The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24

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Bill Russell

Boston Celtics · 1956-57–1968-69

×5MVP

11 All-NBA12 All-Star1 All-Def1 ASG MVP

Scoring

74th

Efficiency

42nd

Playmaking

91st

Rebounding

99th

Defense

0th

37

Career-high PTS

0

40-pt games

16

Triple-Dbls

963

Games

Per Game

	Games		Field Goals			3-Pointers			Shooting	Free Throws			Rebounds			Playmaking					Scoring	Awards
Season	GP	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
1956-57	48	17.7	5.8	7.9	43.6%	—	—	—	—	3.2	6.3	50.7%	—	—	18.6	1.2	—	—	—	3.0	14.7
1957-58	69	19.2	6.6	9.9	43.4%	—	—	—	—	3.3	6.4	52.0%	—	—	21.8	1.1	—	—	—	2.6	16.6	MVP NBA2 AS
1958-59	70	21.9	6.5	10.1	45.3%	—	—	—	—	3.7	6.1	60.0%	—	—	21.9	1.6	—	—	—	2.3	16.7	NBA1 AS
1959-60	74	25.9	7.5	12.4	46.2%	—	—	—	—	3.2	5.3	60.9%	—	—	23.9	2.1	—	—	—	2.8	18.2	NBA2 AS
1960-61	78	25.5	6.8	10.7	42.9%	—	—	—	—	3.3	5.9	55.1%	—	—	21.8	1.8	—	—	—	2.0	16.9	MVP NBA2 AS
1961-62	76	31.3	7.6	10.9	45.5%	—	—	—	—	3.8	6.3	59.6%	—	—	23.4	2.7	—	—	—	2.6	18.9	MVP NBA2 AS
1962-63	78	24.7	6.6	10.4	43.7%	—	—	—	—	3.7	6.7	55.2%	—	—	23.6	2.7	—	—	—	2.3	16.8	MVP NBA1 AS ASMVP
1963-64	78	28.8	6.0	10.8	41.6%	—	—	—	—	3.0	5.5	55.3%	—	—	24.4	3.6	—	—	—	2.4	15.0	NBA2 AS
1964-65	78	30.0	5.5	10.4	43.4%	—	—	—	—	3.1	5.4	57.5%	—	—	24.1	4.6	—	—	—	2.1	14.1	MVP NBA1 AS
1965-66	78	30.9	5.0	10.1	41.3%	—	—	—	—	2.9	5.1	56.0%	—	—	22.6	4.2	—	—	—	2.4	12.9	NBA2 AS
1966-67	81	29.0	4.9	8.9	44.9%	—	—	—	—	3.5	5.8	60.9%	—	—	21	5.9	—	—	—	2.7	13.3	NBA2 AS
1967-68	78	27.4	4.7	9.0	41.1%	—	—	—	—	3.2	5.9	53.5%	—	—	18.6	3.8	—	—	—	2.8	12.5	NBA2 AS
1968-69	77	32.8	3.6	7.2	43.9%	—	—	—	—	2.6	5	53.0%	—	—	19.3	4.1	—	—	—	2.8	9.9	AS DEF1
Career	963	26.9	5.9	10.0	43.6%	—	—	—	—	3.3	5.8	56.3%	—	—	22.0	3.1	—	—	—	2.5	15.1
13 yrs	963	26.9	5.9	10.0	43.6%	—	—	—	—	3.3	5.8	56.3%	—	—	22.0	3.1	—	—	—	2.5	15.1

Advanced

	Shooting				Usage			Rebound %			Value						Impact		Clutch
Season	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	USG%	AST%	TOV%	OREB%	DREB%	TRB%	PER	WS	WS/48	BPM	VORP	PIE	On/Off	+/-	Clutch PTS	Clutch TS%
1956-57	46.2%	—	—	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1957-58	46.3%	—	—	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1958-59	48.5%	—	—	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1959-60	49.4%	—	—	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1960-61	45.2%	—	—	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1961-62	48.2%	—	—	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1962-63	46.8%	—	—	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1963-64	44.9%	—	—	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1964-65	47.1%	—	—	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1965-66	45.0%	—	—	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1966-67	49.3%	—	—	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1967-68	44.7%	—	—	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1968-69	47.5%	—	—	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	46.9%	—	—	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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