Last played for the Boston Celtics, 1968-69
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 |  BOS | 14.7 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.0 | 35.3 | 48 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 16.6 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.5 | 38.3 | 69 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 16.7 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.3 | 42.6 | 70 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 18.2 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.6 | 42.5 | 74 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 16.9 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.4 | 44.3 | 78 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 18.9 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.9 | 45.2 | 76 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 16.8 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.4 | 44.9 | 78 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 15.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.1 | 44.6 | 78 |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 14.1 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.2 | 44.4 | 78 |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 12.9 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.8 | 43.4 | 78 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 13.3 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 40.7 | 81 |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 12.5 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.1 | 37.9 | 78 |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 9.9 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.7 | 42.7 | 77 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | BOS | 706 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 0 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 1,142 | 0 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 456 | 0 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 1,168 | 0 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 456 | 0 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 1,350 | 0 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 555 | 0 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 1,322 | 0 | 268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 532 | 0 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 1,436 | 0 | 341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 575 | 0 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 1,309 | 0 | 348 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 511 | 0 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 1,168 | 0 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 466 | 0 |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 1,102 | 0 | 410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 429 | 0 |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 1,005 | 0 | 371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 391 | 0 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 1,075 | 0 | 472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 395 | 0 |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 977 | 0 | 357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 0 |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 762 | 0 | 374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | BOS | 15.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.0 | 35.3 | 48 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 15.6 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.5 | 38.3 | 69 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 14.1 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.3 | 42.6 | 70 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 15.4 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.6 | 42.5 | 74 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 13.7 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.4 | 44.3 | 78 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 15.1 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.9 | 45.2 | 76 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 13.5 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.4 | 44.9 | 78 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 12.1 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.1 | 44.6 | 78 |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 11.4 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.2 | 44.4 | 78 |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 10.7 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.8 | 43.4 | 78 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 11.8 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 40.7 | 81 |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 11.9 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.1 | 37.9 | 78 |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 8.3 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.7 | 42.7 | 77 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Bill Russell played 13 seasons for the Celtics. He scored 14,522 points with 0 rebounds and 4,100 assists in 963 games — 15.1 points, 0.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. His best season was 1961-62: 1,436 points, 0 rebounds and 341 assists.
13 seasons, 13 postseasons, 1956-57 to 1968-69
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.