Dick Barnett vs. Bill Russell Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Russell and Dick Barnett, 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.
Dick Barnett played 14 years in the NBA, 1 more than Bill Russell, who played 13. Dick Barnett had the first of his seasons in 1959-60, while Bill Russell had his rookie season in 1956-57. 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 |
Dick Barnett |
14 |
11 |
1959-60 to 1973-74 |
Bill Russell |
13 |
13 |
1956-57 to 1968-69 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
57 |
21.7 |
12.4 |
- |
- |
2.7 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
5.1 |
12.3 |
.412 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.2 |
.711 |
Bill Russell |
48 |
35.3 |
14.7 |
- |
- |
19.6 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
5.8 |
13.5 |
.427 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
6.4 |
.492 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
3 |
21.3 |
10.0 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
4.0 |
12.7 |
.316 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.3 |
.857 |
Bill Russell |
10 |
40.9 |
13.9 |
- |
- |
24.4 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.4 |
14.8 |
.365 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
6.1 |
.508 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
78 |
26.5 |
16.9 |
- |
- |
3.6 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
6.9 |
15.3 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.3 |
.712 |
Bill Russell |
69 |
38.3 |
16.6 |
- |
- |
22.7 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
6.6 |
15.0 |
.442 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
6.4 |
.519 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
8 |
28.3 |
15.5 |
- |
- |
4.5 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
6.1 |
14.0 |
.438 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.5 |
.722 |
Bill Russell |
9 |
39.4 |
15.1 |
- |
- |
24.6 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
5.3 |
14.8 |
.361 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
7.3 |
.606 |
Note: Dick Barnett didn't play in 1961-62.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
80 |
31.8 |
18.0 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
6.8 |
14.5 |
.471 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.3 |
.815 |
Bill Russell |
70 |
42.6 |
16.7 |
- |
- |
23.0 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
6.5 |
14.2 |
.457 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
6.1 |
.598 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
13 |
28.5 |
16.8 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
5.5 |
11.6 |
.470 |
- |
- |
- |
5.9 |
7.5 |
.794 |
Bill Russell |
11 |
45.1 |
15.5 |
- |
- |
27.7 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
5.9 |
14.5 |
.409 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
6.1 |
.612 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
78 |
33.6 |
18.4 |
- |
- |
3.2 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
6.9 |
15.3 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.8 |
.773 |
Bill Russell |
74 |
42.5 |
18.2 |
- |
- |
24.0 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
7.5 |
16.1 |
.467 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
5.3 |
.612 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
5 |
30.8 |
13.8 |
- |
- |
1.6 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.2 |
10.4 |
.404 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
6.4 |
.844 |
Bill Russell |
13 |
44.0 |
18.5 |
- |
- |
25.8 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
7.2 |
15.8 |
.456 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.8 |
.707 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
74 |
27.4 |
13.8 |
- |
- |
2.7 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
5.1 |
12.3 |
.413 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.6 |
.799 |
Bill Russell |
78 |
44.3 |
16.9 |
- |
- |
23.9 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
6.8 |
16.0 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
6.0 |
.550 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
10 |
28.7 |
17.5 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
7.2 |
15.0 |
.480 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.9 |
.795 |
Bill Russell |
10 |
46.2 |
19.1 |
- |
- |
29.9 |
4.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
7.3 |
17.1 |
.427 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
8.6 |
.523 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
75 |
34.5 |
23.1 |
- |
- |
4.1 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
8.4 |
17.9 |
.469 |
- |
- |
- |
6.2 |
8.1 |
.772 |
Bill Russell |
76 |
45.2 |
18.9 |
- |
- |
23.6 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
7.6 |
16.6 |
.457 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
6.3 |
.595 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Russell |
14 |
48.0 |
22.4 |
- |
- |
26.4 |
5.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
8.3 |
18.1 |
.458 |
- |
- |
- |
5.9 |
8.1 |
.726 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
67 |
29.4 |
17.0 |
- |
- |
3.4 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
6.8 |
14.2 |
.478 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.4 |
.783 |
Bill Russell |
78 |
44.9 |
16.8 |
- |
- |
23.6 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
6.6 |
15.2 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
6.6 |
.555 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Russell |
13 |
47.5 |
20.3 |
- |
- |
25.1 |
5.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
7.4 |
16.3 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
8.4 |
.661 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
81 |
30.7 |
18.0 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
6.9 |
14.3 |
.482 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
5.4 |
.780 |
Bill Russell |
78 |
44.6 |
15.0 |
- |
- |
24.7 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
6.0 |
13.8 |
.433 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
5.5 |
.550 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
6 |
35.2 |
23.8 |
- |
- |
4.5 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
10.2 |
19.5 |
.521 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.8 |
.724 |
Bill Russell |
10 |
45.1 |
13.1 |
- |
- |
27.2 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.7 |
13.2 |
.356 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
6.7 |
.552 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
82 |
36.0 |
17.6 |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
6.9 |
14.9 |
.463 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.9 |
.774 |
Bill Russell |
78 |
44.4 |
14.1 |
- |
- |
24.1 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
5.5 |
12.6 |
.438 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
5.5 |
.573 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
10 |
40.2 |
16.7 |
- |
- |
3.5 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
6.5 |
16.3 |
.399 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.4 |
.685 |
Bill Russell |
12 |
46.8 |
16.5 |
- |
- |
25.2 |
6.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
6.6 |
12.5 |
.527 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
6.3 |
.526 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
82 |
33.8 |
14.9 |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
6.0 |
12.7 |
.475 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
4.0 |
.714 |
Bill Russell |
78 |
43.4 |
12.9 |
- |
- |
22.8 |
4.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
5.0 |
12.1 |
.415 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
5.2 |
.551 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
19 |
37.6 |
16.9 |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
6.9 |
14.7 |
.468 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.0 |
.776 |
Bill Russell |
17 |
47.9 |
19.1 |
- |
- |
25.2 |
5.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
7.3 |
15.4 |
.475 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
7.2 |
.618 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
82 |
34.7 |
15.5 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
6.6 |
14.4 |
.456 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.4 |
.694 |
Bill Russell |
81 |
40.7 |
13.3 |
- |
- |
21.0 |
5.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.9 |
10.7 |
.454 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.8 |
.610 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
12 |
37.9 |
19.5 |
- |
- |
3.2 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
7.9 |
16.6 |
.477 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.3 |
.698 |
Bill Russell |
9 |
43.3 |
10.6 |
- |
- |
22.0 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
3.4 |
9.6 |
.360 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.8 |
.635 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
79 |
28.6 |
12.2 |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
5.1 |
11.6 |
.437 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.753 |
Bill Russell |
78 |
37.9 |
12.5 |
- |
- |
18.6 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.7 |
11.0 |
.425 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
5.9 |
.537 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
12 |
10.9 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
0.7 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
1.9 |
4.1 |
.469 |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.417 |
Bill Russell |
19 |
45.7 |
14.4 |
- |
- |
22.8 |
5.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.2 |
12.7 |
.409 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
6.8 |
.585 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
51 |
10.1 |
3.8 |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
.389 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.533 |
Bill Russell |
77 |
42.7 |
9.9 |
- |
- |
19.3 |
4.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.6 |
8.4 |
.433 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
5.0 |
.526 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
4 |
4.3 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
0 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Bill Russell |
18 |
46.1 |
10.8 |
- |
- |
20.5 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.3 |
10.1 |
.423 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
4.5 |
.506 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
5 |
11.6 |
4.4 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
2.0 |
5.2 |
.385 |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.667 |
Bill Russell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dick Barnett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Russell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |