Bill Russell vs. Ralph Wells Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ralph Wells 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.
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 played 13 years in the NBA, 12 more than Ralph Wells, who played 1. Bill Russell had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Ralph Wells had his rookie season in 1962-63. 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 |
Ralph Wells |
1 |
0 |
1962-63 |
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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 |
Ralph Wells |
3 |
16.0 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
.143 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
2.3 |
.000 |
|
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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Ralph Wells |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |