 | 24 | 191 | .427 | .523 | 46.2 | 19.1 | 29.9 | 4.8 | |||||||
| 1961-62 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 14 | 672 | 116 | 253 | 82 | 113 | 370 | 70 | 49 | 314 | .458 | .726 | 48.0 | 22.4 | 26.4 | 5.0 | |||||||
| 1962-63 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 13 | 617 | 96 | 212 | 72 | 109 | 326 | 66 | 36 | 264 | .453 | .661 | 47.5 | 20.3 | 25.1 | 5.1 | |||||||
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 10 | 451 | 47 | 132 | 37 | 67 | 272 | 44 | 23 | 131 | .356 | .552 | 45.1 | 13.1 | 27.2 | 4.4 | |||||||
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 12 | 561 | 79 | 150 | 40 | 76 | 302 | 76 | 43 | 198 | .527 | .526 | 46.8 | 16.5 | 25.2 | 6.3 | |||||||
| 1965-66 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 17 | 814 | 124 | 261 | 76 | 123 | 428 | 85 | 60 | 324 | .475 | .618 | 47.9 | 19.1 | 25.2 | 5.0 | |||||||
| 1966-67 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 9 | 390 | 31 | 86 | 33 | 52 | 198 | 50 | 32 | 95 | .360 | .635 | 43.3 | 10.6 | 22.0 | 5.6 | |||||||
| 1967-68 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 19 | 869 | 99 | 242 | 76 | 130 | 434 | 99 | 73 | 274 | .409 | .585 | 45.7 | 14.4 | 22.8 | 5.2 | |||||||
| 1968-69 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 18 | 829 | 77 | 182 | 41 | 81 | 369 | 98 | 65 | 195 | .423 | .506 | 46.1 | 10.8 | 20.5 | 5.4 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 165 | 7497 | 1003 | 2335 | 667 | 1106 | 4104 | 770 | 536 | 2673 | .430 | .603 | 45.4 | 16.2 | 24.9 | 4.7 | |||||||||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1957-58 | 23 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 26 | 5 | 12 | .417 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||
| 1958-59 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 27 | 3 | 10 | .300 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 27 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1960-61 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 28 | 9 | 15 | .600 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1961-62 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 27 | 5 | 12 | .417 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1962-63 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 37 | 8 | 14 | .571 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 19 | ||||||||
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 42 | 6 | 13 | .462 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 33 | 7 | 12 | .583 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 17 | ||||||||
| 1965-66 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 23 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 23 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 28 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Career | NBA | 12 | 343 | 51 | 111 | .459 | 18 | 34 | .529 | 139 | 39 | 37 | 120 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | College | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1953-54 | 19 | sanfran | 21 | 150 | 309 | 117 | 212 | 403 | 417 | .485 | .552 | 19.9 | 19.2 | ||||||||||||
| 1954-55 | 20 | sanfran | 29 | 229 | 423 | 164 | 278 | 594 | 622 | .541 | .590 | 21.4 | 20.5 | ||||||||||||
| 1955-56 | 21 | sanfran | 29 | 246 | 480 | 105 | 212 | 609 | 597 | .513 | .495 | 20.6 | 21.0 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 79 | 625 | 1212 | 386 | 702 | 1606 | 1636 | .516 | .550 | 20.7 | 20.3 | ||||||||||||||
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All-Star Games 1958 NBA1959 NBA 1960 NBA 1961 NBA 1962 NBA 1963 NBA 1964 NBA 1965 NBA 1966 NBA 1967 NBA 1968 NBA 1969 NBA |
Awards 1957-58 NBA MVP1960-61 NBA MVP 1961-62 NBA MVP 1962-63 NBA All-Star Game MVP 1962-63 NBA MVP 1964-65 NBA MVP |
Honors 1957-58 NBA All-NBA (2nd)1958-59 NBA All-NBA (1st) 1959-60 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1960-61 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1961-62 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1962-63 NBA All-NBA (1st) 1963-64 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1964-65 NBA All-NBA (1st) 1965-66 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1966-67 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1967-68 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1968-69 NBA All-Defensive (1st) |
MVP Voting 1957-58 NBA 0.570 (1) 1958-59 NBA 0.351 (2) 1959-60 NBA 0.496 (2) 1960-61 NBA 0.568 (1) 1961-62 NBA 0.699 (1) 1962-63 NBA 0.718 (1) 1963-64 NBA 0.348 (3) 1964-65 NBA 0.535 (1) 1965-66 NBA 0.155 (4) 1966-67 NBA 0.183 (3) 1968-69 NBA 0.181 (4) |
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Games 1966-67 NBA 81 (1) |
Minutes Played 1957-58 NBA 2640 (5)1958-59 NBA 2979 (1) 1959-60 NBA 3146 (3) 1960-61 NBA 3458 (2) 1961-62 NBA 3433 (3) 1962-63 NBA 3500 (3) 1963-64 NBA 3482 (3) 1964-65 NBA 3466 (1) 1965-66 NBA 3386 (4) 1966-67 NBA 3297 (4) 1968-69 NBA 3291 (8) Career NBA 40726 (17) Career 40726 (20) |
Field Goal Attempts Career NBA 12930 (91)Career 12930 (99) |
Field Goal Pct 1956-57 NBA .427 (5)1957-58 NBA .442 (3) 1958-59 NBA .457 (2) 1959-60 NBA .467 (4) |
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Free Throw Attempts 1962-63 NBA 517 (9)Career NBA 5614 (46) Career 5614 (51) |
Total Rebounds 1956-57 NBA 943 (4)1957-58 NBA 1564 (1) 1958-59 NBA 1612 (1) 1959-60 NBA 1778 (2) 1960-61 NBA 1868 (2) 1961-62 NBA 1790 (2) 1962-63 NBA 1843 (2) 1963-64 NBA 1930 (1) 1964-65 NBA 1878 (1) 1965-66 NBA 1779 (2) 1966-67 NBA 1700 (2) 1967-68 NBA 1451 (3) 1968-69 NBA 1484 (3) Career NBA 21620 (2) Career 21620 (2) |
Assists 1962-63 NBA 348 (7)1963-64 NBA 370 (8) 1964-65 NBA 410 (5) 1966-67 NBA 472 (4) Career NBA 4100 (82) Career 4100 (86) |
Minutes Per Game 1957-58 NBA 38.3 (4)1958-59 NBA 42.6 (1) 1959-60 NBA 42.5 (3) 1960-61 NBA 44.3 (2) 1961-62 NBA 45.2 (2) 1962-63 NBA 44.9 (2) 1963-64 NBA 44.6 (3) 1964-65 NBA 44.4 (3) 1965-66 NBA 43.4 (4) 1966-67 NBA 40.7 (6) 1968-69 NBA 42.7 (5) Career NBA 42.3 (2) Career 42.3 (2) |
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Rebounds Per Game 1956-57 NBA 19.6 (1)1957-58 NBA 22.7 (1) 1958-59 NBA 23.0 (1) 1959-60 NBA 24.0 (2) 1960-61 NBA 23.9 (2) 1961-62 NBA 23.6 (2) 1962-63 NBA 23.6 (2) 1963-64 NBA 24.7 (1) 1964-65 NBA 24.1 (1) 1965-66 NBA 22.8 (2) 1966-67 NBA 21.0 (3) 1967-68 NBA 18.6 (3) 1968-69 NBA 19.3 (3) Career NBA 22.5 (2) Career 22.5 (2) |
Assists Per Game 1962-63 NBA 4.5 (7)1963-64 NBA 4.7 (7) 1964-65 NBA 5.3 (5) 1966-67 NBA 5.8 (6) |
Player Efficiency Rating 1957-58 NBA 22.8 (4)1958-59 NBA 20.7 (8) 1959-60 NBA 20.1 (10) 1961-62 NBA 19.4 (9) 1963-64 NBA 19.3 (9) 1964-65 NBA 19.5 (8) 1966-67 NBA 18.6 (10) Career NBA 18.9 (82) Career 18.9 (87) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 1.000 (1) |