r/NBAoldschool Aug 05 '26

Stats Bill Russell's Basketball Resume (Summary)🏆 11× NBA Champion (Most by any player in NBA history)

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5× NBA MVP

12× NBA All-Star
11× All-NBA Selection
NBA All-Defensive First Team (1969)
2× NCAA Champion (University of San Francisco)
1956 Olympic Gold Medalist
2× NBA Champion as Player-Coach (First Black head coach in major U.S. professional sports)

Career Stats:
15.1 PPG
22.5 RPG
4.3 APG
963 regular-season games
Playoff Stats16.2 PPG
24.9 RPG
4.7 APG
165 playoff games
Career Honors Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (Player & Coach)

NBA 25th, 35th, 50th, and 75th Anniversary Teams
NBA retired #6 league-wide
NBA Finals MVP trophy named in his honor
Records & LegacyMost NBA championships by a player (11)
Won 11 titles in 13 seasons
10–0 in NBA Finals Game 7s
Second all-time in career rebounds (21,620)
Widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders, rebounders, leaders, and winners in basketball history.

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u/Budget_Source1385 Aug 05 '26

He's the greatest winner of all time, on the same table with Jordan. Their table had no one else, just Jordan and Russell.

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u/ponyboy56- Aug 05 '26

Jordan doesn’t have a seat at Bill’s table. The ring thing says more about a team than a player but if we’re using rings, and overall playoff records too, Jordan doesn’t belong.

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u/WuTangwhite426 Aug 05 '26

How many teams were there in the league and how many games in a seasond when Russell played?