Bill Russell vs. Scott Wedman Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scott Wedman and Bill Russell, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Bill Russell and Scott Wedman both played 13 years in the NBA. Bill Russell had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Scott Wedman had his rookie season in 1974-75. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Bill Russell |
13 |
13 |
1956-57 to 1968-69 |
Scott Wedman |
13 |
8 |
1974-75 to 1986-87 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
48 |
35.3 |
14.7 |
- |
- |
19.6 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
5.8 |
13.5 |
.427 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
6.4 |
.492 |
Scott Wedman |
80 |
31.9 |
11.1 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
- |
3.4 |
4.7 |
10.1 |
.465 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.1 |
.818 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
10 |
40.9 |
13.9 |
- |
- |
24.4 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.4 |
14.8 |
.365 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
6.1 |
.508 |
Scott Wedman |
6 |
38.3 |
11.0 |
1.7 |
4.2 |
5.8 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
- |
2.8 |
4.5 |
11.3 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
3.0 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
69 |
38.3 |
16.6 |
- |
- |
22.7 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
6.6 |
15.0 |
.442 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
6.4 |
.519 |
Scott Wedman |
82 |
36.2 |
15.5 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
7.4 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
- |
3.4 |
6.6 |
14.4 |
.456 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.780 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
9 |
39.4 |
15.1 |
- |
- |
24.6 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
5.3 |
14.8 |
.361 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
7.3 |
.606 |
Scott Wedman |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
70 |
42.6 |
16.7 |
- |
- |
23.0 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
6.5 |
14.2 |
.457 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
6.1 |
.598 |
Scott Wedman |
81 |
33.9 |
15.4 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
6.2 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
- |
2.8 |
6.4 |
14.0 |
.460 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.0 |
.855 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
11 |
45.1 |
15.5 |
- |
- |
27.7 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
5.9 |
14.5 |
.409 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
6.1 |
.612 |
Scott Wedman |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
74 |
42.5 |
18.2 |
- |
- |
24.0 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
7.5 |
16.1 |
.467 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
5.3 |
.612 |
Scott Wedman |
81 |
36.6 |
17.7 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
5.7 |
2.5 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
7.5 |
14.7 |
.509 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.1 |
.870 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
13 |
44.0 |
18.5 |
- |
- |
25.8 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
7.2 |
15.8 |
.456 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.8 |
.707 |
Scott Wedman |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
78 |
44.3 |
16.9 |
- |
- |
23.9 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
6.8 |
16.0 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
6.0 |
.550 |
Scott Wedman |
73 |
34.2 |
18.3 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
5.3 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
7.7 |
14.4 |
.534 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.7 |
.797 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
10 |
46.2 |
19.1 |
- |
- |
29.9 |
4.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
7.3 |
17.1 |
.427 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
8.6 |
.523 |
Scott Wedman |
5 |
34.8 |
19.2 |
2.6 |
4.8 |
7.4 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
7.2 |
15.6 |
.462 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
6.4 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
76 |
45.2 |
18.9 |
- |
- |
23.6 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
7.6 |
16.6 |
.457 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
6.3 |
.595 |
Scott Wedman |
68 |
34.5 |
19.0 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
5.7 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
8.4 |
16.4 |
.512 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.318 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.801 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
14 |
48.0 |
22.4 |
- |
- |
26.4 |
5.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
8.3 |
18.1 |
.458 |
- |
- |
- |
5.9 |
8.1 |
.726 |
Scott Wedman |
3 |
38.7 |
22.7 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
9.7 |
21.3 |
.453 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.667 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
.727 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
78 |
44.9 |
16.8 |
- |
- |
23.6 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
6.6 |
15.2 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
6.6 |
.555 |
Scott Wedman |
81 |
35.8 |
19.0 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
5.3 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
8.5 |
17.7 |
.477 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.325 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
.686 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
13 |
47.5 |
20.3 |
- |
- |
25.1 |
5.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
7.4 |
16.3 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
8.4 |
.661 |
Scott Wedman |
15 |
43.8 |
20.5 |
1.1 |
4.7 |
5.8 |
3.9 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
19.8 |
.434 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
.281 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
.714 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
78 |
44.6 |
15.0 |
- |
- |
24.7 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
6.0 |
13.8 |
.433 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
5.5 |
.550 |
Scott Wedman |
54 |
30.3 |
10.9 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
5.6 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
10.9 |
.441 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.217 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
.733 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
10 |
45.1 |
13.1 |
- |
- |
27.2 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.7 |
13.2 |
.356 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
6.7 |
.552 |
Scott Wedman |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
78 |
44.4 |
14.1 |
- |
- |
24.1 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
5.5 |
12.6 |
.438 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
5.5 |
.573 |
Scott Wedman |
75 |
23.9 |
11.2 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
10.5 |
.475 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.313 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.794 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
12 |
46.8 |
16.5 |
- |
- |
25.2 |
6.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
6.6 |
12.5 |
.527 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
6.3 |
.526 |
Scott Wedman |
6 |
11.0 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
.583 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
78 |
43.4 |
12.9 |
- |
- |
22.8 |
4.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
5.0 |
12.1 |
.415 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
5.2 |
.551 |
Scott Wedman |
68 |
13.5 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.154 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.829 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
17 |
47.9 |
19.1 |
- |
- |
25.2 |
5.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
7.3 |
15.4 |
.475 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
7.2 |
.618 |
Scott Wedman |
17 |
13.3 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
.417 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.571 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
81 |
40.7 |
13.3 |
- |
- |
21.0 |
5.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.9 |
10.7 |
.454 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.8 |
.610 |
Scott Wedman |
78 |
14.4 |
6.4 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
5.9 |
.478 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.764 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
9 |
43.3 |
10.6 |
- |
- |
22.0 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
3.4 |
9.6 |
.360 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.8 |
.635 |
Scott Wedman |
21 |
16.7 |
8.7 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
6.4 |
.545 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.455 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.684 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
78 |
37.9 |
12.5 |
- |
- |
18.6 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.7 |
11.0 |
.425 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
5.9 |
.537 |
Scott Wedman |
79 |
17.7 |
8.0 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
7.7 |
.473 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.354 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.662 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
19 |
45.7 |
14.4 |
- |
- |
22.8 |
5.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.2 |
12.7 |
.409 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
6.8 |
.585 |
Scott Wedman |
12 |
11.8 |
3.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
.392 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.500 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
77 |
42.7 |
9.9 |
- |
- |
19.3 |
4.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.6 |
8.4 |
.433 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
5.0 |
.526 |
Scott Wedman |
6 |
13.0 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
.333 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.500 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.500 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Russell |
18 |
46.1 |
10.8 |
- |
- |
20.5 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.3 |
10.1 |
.423 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
4.5 |
.506 |
Scott Wedman |
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