Cory Joseph vs. Bill Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Russell and Cory Joseph, 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.

Cory Joseph and Bill Russell both played 13 years in the NBA. Cory Joseph had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, 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
Cory Joseph	13	7	2011-12 to 2023-24
Bill Russell	13	13	1956-57 to 1968-69

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Cory Joseph	Bill Russell
Season	2011-12	1956-57
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	29	9.2	2.0	0.2	0.7	0.9	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.6	0.8	2.4	.314	0.1	0.5	.200	0.4	0.6	.647
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		%
Cory Joseph	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Russell	10	40.9	13.9	-	-	24.4	3.2	-	-	-	4.1	5.4	14.8	.365	-	-	-	3.1	6.1	.508


Season 2
	Cory Joseph	Bill Russell
Season	2012-13	1957-58
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Spurs Lost NBA Finals	Celtics 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		%
Cory Joseph	28	13.9	4.5	0.4	1.4	1.9	1.9	0.5	0.1	0.8	0.9	1.8	3.9	.464	0.2	0.8	.286	0.6	0.8	.857
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		%
Cory Joseph	20	9.6	3.0	0.4	1.2	1.6	1.2	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.8	1.3	2.8	.464	0.1	0.6	.182	0.3	0.6	.455
Bill Russell	9	39.4	15.1	-	-	24.6	2.7	-	-	-	2.7	5.3	14.8	.361	-	-	-	4.4	7.3	.606


Season 3
	Cory Joseph	Bill Russell
Season	2013-14	1958-59
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	68	13.8	5.0	0.5	1.1	1.6	1.7	0.5	0.2	0.6	1.2	1.9	3.9	.475	0.2	0.6	.316	1.2	1.4	.823
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		%
Cory Joseph	17	5.1	2.8	0.1	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.4	1.0	2.1	.486	0.0	0.2	.000	0.8	1.1	.778
Bill Russell	11	45.1	15.5	-	-	27.7	3.6	-	-	-	2.5	5.9	14.5	.409	-	-	-	3.7	6.1	.612


Season 4
	Cory Joseph	Bill Russell
Season	2014-15	1959-60
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	79	18.3	6.8	0.6	1.9	2.4	2.4	0.6	0.2	0.8	1.3	2.6	5.2	.504	0.2	0.6	.364	1.3	1.8	.734
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		%
Cory Joseph	4	5.5	2.8	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.3	1.5	.833	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.5	.500
Bill Russell	13	44.0	18.5	-	-	25.8	2.9	-	-	-	2.9	7.2	15.8	.456	-	-	-	4.1	5.8	.707


Season 5
	Cory Joseph	Bill Russell
Season	2015-16	1960-61
Team	Toronto Raptors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	80	25.6	8.5	0.5	2.1	2.6	3.1	0.8	0.3	1.3	1.6	3.2	7.3	.439	0.4	1.4	.273	1.7	2.2	.764
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		%
Cory Joseph	20	22.6	8.5	0.6	1.5	2.1	2.4	0.9	0.1	1.1	2.4	3.5	7.4	.466	0.4	1.2	.333	1.2	1.6	.750
Bill Russell	10	46.2	19.1	-	-	29.9	4.8	-	-	-	2.4	7.3	17.1	.427	-	-	-	4.5	8.6	.523


Season 6
	Cory Joseph	Bill Russell
Season	2016-17	1961-62
Team	Toronto Raptors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	80	25.0	9.3	0.6	2.3	2.9	3.3	0.8	0.2	1.4	1.8	3.7	8.3	.452	0.6	1.7	.356	1.2	1.5	.770
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		%
Cory Joseph	10	21.2	7.9	0.4	1.7	2.1	3.1	0.4	0.2	1.4	1.7	3.1	7.1	.437	0.9	2.2	.409	0.8	0.8	1.000
Bill Russell	14	48.0	22.4	-	-	26.4	5.0	-	-	-	3.5	8.3	18.1	.458	-	-	-	5.9	8.1	.726


Season 7
	Cory Joseph	Bill Russell
Season	2017-18	1962-63
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	82	27.0	7.9	0.5	2.7	3.2	3.2	1.0	0.2	1.1	1.7	3.1	7.4	.424	0.8	2.3	.353	0.9	1.1	.745
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		%
Cory Joseph	7	20.4	4.7	0.3	2.1	2.4	3.0	1.3	0.3	0.6	1.4	1.7	4.7	.364	0.4	1.6	.273	0.9	0.9	1.000
Bill Russell	13	47.5	20.3	-	-	25.1	5.1	-	-	-	2.8	7.4	16.3	.453	-	-	-	5.5	8.4	.661


Season 8
	Cory Joseph	Bill Russell
Season	2018-19	1963-64
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	82	25.2	6.5	0.5	2.9	3.4	3.9	1.1	0.3	1.0	1.6	2.8	6.7	.412	0.7	2.1	.322	0.4	0.5	.698
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		%
Cory Joseph	4	21.3	7.5	0.3	1.5	1.8	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	1.8	3.0	6.0	.500	1.0	2.3	.444	0.5	0.5	1.000
Bill Russell	10	45.1	13.1	-	-	27.2	4.4	-	-	-	3.3	4.7	13.2	.356	-	-	-	3.7	6.7	.552


Season 9
	Cory Joseph	Bill Russell
Season	2019-20	1964-65
Team	Sacramento Kings	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	72	24.4	6.4	0.6	2.0	2.6	3.5	0.7	0.3	1.1	1.8	2.4	5.7	.415	0.8	2.2	.352	0.8	1.0	.857
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		%
Cory Joseph	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Russell	12	46.8	16.5	-	-	25.2	6.3	-	-	-	3.6	6.6	12.5	.527	-	-	-	3.3	6.3	.526


Season 10
	Cory Joseph	Bill Russell
Season	2020-21	1965-66
Team	Sacramento Kings, Detroit Pistons	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	63	23.0	8.2	0.6	2.0	2.5	3.4	1.0	0.3	1.3	2.2	3.2	6.8	.469	0.7	2.1	.341	1.1	1.4	.818
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		%
Cory Joseph	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Russell	17	47.9	19.1	-	-	25.2	5.0	-	-	-	3.5	7.3	15.4	.475	-	-	-	4.5	7.2	.618


Season 11
	Cory Joseph	Bill Russell
Season	2021-22	1966-67
Team	Detroit Pistons	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Div 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		%
Cory Joseph	65	24.6	8.0	0.4	2.2	2.7	3.6	0.6	0.3	1.3	2.3	2.7	6.2	.445	1.0	2.4	.414	1.5	1.7	.885
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		%
Cory Joseph	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Russell	9	43.3	10.6	-	-	22.0	5.6	-	-	-	3.6	3.4	9.6	.360	-	-	-	3.7	5.8	.635


Season 12
	Cory Joseph	Bill Russell
Season	2022-23	1967-68
Team	Detroit Pistons	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	62	19.8	6.9	0.3	1.4	1.7	3.5	0.5	0.1	0.9	1.4	2.4	5.7	.427	1.1	2.9	.389	0.9	1.2	.792
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		%
Cory Joseph	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Russell	19	45.7	14.4	-	-	22.8	5.2	-	-	-	3.8	5.2	12.7	.409	-	-	-	4.0	6.8	.585


Season 13
	Cory Joseph	Bill Russell
Season	2023-24	1968-69
Team	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cory Joseph	26	11.4	2.4	0.2	0.9	1.2	1.6	0.2	0.1	0.5	1.0	0.9	2.5	.359	0.5	1.6	.310	0.2	0.3	.571
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		%
Cory Joseph	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Russell	18	46.1	10.8	-	-	20.5	5.4	-	-	-	3.6	4.3	10.1	.423	-	-	-	2.3	4.5	.506

Cory Joseph vs. Bill Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Russell and Cory Joseph, 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