Bill Russell vs. Eric Snow Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Eric Snow 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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 Eric Snow both played 13 years in the NBA. Bill Russell had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Eric Snow had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
Eric Snow	13	9	1995-96 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Bill Russell	Eric Snow
Season	1956-57	1995-96
Team	Boston Celtics	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Supersonics Lost NBA Finals

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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
Eric Snow	43	9.0	2.7	0.2	0.8	1.0	1.7	0.7	0.0	0.9	1.2	1.0	2.3	.420	0.0	0.2	.200	0.7	1.1	.592

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
Eric Snow	10	2.4	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.7	.143	0.0	0.2	.000	0.0	0.0	-


Season 2
	Bill Russell	Eric Snow
Season	1957-58	1996-97
Team	Boston Celtics	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis

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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
Eric Snow	67	11.6	3.0	0.3	0.8	1.0	2.4	0.6	0.0	0.7	1.4	1.1	2.4	.451	0.1	0.2	.267	0.7	1.0	.712

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
Eric Snow	8	6.0	1.6	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.6	1.4	.455	0.3	0.5	.500	0.1	0.3	.500


Season 3
	Bill Russell	Eric Snow
Season	1958-59	1997-98
Team	Boston Celtics	Seattle Supersonics, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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
Eric Snow	64	14.3	3.3	0.3	1.0	1.3	2.8	0.9	0.1	1.0	1.8	1.2	2.9	.429	0.0	0.3	.118	0.8	1.1	.690

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
Eric Snow	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Bill Russell	Eric Snow
Season	1959-60	1998-99
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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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
Eric Snow	48	35.8	8.6	0.5	2.9	3.4	6.3	2.1	0.0	2.3	3.1	3.1	7.3	.428	0.1	0.4	.238	2.3	3.1	.733

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
Eric Snow	8	38.1	12.4	0.4	3.8	4.1	7.1	1.0	0.1	3.1	3.3	4.6	11.0	.420	0.4	1.6	.231	2.8	3.4	.815


Season 5
	Bill Russell	Eric Snow
Season	1960-61	1999-00
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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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
Eric Snow	82	35.0	7.9	0.5	2.7	3.2	7.6	1.7	0.1	2.0	3.0	3.1	7.3	.430	0.1	0.5	.244	1.5	2.2	.712

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
Eric Snow	5	27.8	7.4	0.0	2.0	2.0	7.0	0.8	0.2	1.4	2.8	3.0	6.2	.484	0.6	0.8	.750	0.8	0.8	1.000


Season 6
	Bill Russell	Eric Snow
Season	1961-62	2000-01
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers Lost NBA Finals

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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
Eric Snow	50	34.8	9.8	0.5	2.8	3.3	7.4	1.5	0.1	2.5	2.5	3.6	8.7	.418	0.1	0.4	.263	2.4	3.1	.792

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
Eric Snow	23	31.2	9.3	1.1	2.6	3.7	4.5	1.2	0.1	2.0	2.7	3.8	9.1	.414	0.0	0.3	.000	1.7	2.4	.727


Season 7
	Bill Russell	Eric Snow
Season	1962-63	2001-02
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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
Eric Snow	61	36.5	12.1	0.5	3.0	3.5	6.6	1.6	0.1	2.3	2.7	4.5	10.2	.442	0.0	0.4	.111	3.0	3.7	.806

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
Eric Snow	5	34.2	10.8	0.6	3.8	4.4	5.4	1.2	0.0	3.0	2.6	3.6	11.2	.321	0.2	1.2	.167	3.4	4.4	.773


Season 8
	Bill Russell	Eric Snow
Season	1963-64	2002-03
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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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
Eric Snow	82	37.9	12.9	0.9	2.8	3.7	6.6	1.6	0.1	2.4	2.9	4.4	9.7	.452	0.1	0.4	.219	4.0	4.6	.858

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
Eric Snow	12	34.7	11.5	0.8	2.6	3.3	5.6	1.5	0.0	2.5	3.9	3.6	8.5	.422	0.1	0.8	.100	4.3	4.8	.879


Season 9
	Bill Russell	Eric Snow
Season	1964-65	2003-04
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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
Eric Snow	82	36.2	10.3	0.8	2.7	3.4	6.9	1.2	0.1	2.3	2.6	3.6	8.7	.413	0.0	0.2	.111	3.1	3.9	.797

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
Eric Snow	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Bill Russell	Eric Snow
Season	1965-66	2004-05
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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
Eric Snow	81	22.8	4.0	0.5	1.5	1.9	3.9	0.8	0.2	1.1	2.3	1.5	4.0	.382	0.2	0.6	.289	0.7	1.0	.738

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
Eric Snow	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Bill Russell	Eric Snow
Season	1966-67	2005-06
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis

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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
Eric Snow	82	28.7	4.8	0.5	2.0	2.4	4.2	0.9	0.2	1.4	2.7	2.0	4.9	.409	0.0	0.1	.100	0.8	1.1	.688

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
Eric Snow	13	31.4	6.6	0.8	2.5	3.3	2.8	0.8	0.2	1.6	2.8	2.5	5.8	.421	0.0	0.1	.000	1.7	2.2	.759


Season 12
	Bill Russell	Eric Snow
Season	1967-68	2006-07
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals

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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
Eric Snow	82	23.5	4.2	0.4	1.9	2.3	4.0	0.7	0.2	1.4	2.3	1.6	4.0	.417	0.0	0.0	.000	0.9	1.4	.637

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
Eric Snow	19	12.8	1.7	0.4	1.1	1.5	1.5	0.6	0.1	0.4	1.2	0.6	2.0	.316	0.0	0.2	.000	0.4	0.7	.571


Season 13
	Bill Russell	Eric Snow
Season	1968-69	2007-08
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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
Eric Snow	22	13.9	1.0	0.2	0.7	0.9	1.9	0.5	0.2	0.5	1.4	0.3	1.7	.158	0.0	0.1	.000	0.5	1.0	.455

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
Eric Snow	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Bill Russell vs. Eric Snow Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Eric Snow 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13