Bill Russell
- Seasons
- 1956-57 to 1968-69
- Position
- C
- Height
- 6′10″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Born
- Feb 12, 1934
- College
- San Francisco
- Draft
- 1956, round 1, pick 2
11Championships
5MVP awards
11All-League teams
12All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 18.9
- True shooting
- .471
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 163.4
- WS per 48
- .193
- Box plus/minus
- –
- VORP
- –
- Best season, WS
- 17.3
- Best season, BPM
- –
- MVP vote shares
- 4.85
- Finals appearances
- 12
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 4 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | BOS | 22 | 48 | 1,695 | 21.1 | .450 | .427 | – | 1.6 | 4.6 | 6.2 | .176 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 23 | 69 | 2,640 | 22.8 | .465 | .442 | – | 3.7 | 7.7 | 11.3 | .206 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 24 | 70 | 2,979 | 20.7 | .493 | .457 | – | 4.7 | 8.2 | 12.9 | .208 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 25 | 74 | 3,146 | 20.2 | .496 | .467 | – | 4.9 | 8.9 | 13.8 | .211 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 26 | 78 | 3,458 | 18.1 | .454 | .426 | – | 1.7 | 11.3 | 13.0 | .181 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 27 | 76 | 3,433 | 19.6 | .489 | .457 | – | 3.9 | 11.6 | 15.5 | .217 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 28 | 78 | 3,500 | 18.2 | .464 | .432 | – | 1.0 | 12.6 | 13.5 | .185 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 29 | 78 | 3,482 | 19.3 | .461 | .433 | – | 1.3 | 16.0 | 17.3 | .238 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 30 | 78 | 3,466 | 19.5 | .472 | .438 | – | 2.4 | 14.4 | 16.9 | .233 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 31 | 78 | 3,386 | 17.3 | .448 | .415 | – | 0.3 | 11.4 | 11.7 | .165 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 32 | 81 | 3,297 | 18.6 | .500 | .454 | – | 3.0 | 9.2 | 12.2 | .178 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 33 | 78 | 2,953 | 17.0 | .461 | .425 | – | 0.4 | 7.8 | 8.2 | .133 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 34 | 77 | 3,291 | 15.2 | .467 | .433 | – | 1.0 | 9.9 | 10.9 | .159 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.