Terry Rozier vs. Bill Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Russell and Terry Rozier, 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.

Terry Rozier played 10 years in the NBA, 3 less than Bill Russell, who played 13. Terry Rozier had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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 achievements, 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
Terry Rozier	10	4	2015-16 to 2024-25
Bill Russell	13	13	1956-57 to 1968-69

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Terry Rozier	Bill Russell
Season	2015-16	1956-57
Team	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Terry Rozier	39	8.0	1.8	0.6	1.0	1.6	0.9	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.6	0.7	2.7	.274	0.2	0.7	.222	0.2	0.3	.800
difference:	+9	+27.3	+12.9			+18.0	+0.9				-2.4	+5.1	+10.8	+.153				+3.0	+6.1	+.308
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		%
Terry Rozier	5	19.8	4.8	0.6	2.8	3.4	1.2	0.2	0.6	0.4	1.0	1.8	4.6	.391	0.8	2.2	.364	0.4	0.4	1.000
difference:	+5	+21.1	+9.1			+21.0	+2.0				-3.1	+3.6	+10.2	+.026				+2.7	+5.7	+.492
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
	Terry Rozier	Bill Russell
Season	2016-17	1957-58
Team	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Terry Rozier	74	17.1	5.5	0.5	2.5	3.1	1.8	0.6	0.1	0.6	0.9	2.0	5.6	.367	0.8	2.4	.318	0.7	0.9	.773
difference:	+5	+21.2	+11.1			+19.6	+1.1				-1.7	+4.6	+9.4	+.075				+2.6	+5.5	+.254
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		%
Terry Rozier	17	16.3	5.6	0.7	1.9	2.6	1.9	0.6	0.2	0.6	1.2	1.9	4.8	.402	0.8	2.2	.368	0.9	1.2	.800
difference:	+8	+23.1	+9.5			+22.0	+0.8				-1.5	+3.4	+10.0	+.041				+3.5	+6.1	+.194
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
	Terry Rozier	Bill Russell
Season	2017-18	1958-59
Team	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Terry Rozier	80	25.9	11.3	0.8	3.9	4.7	2.9	1.0	0.2	1.0	1.5	4.0	10.0	.395	1.9	5.0	.381	1.4	1.9	.772
difference:	+10	+16.7	+5.4			+18.3	+0.3				-0.8	+2.5	+4.2	+.062				+2.3	+4.2	+.174
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		%
Terry Rozier	19	36.6	16.5	0.4	4.8	5.3	5.7	1.3	0.3	1.2	2.0	5.7	14.0	.406	2.7	7.7	.347	2.4	2.9	.821
difference:	+8	+8.5	+1.0			+22.4	+2.1				-0.5	+0.2	+0.5	+.003				+1.3	+3.2	+.209
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
	Terry Rozier	Bill Russell
Season	2018-19	1959-60
Team	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Terry Rozier	79	22.7	9.0	0.4	3.5	3.9	2.9	0.9	0.3	0.9	1.3	3.3	8.4	.387	1.5	4.3	.353	0.9	1.2	.785
difference:	+5	+19.8	+9.2			+20.1	+0.8				-1.5	+4.2	+7.7	+.080				+2.3	+4.1	+.173
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		%
Terry Rozier	9	18.0	6.4	0.4	3.9	4.3	1.9	0.4	0.2	1.1	1.7	2.1	6.6	.322	0.9	3.8	.235	1.3	1.8	.750
difference:	+4	+26.0	+12.1			+21.5	+1.0				-1.2	+5.1	+9.2	+.134				+2.8	+4.0	+.043
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
	Terry Rozier	Bill Russell
Season	2019-20	1960-61
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Terry Rozier	63	34.3	18.0	0.8	3.6	4.4	4.1	1.0	0.2	2.2	2.0	6.3	14.9	.423	2.7	6.7	.407	2.6	3.0	.874
difference:	+15	+10.0	+1.1			+19.5	+0.7					+0.5	+1.1	+.003				+0.7	+3.0	+.324
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		%
Terry Rozier	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Terry Rozier	Bill Russell
Season	2020-21	1961-62
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Terry Rozier	69	34.5	20.4	0.7	3.7	4.4	4.2	1.3	0.4	1.9	1.7	7.4	16.4	.450	3.2	8.3	.389	2.4	2.9	.817
difference:	+7	+10.7	+1.5			+19.2	+0.3				-1.0	+0.2	+0.2	+.007				+1.4	+3.4	+.222
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		%
Terry Rozier	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Terry Rozier	Bill Russell
Season	2021-22	1962-63
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Terry Rozier	73	33.7	19.3	0.8	3.5	4.3	4.5	1.3	0.3	1.3	1.6	7.1	16.0	.444	3.0	8.1	.374	2.1	2.4	.852
difference:	+5	+11.2	+2.5			+19.3					-0.8	+0.5	+0.8	+.012				+1.6	+4.2	+.297
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		%
Terry Rozier	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Terry Rozier	Bill Russell
Season	2022-23	1963-64
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Terry Rozier	63	35.3	21.1	0.8	3.3	4.1	5.1	1.2	0.3	2.1	1.9	7.8	18.9	.415	2.6	8.0	.327	2.8	3.5	.809
difference:	+15	+9.3	+6.1			+20.6	+0.4				-0.5	+1.8	+5.1	+.018				+0.2	+2.0	+.259
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		%
Terry Rozier	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Terry Rozier	Bill Russell
Season	2023-24	1964-65
Team	Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat	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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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Terry Rozier	61	33.4	19.8	0.6	3.5	4.0	5.6	1.0	0.3	1.7	1.7	7.2	16.4	.443	2.4	6.7	.363	2.8	3.2	.869
difference:	+17	+11.0	+5.7			+20.1	+0.3				-0.9	+1.7	+3.8	+.005				+0.3	+2.3	+.296
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		%
Terry Rozier	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Terry Rozier	Bill Russell
Season	2024-25	1965-66
Team	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Terry Rozier	64	25.9	10.6	0.7	3.0	3.7	2.6	0.6	0.2	1.2	1.1	3.9	9.9	.391	1.4	4.8	.295	1.4	1.7	.852
difference:	+14	+17.5	+2.3			+19.1	+2.2				-1.7	+1.1	+2.2	+.024				+1.5	+3.5	+.301
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		%
Terry Rozier	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Russell	17	47.9	19.1	-	-	25.2	5.0	-	-	-	3.5	7.3	15.4	.475	-	-	-	4.5	7.2	.618


Additional Years
* Bill Russell played 3 seasons more than Terry Rozier in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 11 to 13, from 1967 to 1969—Bill Russell played in 3 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 3 extra years over Terry Rozier, Bill Russell got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-Defensive First Team 3 All-Star Game

Terry Rozier vs. Bill Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Russell and Terry Rozier, 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

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years