NBA titles
11
MVP awards
5
All-Star selections
12
Career rebounds
21,620
Rebounds per game
22.5
Olympic golds
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 96
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 97
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 19.6 | |
| 1957 | 22.7 | |
| 1958 | 23 | |
| 1959 | 23.6 | |
| 1960 | 24 | |
| 1961 | 23.6 | |
| 1962 | 23.6 | |
| 1963 | 24.7 | |
| 1964 | 24.1 | |
| 1965 | 22.8 | |
| 1966 | 21 | |
| 1967 | 18.6 | |
| 1968 | 19.3 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bill Russell ranks #6 in Basketball
Bill Russell ranks #6 in Basketball and #40 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 92.5/100.
The verified career covers 1956–1969 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Honours the strongest category at 97/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles 11, MVP awards 5, All-Star selections 12, Career rebounds 21620.
Nearest context: ahead Wilt Chamberlain (93.0); behind Pau Gasol (92.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Bill Russell GOAT Score explained
- Dominance96/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours97/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 97/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Russell comparisons
Bill Russell — frequently asked
- Is Bill Russell the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Bill Russell ranks #6 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 92.5/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Bill Russell's GOAT Score?
- 92.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 96 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 97 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Bill Russell rank all time?
- #40 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #6 in Basketball.
- Bill Russell vs Wilt Chamberlain: who ranks higher?
- Wilt Chamberlain ranks higher at 93.0 versus Bill Russell at 92.5, a margin of 0.5 points.