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Season Age Team Lg Pos G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST PF PTS Awards
1956-57 22 BOS NBA C 48 35.3 5.8 13.5 .427 3.2 6.4 .492 19.6 1.8 3.0 14.7 MVP-7
1957-58 23 BOS NBA C 69 38.3 6.6 15.0 .442 3.3 6.4 .519 22.7 2.9 2.6 16.6 MVP-1,AS,NBA2
1958-59 24 BOS NBA C 70 42.6 6.5 14.2 .457 3.7 6.1 .598 23.0 3.2 2.3 16.7 MVP-2,AS,NBA1
1959-60 25 BOS NBA C 74 42.5 7.5 16.1 .467 3.2 5.3 .612 24.0 3.7 2.8 18.2 MVP-2,AS,NBA2
1960-61 26 BOS NBA C 78 44.3 6.8 16.0 .426 3.3 6.0 .550 23.9 3.4 2.0 16.9 MVP-1,AS,NBA2
1961-62 27 BOS NBA C 76 45.2 7.6 16.6 .457 3.8 6.3 .595 23.6 4.5 2.7 18.9 MVP-1,AS,NBA2
1962-63 28 BOS NBA C 78 44.9 6.6 15.2 .432 3.7 6.6 .555 23.6 4.5 2.4 16.8 MVP-1,AS,NBA1
1963-64 29 BOS NBA C 78 44.6 6.0 13.8 .433 3.0 5.5 .550 24.7 4.7 2.4 15.0 MVP-3,AS,NBA2
1964-65 30 BOS NBA C 78 44.4 5.5 12.6 .438 3.1 5.5 .573 24.1 5.3 2.6 14.1 MVP-1,AS,NBA1
1965-66 31 BOS NBA C 78 43.4 5.0 12.1 .415 2.9 5.2 .551 22.8 4.8 2.8 12.9 MVP-4,AS,NBA2
1966-67 32 BOS NBA C 81 40.7 4.9 10.7 .454 3.5 5.8 .610 21.0 5.8 3.2 13.3 MVP-3,AS,NBA2
1967-68 33 BOS NBA C 78 37.9 4.7 11.0 .425 3.2 5.9 .537 18.6 4.6 3.1 12.5 AS,NBA2
1968-69 34 BOS NBA C 77 42.7 3.6 8.4 .433 2.6 5.0 .526 19.3 4.9 3.0 9.9 MVP-4,AS
13 Yrs 963 42.3 5.9 13.4 .440 3.3 5.8 .561 22.5 4.3 2.7 15.1
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST PF PTS Awards
1956-57 22 BOS NBA C 10 40.9 5.4 14.8 .365 3.1 6.1 .508 24.4 3.2 4.1 13.9
1957-58 23 BOS NBA C 9 39.4 5.3 14.8 .361 4.4 7.3 .606 24.6 2.7 2.7 15.1
1958-59 24 BOS NBA C 11 45.1 5.9 14.5 .409 3.7 6.1 .612 27.7 3.6 2.5 15.5
1959-60 25 BOS NBA C 13 44.0 7.2 15.8 .456 4.1 5.8 .707 25.8 2.9 2.9 18.5
1960-61 26 BOS NBA C 10 46.2 7.3 17.1 .427 4.5 8.6 .523 29.9 4.8 2.4 19.1
1961-62 27 BOS NBA C 14 48.0 8.3 18.1 .458 5.9 8.1 .726 26.4 5.0 3.5 22.4
1962-63 28 BOS NBA C 13 47.5 7.4 16.3 .453 5.5 8.4 .661 25.1 5.1 2.8 20.3
1963-64 29 BOS NBA C 10 45.1 4.7 13.2 .356 3.7 6.7 .552 27.2 4.4 3.3 13.1
1964-65 30 BOS NBA C 12 46.8 6.6 12.5 .527 3.3 6.3 .526 25.2 6.3 3.6 16.5
1965-66 31 BOS NBA C 17 47.9 7.3 15.4 .475 4.5 7.2 .618 25.2 5.0 3.5 19.1
1966-67 32 BOS NBA C 9 43.3 3.4 9.6 .360 3.7 5.8 .635 22.0 5.6 3.6 10.6
1967-68 33 BOS NBA C 19 45.7 5.2 12.7 .409 4.0 6.8 .585 22.8 5.2 3.8 14.4
1968-69 34 BOS NBA C 18 46.1 4.3 10.1 .423 2.3 4.5 .506 20.5 5.4 3.6 10.8
13 Yrs 165 45.4 6.1 14.2 .430 4.0 6.7 .603 24.9 4.7 3.3 16.2
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Totals

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST PF PTS Trp-Dbl Awards
1956-57 22 BOS NBA C 48 1695 277 649 .427 152 309 .492 943 88 143 706 0 MVP-7
1957-58 23 BOS NBA C 69 2640 456 1032 .442 230 443 .519 1564 202 181 1142 0 MVP-1,AS,NBA2
1958-59 24 BOS NBA C 70 2979 456 997 .457 256 428 .598 1612 222 161 1168 0 MVP-2,AS,NBA1
1959-60 25 BOS NBA C 74 3146 555 1189 .467 240 392 .612 1778 277 210 1350 0 MVP-2,AS,NBA2
1960-61 26 BOS NBA C 78 3458 532 1250 .426 258 469 .550 1868 268 155 1322 0 MVP-1,AS,NBA2
1961-62 27 BOS NBA C 76 3433 575 1258 .457 286 481 .595 1790 341 207 1436 0 MVP-1,AS,NBA2
1962-63 28 BOS NBA C 78 3500 511 1182 .432 287 517 .555 1843 348 189 1309 2 MVP-1,AS,NBA1
1963-64 29 BOS NBA C 78 3482 466 1077 .433 236 429 .550 1930 370 190 1168 2 MVP-3,AS,NBA2
1964-65 30 BOS NBA C 78 3466 429 980 .438 244 426 .573 1878 410 204 1102 2 MVP-1,AS,NBA1
1965-66 31 BOS NBA C 78 3386 391 943 .415 223 405 .551 1779 371 221 1005 2 MVP-4,AS,NBA2
1966-67 32 BOS NBA C 81 3297 395 870 .454 285 467 .610 1700 472 258 1075 5 MVP-3,AS,NBA2
1967-68 33 BOS NBA C 78 2953 365 858 .425 247 460 .537 1451 357 242 977 1 AS,NBA2
1968-69 34 BOS NBA C 77 3291 279 645 .433 204 388 .526 1484 374 231 762 3 MVP-4,AS
13 Yrs 963 40726 5687 12930 .440 3148 5614 .561 21620 4100 2592 14522 17
Totals Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST PF PTS Trp-Dbl Awards
1956-57 22 BOS NBA C 10 409 54 148 .365 31 61 .508 244 32 41 139 0
1957-58 23 BOS NBA C 9 355 48 133 .361 40 66 .606 221 24 24 136 0
1958-59 24 BOS NBA C 11 496 65 159 .409 41 67 .612 305 40 28 171 0
1959-60 25 BOS NBA C 13 572 94 206 .456 53 75 .707 336 38 38 241 0
1960-61 26 BOS NBA C 10 462 73 171 .427 45 86 .523 299 48 24 191 0
1961-62 27 BOS NBA C 14 672 116 253 .458 82 113 .726 370 70 49 314 1
1962-63 28 BOS NBA C 13 617 96 212 .453 72 109 .661 326 66 36 264 0
1963-64 29 BOS NBA C 10 451 47 132 .356 37 67 .552 272 44 33 131 0
1964-65 30 BOS NBA C 12 561 79 150 .527 40 76 .526 302 76 43 198 1
1965-66 31 BOS NBA C 17 814 124 261 .475 76 123 .618 428 85 60 324 1
1966-67 32 BOS NBA C 9 390 31 86 .360 33 52 .635 198 50 32 95 0
1967-68 33 BOS NBA C 19 869 99 242 .409 76 130 .585 434 99 73 274 0
1968-69 34 BOS NBA C 18 829 77 182 .423 41 81 .506 369 98 65 195 0
13 Yrs 165 7497 1003 2335 .430 667 1106 .603 4104 770 546 2673 3
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Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST PF PTS Awards
1956-57 22 BOS NBA C 48 1695 5.9 13.8 .427 3.2 6.6 .492 20.0 1.9 3.0 15.0 MVP-7
1957-58 23 BOS NBA C 69 2640 6.2 14.1 .442 3.1 6.0 .519 21.3 2.8 2.5 15.6 MVP-1,AS,NBA2
1958-59 24 BOS NBA C 70 2979 5.5 12.0 .457 3.1 5.2 .598 19.5 2.7 1.9 14.1 MVP-2,AS,NBA1
1959-60 25 BOS NBA C 74 3146 6.4 13.6 .467 2.7 4.5 .612 20.3 3.2 2.4 15.4 MVP-2,AS,NBA2
1960-61 26 BOS NBA C 78 3458 5.5 13.0 .426 2.7 4.9 .550 19.4 2.8 1.6 13.8 MVP-1,AS,NBA2
1961-62 27 BOS NBA C 76 3433 6.0 13.2 .457 3.0 5.0 .595 18.8 3.6 2.2 15.1 MVP-1,AS,NBA2
1962-63 28 BOS NBA C 78 3500 5.3 12.2 .432 3.0 5.3 .555 19.0 3.6 1.9 13.5 MVP-1,AS,NBA1
1963-64 29 BOS NBA C 78 3482 4.8 11.1 .433 2.4 4.4 .550 20.0 3.8 2.0 12.1 MVP-3,AS,NBA2
1964-65 30 BOS NBA C 78 3466 4.5 10.2 .438 2.5 4.4 .573 19.5 4.3 2.1 11.4 MVP-1,AS,NBA1
1965-66 31 BOS NBA C 78 3386 4.2 10.0 .415 2.4 4.3 .551 18.9 3.9 2.3 10.7 MVP-4,AS,NBA2
1966-67 32 BOS NBA C 81 3297 4.3 9.5 .454 3.1 5.1 .610 18.6 5.2 2.8 11.7 MVP-3,AS,NBA2
1967-68 33 BOS NBA C 78 2953 4.4 10.5 .425 3.0 5.6 .537 17.7 4.4 3.0 11.9 AS,NBA2
1968-69 34 BOS NBA C 77 3291 3.1 7.1 .433 2.2 4.2 .526 16.2 4.1 2.5 8.3 MVP-4,AS
13 Yrs 963 40726 5.0 11.4 .440 2.8 5.0 .561 19.1 3.6 2.3 12.8
Game Avg 963 40726 5.0 11.4 .440 2.8 5.0 .561 19.1 3.6 2.3 12.8
Per 36 Minutes Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST PF PTS Awards
1956-57 22 BOS NBA C 10 409 4.8 13.0 .365 2.7 5.4 .508 21.5 2.8 3.6 12.2
1957-58 23 BOS NBA C 9 355 4.9 13.5 .361 4.1 6.7 .606 22.4 2.4 2.4 13.8
1958-59 24 BOS NBA C 11 496 4.7 11.5 .409 3.0 4.9 .612 22.1 2.9 2.0 12.4
1959-60 25 BOS NBA C 13 572 5.9 13.0 .456 3.3 4.7 .707 21.1 2.4 2.4 15.2
1960-61 26 BOS NBA C 10 462 5.7 13.3 .427 3.5 6.7 .523 23.3 3.7 1.9 14.9
1961-62 27 BOS NBA C 14 672 6.2 13.6 .458 4.4 6.1 .726 19.8 3.7 2.6 16.8
1962-63 28 BOS NBA C 13 617 5.6 12.4 .453 4.2 6.4 .661 19.0 3.9 2.1 15.4
1963-64 29 BOS NBA C 10 451 3.8 10.5 .356 3.0 5.3 .552 21.7 3.5 2.6 10.5
1964-65 30 BOS NBA C 12 561 5.1 9.6 .527 2.6 4.9 .526 19.4 4.9 2.8 12.7
1965-66 31 BOS NBA C 17 814 5.5 11.5 .475 3.4 5.4 .618 18.9 3.8 2.7 14.3
1966-67 32 BOS NBA C 9 390 2.9 7.9 .360 3.0 4.8 .635 18.3 4.6 3.0 8.8
1967-68 33 BOS NBA C 19 869 4.1 10.0 .409 3.1 5.4 .585 18.0 4.1 3.0 11.4
1968-69 34 BOS NBA C 18 829 3.3 7.9 .423 1.8 3.5 .506 16.0 4.3 2.8 8.5
13 Yrs 165 7497 4.8 11.2 .430 3.2 5.3 .603 19.7 3.7 2.6 12.8
Game Avg 165 7497 4.8 11.2 .430 3.2 5.3 .603 19.7 3.7 2.6 12.8

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G MP PER TS% FTr AST% OWS DWS WS WS/48 Awards
1956-57 22 BOS NBA C 48 1695 21.1 .450 .476 1.6 4.6 6.2 .176 MVP-7
1957-58 23 BOS NBA C 69 2640 22.8 .465 .429 3.7 7.7 11.3 .206 MVP-1,AS,NBA2
1958-59 24 BOS NBA C 70 2979 20.7 .493 .429 4.7 8.2 12.9 .208 MVP-2,AS,NBA1
1959-60 25 BOS NBA C 74 3146 20.2 .496 .330 4.9 8.9 13.8 .211 MVP-2,AS,NBA2
1960-61 26 BOS NBA C 78 3458 18.1 .454 .375 1.7 11.3 13.0 .181 MVP-1,AS,NBA2
1961-62 27 BOS NBA C 76 3433 19.6 .489 .382 3.9 11.6 15.5 .217 MVP-1,AS,NBA2
1962-63 28 BOS NBA C 78 3500 18.2 .464 .437 1.0 12.6 13.5 .185 MVP-1,AS,NBA1
1963-64 29 BOS NBA C 78 3482 19.3 .461 .398 1.3 16.0 17.3 .238 MVP-3,AS,NBA2
1964-65 30 BOS NBA C 78 3466 19.5 .472 .435 14.8 2.4 14.4 16.9 .234 MVP-1,AS,NBA1
1965-66 31 BOS NBA C 78 3386 17.3 .448 .429 13.8 0.3 11.4 11.7 .165 MVP-4,AS,NBA2
1966-67 32 BOS NBA C 81 3297 18.6 .500 .537 17.3 3.0 9.2 12.2 .178 MVP-3,AS,NBA2
1967-68 33 BOS NBA C 78 2953 17.0 .461 .536 14.9 0.4 7.8 8.2 .133 AS,NBA2
1968-69 34 BOS NBA C 77 3291 15.2 .467 .602 13.9 1.0 9.9 10.9 .159 MVP-4,AS
13 Yrs 963 40726 18.9 .471 .434 14.9 29.9 133.6 163.5 .193
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G MP PER TS% FTr AST% OWS DWS WS WS/48 Awards
1956-57 22 BOS NBA C 10 409 18.9 .398 .412 11.4 -0.1 1.5 1.4 .162
1957-58 23 BOS NBA C 9 355 21.6 .420 .496 10.2 0.2 1.0 1.2 .162
1958-59 24 BOS NBA C 11 496 18.8 .454 .421 9.6 0.3 1.6 1.9 .184
1959-60 25 BOS NBA C 13 572 22.1 .504 .364 8.7 1.1 1.8 3.0 .249
1960-61 26 BOS NBA C 10 462 22.0 .457 .503 13.3 0.4 1.6 1.9 .201
1961-62 27 BOS NBA C 14 672 22.8 .519 .447 13.9 1.4 2.2 3.6 .257
1962-63 28 BOS NBA C 13 617 20.5 .508 .514 13.6 0.7 1.8 2.5 .197
1963-64 29 BOS NBA C 10 451 18.9 .406 .508 13.4 -0.3 2.2 1.9 .199
1964-65 30 BOS NBA C 12 561 20.9 .540 .507 16.6 1.0 2.4 3.3 .286
1965-66 31 BOS NBA C 17 814 20.2 .514 .471 14.2 1.0 2.2 3.2 .191
1966-67 32 BOS NBA C 9 390 15.3 .436 .605 14.8 0.0 0.7 0.7 .090
1967-68 33 BOS NBA C 19 869 16.7 .458 .537 14.3 0.1 1.6 1.6 .091
1968-69 34 BOS NBA C 18 829 15.3 .448 .445 15.1 0.2 1.2 1.4 .082
13 Yrs 165 7497 19.4 .474 .474 13.3 6.0 21.8 27.8 .178

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where was Bill Russell born?

Bill Russell was born in Monroe, Louisiana.

When was Bill Russell born?

Bill Russell was born on February 12, 1934.

How tall was Bill Russell?

Bill Russell was 6-10 (208 cm) tall.

How much did Bill Russell weigh when playing?

Bill Russell weighed 215 lbs (97 kg) when playing.

Is Bill Russell in the Hall of Fame?

Bill Russell was inducted to the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1975 and Coach in 2021 (Full List) .

When was Bill Russell drafted?

Bill Russell was drafted by St. Louis Hawks, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 1956 NBA Draft.

What position did Bill Russell play?

Center.

When did Bill Russell retire?

Bill Russell last played in 1969.

What did Bill Russell average?

Bill Russell averaged 15.1 points, 22.5 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game.

How many rings does Bill Russell have?

Bill Russell won 11 championships.

What was Bill Russell's Twitter account?

Bill Russell was on Twitter at realbillrussell.

What schools did Bill Russell attend?

Bill Russell attended McClymonds in Oakland, California and San Francisco.

What are Bill Russell's nicknames?

Russ, Whiskers, Willie, Bill the Hill, The Stuffer are nicknames for Bill Russell.

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