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Bill Russell

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
Draft: St. Louis Hawks, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 1956 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: December 22, 1956
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1975 (Full List)
As Coach: 8 Yrs, 341-290, .540 W-L% (Full Record)
As Executive: OKC/SAC franchises, 1973-1989 (Full Record)

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Hall of Fame

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 8, 2012, 7:11AM
All-Time Rank: #8. Karl Malone… #9. Tim Duncan… #10. Charles Barkley… #10. BILL RUSSELL… #12. Moses Malone… 

Totals

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 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

Per Game

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

Per 36 Minutes

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

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1956-57 22 BOS NBA 48 1695 20.9 .450 .427 1.6 4.6 6.2 .176
1957-58 23 BOS NBA 69 2640 22.8 .465 .442 3.7 7.7 11.3 .206
1958-59 24 BOS NBA 70 2979 20.7 .493 .457 4.7 8.2 12.9 .208
1959-60 25 BOS NBA 74 3146 20.1 .496 .467 4.9 8.9 13.8 .211
1960-61 26 BOS NBA 78 3458 18.1 .454 .426 1.7 11.3 13.0 .181
1961-62 27 BOS NBA 76 3433 19.4 .489 .457 3.9 11.6 15.5 .217
1962-63 28 BOS NBA 78 3500 18.2 .464 .432 1.0 12.6 13.5 .185
1963-64 29 BOS NBA 78 3482 19.3 .461 .433 1.3 16.0 17.3 .238
1964-65 30 BOS NBA 78 3466 19.5 .472 .438 14.8 2.4 14.4 16.9 .234
1965-66 31 BOS NBA 78 3386 17.3 .448 .415 13.8 0.3 11.4 11.7 .165
1966-67 32 BOS NBA 81 3297 18.6 .500 .454 17.3 3.0 9.2 12.2 .178
1967-68 33 BOS NBA 78 2953 17.0 .461 .425 14.9 0.4 7.8 8.2 .133
1968-69 34 BOS NBA 77 3291 15.2 .467 .433 13.9 1.0 9.9 10.9 .159
Career NBA 963 40726 18.9 .471 .440 14.9 29.9 133.6 163.5 .193

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
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 33 131 .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 770 546 2673 .430 .603 45.4 16.2 24.9 4.7

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1956-57 22 BOS NBA 10 409 18.9 .398 .365 11.4 -0.1 1.5 1.4 .162
1957-58 23 BOS NBA 9 355 21.6 .420 .361 10.2 0.2 1.0 1.2 .162
1958-59 24 BOS NBA 11 496 18.8 .454 .409 9.6 0.3 1.6 1.9 .184
1959-60 25 BOS NBA 13 572 22.1 .504 .456 8.7 1.1 1.8 3.0 .249
1960-61 26 BOS NBA 10 462 22.0 .457 .427 13.3 0.4 1.6 1.9 .201
1961-62 27 BOS NBA 14 672 22.8 .519 .458 13.9 1.4 2.2 3.6 .257
1962-63 28 BOS NBA 13 617 20.5 .508 .453 13.6 0.7 1.8 2.5 .197
1963-64 29 BOS NBA 10 451 18.9 .406 .356 13.4 -0.3 2.2 1.9 .199
1964-65 30 BOS NBA 12 561 20.9 .540 .527 16.6 1.0 2.4 3.3 .286
1965-66 31 BOS NBA 17 814 20.2 .514 .475 14.2 1.0 2.2 3.2 .191
1966-67 32 BOS NBA 9 390 15.3 .436 .360 14.8 0.0 0.7 0.7 .090
1967-68 33 BOS NBA 19 869 16.7 .458 .409 14.3 0.1 1.6 1.6 .091
1968-69 34 BOS NBA 18 829 15.3 .448 .423 15.1 0.2 1.2 1.4 .082
Career NBA 165 7497 19.4 .474 .430 13.3 6.0 21.8 27.8 .178

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1957-58 23 BOS NBA 1 1 26:00 5 12 .417 1 3 .333 11 2 5 11
1958-59 24 BOS NBA 1 1 27:00 3 10 .300 1 1 1.000 9 1 4 7
1959-60 25 BOS NBA 1 1 27:00 3 7 .429 0 2 .000 8 3 1 6
1960-61 26 BOS NBA 1 0 28:00 9 15 .600 6 8 .750 11 1 2 24
1961-62 27 BOS NBA 1 0 27:00 5 12 .417 2 3 .667 12 2 2 12
1962-63 28 BOS NBA 1 1 37:00 8 14 .571 3 4 .750 24 5 3 19
1963-64 29 BOS NBA 1 1 42:00 6 13 .462 1 2 .500 21 2 4 13
1964-65 30 BOS NBA 1 1 33:00 7 12 .583 3 9 .333 13 5 6 17
1965-66 31 BOS NBA 1 0 23:00 1 6 .167 0 0 10 2 2 2
1966-67 32 BOS NBA 1 0 22:00 1 2 .500 0 0 5 5 2 2
1967-68 33 BOS NBA 1 0 23:00 2 4 .500 0 0 9 8 5 4
1968-69 34 BOS NBA 1 1 28:00 1 4 .250 1 2 .500 6 3 1 3
Career NBA 12 7 343 51 111 .459 18 34 .529 139 39 37 120

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 13 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Bill Russell 17.3 16.9 15.5 13.8 13.5 13.0 12.9 12.2 11.7 11.3 10.9 8.2 6.2
Shaquille O'Neal 93.3 18.6 16.9 14.9 14.0 13.2 13.2 11.0 10.4 10.2 9.9 9.0 8.0 6.9
Artis Gilmore 93.3 19.8 18.5 16.2 15.1 12.7 12.7 12.3 12.2 12.1 11.5 11.0 6.7 5.6
David Robinson 87.9 20.0 18.3 17.5 17.0 15.1 13.9 13.8 13.2 12.7 12.1 10.1 8.4 0.7
Dan Issel 85.7 15.8 13.8 13.5 12.5 11.5 11.1 10.9 10.7 10.5 9.8 9.8 9.3 8.4
Moses Malone 84.8 15.4 15.1 14.1 13.7 11.9 11.9 10.2 9.5 9.4 8.9 8.7 6.1 1.9
Hakeem Olajuwon 82.6 15.8 14.3 12.4 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.7 10.2 9.8 9.7 9.5 9.1 8.6
Walt Bellamy 79.8 16.3 14.4 13.7 12.1 11.1 10.4 10.3 9.5 8.8 7.1 6.2 5.4 4.9
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 72.0 25.4 22.3 21.9 18.4 17.8 17.0 14.8 14.4 14.3 13.8 12.9 12.1 10.7
Patrick Ewing 69.0 13.5 13.1 13.0 10.9 10.6 10.0 9.8 9.6 8.1 6.8 3.5 3.1 3.0
Zelmo Beaty 64.8 16.0 15.1 11.8 10.8 10.3 9.0 8.4 7.7 5.2 4.8 4.5 2.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Bill Russell 17.3 16.9 15.5 13.8 13.5 13.0 12.9 12.2 11.7 11.3 10.9 8.2 6.2
David Robinson 89.5 20.0 18.3 17.5 17.0 15.1 13.9 13.8 13.2 12.7 12.1 10.1 8.4 6.0 0.7
Artis Gilmore 88.8 19.8 18.5 16.2 15.1 12.7 12.7 12.3 12.2 12.1 11.5 11.0 10.5 7.1 6.7 5.6 4.9 0.9
Shaquille O'Neal 88.1 18.6 16.9 14.9 14.0 13.2 13.2 11.0 10.4 10.2 9.9 9.0 8.0 7.8 6.9 6.2 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.7
Dan Issel 83.0 15.8 13.8 13.5 12.5 11.5 11.1 10.9 10.7 10.5 9.8 9.8 9.3 8.4 6.1 4.3
Moses Malone 81.2 15.4 15.1 14.1 13.7 11.9 11.9 10.7 10.2 9.5 9.4 9.2 8.9 8.7 7.8 7.7 6.1 5.6 1.9 1.0 0.3 0.1
Walt Bellamy 79.8 16.3 14.4 13.7 12.1 11.1 10.4 10.3 9.5 8.8 7.1 6.2 5.4 4.9 0.1
Hakeem Olajuwon 78.2 15.8 14.3 12.4 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.7 10.2 9.8 9.7 9.5 9.1 8.6 6.5 5.0 4.5 2.1 1.6
Patrick Ewing 67.9 13.5 13.1 13.0 10.9 10.6 10.0 9.8 9.6 8.1 6.8 4.8 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.0 1.4
Bob Lanier 65.8 14.4 12.4 10.6 10.3 10.1 10.1 8.4 7.4 6.8 6.7 6.6 5.9 5.2 2.3
Zelmo Beaty 64.8 16.0 15.1 11.8 10.8 10.3 9.0 8.4 7.7 5.2 4.8 4.5 2.3

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
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

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1958 NBA
1959 NBA
1960 NBA
1961 NBA
1962 NBA
1963 NBA
1964 NBA
1965 NBA
1966 NBA
1967 NBA
1968 NBA
1969 NBA
Awards
1954-55 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
1957-58 NBA MVP
1960-61 NBA MVP
1961-62 NBA MVP
1962-63 NBA All-Star Game MVP
1962-63 NBA MVP
1964-65 NBA MVP
Honors
1954-55 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1955-56 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
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 Award Shares
1956-57 NBA 0.024 (7)
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)
Career 4.827 (5)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1957 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1959 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1960 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1961 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1962 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1963 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1964 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1965 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1966 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1968 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1969 Boston Celtics (NBA)
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 (22)
Career 40726 (25)
Field Goal Attempts
Career NBA 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)
Free Throw Attempts
1962-63 NBA 517 (9)
Career NBA 5614 (50)
Career 5614 (55)
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 (90)
Career 4100 (94)
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)
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 (93)
Career 18.9 (99)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1956-57 NBA .427 (5)
1957-58 NBA .442 (3)
1958-59 NBA .457 (2)
1959-60 NBA .467 (4)
Defensive Win Shares
1956-57 NBA 4.6 (3)
1957-58 NBA 7.7 (1)
1958-59 NBA 8.2 (1)
1959-60 NBA 8.9 (1)
1960-61 NBA 11.3 (1)
1961-62 NBA 11.6 (1)
1962-63 NBA 12.6 (1)
1963-64 NBA 16.0 (1)
1964-65 NBA 14.4 (1)
1965-66 NBA 11.4 (1)
1966-67 NBA 9.2 (1)
1967-68 NBA 7.8 (2)
1968-69 NBA 9.9 (1)
Career NBA 133.6 (1)
Career 133.6 (1)
Win Shares
1957-58 NBA 11.3 (3)
1958-59 NBA 12.9 (4)
1959-60 NBA 13.8 (2)
1960-61 NBA 13.0 (5)
1961-62 NBA 15.5 (4)
1962-63 NBA 13.5 (7)
1963-64 NBA 17.3 (3)
1964-65 NBA 16.9 (2)
1965-66 NBA 11.7 (4)
1966-67 NBA 12.2 (4)
1968-69 NBA 10.9 (7)
Career NBA 163.5 (14)
Career 163.5 (16)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1957-58 NBA .206 (7)
1958-59 NBA .208 (5)
1959-60 NBA .211 (3)
1960-61 NBA .181 (10)
1961-62 NBA .217 (3)
1962-63 NBA .185 (9)
1963-64 NBA .238 (3)
1964-65 NBA .234 (3)
1965-66 NBA .165 (7)
1966-67 NBA .178 (8)
Career NBA .193 (23)
Career .193 (24)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 1.000 (1)
NBA Elo Player Rating
10th (overall) as of Feb 8, 2012, 7:11AM
   

Transactions

April 30, 1956: Drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1956 NBA Draft.

April 30, 1956: Traded by the St. Louis Hawks to the Boston Celtics for Cliff Hagan and Ed Macauley.

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