Bill Russell vs. Damon Stoudamire Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Damon Stoudamire 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 Damon Stoudamire both played 13 years in the NBA. Bill Russell had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Damon Stoudamire 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
Damon Stoudamire	13	7	1995-96 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Bill Russell	Damon Stoudamire
Season	1956-57	1995-96
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
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	48	35.3	14.7	-	-	19.6	1.8	-	-	-	3.0	5.8	13.5	.427	-	-	-	3.2	6.4	.492
Damon Stoudamire	70	40.9	19.0	0.8	3.2	4.0	9.3	1.4	0.3	3.8	2.4	6.9	16.1	.426	1.9	4.8	.395	3.4	4.2	.797

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
Damon Stoudamire	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Bill Russell	Damon Stoudamire
Season	1957-58	1996-97
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	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	69	38.3	16.6	-	-	22.7	2.9	-	-	-	2.6	6.6	15.0	.442	-	-	-	3.3	6.4	.519
Damon Stoudamire	81	40.9	20.2	1.1	3.0	4.1	8.8	1.5	0.2	3.6	2.0	7.0	17.4	.401	2.2	6.1	.355	4.1	5.0	.823

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
Damon Stoudamire	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Bill Russell	Damon Stoudamire
Season	1958-59	1997-98
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers Lost West 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	70	42.6	16.7	-	-	23.0	3.2	-	-	-	2.3	6.5	14.2	.457	-	-	-	3.7	6.1	.598
Damon Stoudamire	71	40.0	17.3	1.2	3.0	4.2	8.2	1.6	0.1	3.1	2.1	6.3	15.4	.411	1.3	4.3	.299	3.4	4.0	.829

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
Damon Stoudamire	4	41.8	17.8	1.5	2.8	4.3	9.5	1.3	0.3	4.0	3.3	6.3	15.8	.397	2.0	5.5	.364	3.3	3.3	1.000


Season 4
	Bill Russell	Damon Stoudamire
Season	1959-60	1998-99
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 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	74	42.5	18.2	-	-	24.0	3.7	-	-	-	2.8	7.5	16.1	.467	-	-	-	3.2	5.3	.612
Damon Stoudamire	50	33.5	12.6	0.8	2.5	3.3	6.2	1.0	0.1	2.2	1.6	5.0	12.6	.396	0.9	2.8	.310	1.8	2.4	.730

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
Damon Stoudamire	13	31.0	10.2	0.5	2.6	3.2	5.6	0.6	0.1	2.9	2.4	3.8	9.9	.380	0.8	1.7	.455	1.8	2.6	.706


Season 5
	Bill Russell	Damon Stoudamire
Season	1960-61	1999-00
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 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	44.3	16.9	-	-	23.9	3.4	-	-	-	2.0	6.8	16.0	.426	-	-	-	3.3	6.0	.550
Damon Stoudamire	78	30.4	12.5	0.8	2.3	3.1	5.2	1.0	0.0	1.9	2.2	4.9	11.5	.432	1.0	2.7	.377	1.6	1.9	.841

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
Damon Stoudamire	16	27.9	8.9	0.5	2.1	2.6	3.6	0.5	0.3	1.2	2.7	3.5	8.4	.415	0.6	1.9	.333	1.3	1.5	.833


Season 6
	Bill Russell	Damon Stoudamire
Season	1961-62	2000-01
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers Lost West 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	76	45.2	18.9	-	-	23.6	4.5	-	-	-	2.7	7.6	16.6	.457	-	-	-	3.8	6.3	.595
Damon Stoudamire	82	32.4	13.0	0.8	2.9	3.7	5.7	1.3	0.1	2.3	2.5	5.0	11.4	.434	1.0	2.7	.374	2.1	2.5	.831

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
Damon Stoudamire	3	38.0	17.7	0.3	2.7	3.0	4.3	0.7	0.3	3.0	2.0	6.3	15.3	.413	0.7	4.3	.154	4.3	4.3	1.000


Season 7
	Bill Russell	Damon Stoudamire
Season	1962-63	2001-02
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers Lost West 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
Damon Stoudamire	75	37.3	13.5	1.0	2.9	3.9	6.5	0.9	0.1	2.0	2.0	4.9	12.2	.402	1.4	3.9	.353	2.3	2.6	.888

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
Damon Stoudamire	3	33.3	5.0	0.3	2.0	2.3	3.3	0.7	0.0	1.3	1.7	1.7	7.3	.227	1.0	1.3	.750	0.7	1.0	.667


Season 8
	Bill Russell	Damon Stoudamire
Season	1963-64	2002-03
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers Lost West 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	44.6	15.0	-	-	24.7	4.7	-	-	-	2.4	6.0	13.8	.433	-	-	-	3.0	5.5	.550
Damon Stoudamire	59	22.3	6.9	0.7	1.9	2.6	3.5	0.7	0.1	1.4	1.1	2.6	7.0	.376	0.7	1.9	.386	0.9	1.1	.791

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
Damon Stoudamire	7	33.3	15.3	1.0	4.1	5.1	5.6	0.9	0.3	1.7	3.1	5.1	11.3	.456	2.1	4.4	.484	2.9	3.0	.952


Season 9
	Bill Russell	Damon Stoudamire
Season	1964-65	2003-04
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
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
Damon Stoudamire	82	38.0	13.4	0.6	3.1	3.8	6.1	1.2	0.1	2.2	2.1	5.0	12.4	.401	1.9	5.2	.365	1.5	1.8	.876

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
Damon Stoudamire	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Bill Russell	Damon Stoudamire
Season	1965-66	2004-05
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
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
Damon Stoudamire	81	34.1	15.8	0.7	3.1	3.8	5.7	1.1	0.0	2.0	2.0	5.6	14.4	.392	2.2	6.0	.369	2.2	2.5	.915

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
Damon Stoudamire	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Bill Russell	Damon Stoudamire
Season	1966-67	2005-06
Team	Boston Celtics	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	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	81	40.7	13.3	-	-	21.0	5.8	-	-	-	3.2	4.9	10.7	.454	-	-	-	3.5	5.8	.610
Damon Stoudamire	27	31.9	11.7	0.9	2.7	3.5	4.7	0.7	0.0	2.0	1.8	4.2	10.6	.397	1.3	3.9	.346	2.0	2.3	.855

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
Damon Stoudamire	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Bill Russell	Damon Stoudamire
Season	1967-68	2006-07
Team	Boston Celtics	Memphis Grizzlies
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	37.9	12.5	-	-	18.6	4.6	-	-	-	3.1	4.7	11.0	.425	-	-	-	3.2	5.9	.537
Damon Stoudamire	62	24.2	7.5	0.5	1.7	2.2	4.8	0.8	0.0	1.6	1.5	2.8	7.0	.391	1.0	2.8	.337	1.1	1.3	.795

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
Damon Stoudamire	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Bill Russell	Damon Stoudamire
Season	1968-69	2007-08
Team	Boston Celtics	Memphis Grizzlies, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Spurs Lost West Conf 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	77	42.7	9.9	-	-	19.3	4.9	-	-	-	3.0	3.6	8.4	.433	-	-	-	2.6	5.0	.526
Damon Stoudamire	60	17.3	5.3	0.3	1.6	2.0	2.8	0.5	0.0	1.3	1.3	2.0	5.6	.356	0.8	2.5	.336	0.5	0.6	.794

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
Damon Stoudamire	7	5.0	1.9	0.3	0.7	1.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.7	2.1	.333	0.1	0.6	.250	0.3	0.4	.667

Bill Russell vs. Damon Stoudamire Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Damon Stoudamire 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