bill russell highest points per game season

Bill Russell averaged his most points per game in a season in 1961-62, with 18.9 per game.

NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
18.9
1961-62
76
45.2
23.6
4.5
7.6
16.6
45.7
3.8
6.3
59.5
48.9
3,433
1,436
1,790
341
207
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
18.2
1959-60
74
42.5
24.0
3.7
7.5
16.1
46.7
3.2
5.3
61.2
49.6
3,146
1,350
1,778
277
210
3Bill Russell
B. Russell
16.9
1960-61
78
44.3
23.9
3.4
6.8
16.0
42.6
3.3
6.0
55.0
45.4
3,458
1,322
1,868
268
155
4Bill Russell
B. Russell
16.8
1962-63
78
44.9
23.6
4.5
6.6
15.2
43.2
3.7
6.6
55.5
46.4
3,500
1,309
1,843
348
189
5Bill Russell
B. Russell
16.7
1958-59
70
42.6
23.0
3.2
6.5
14.2
45.7
3.7
6.1
59.8
49.3
2,979
1,168
1,612
222
161
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
16.6
1957-58
69
38.3
22.7
2.9
6.6
15.0
44.2
3.3
6.4
51.9
46.5
2,640
1,142
1,564
202
181
7Bill Russell
B. Russell
15.0
1963-64
78
44.6
24.7
4.7
6.0
13.8
43.3
3.0
5.5
55.0
46.1
3,482
1,168
1,930
370
190
8Bill Russell
B. Russell
14.7
1956-57
48
35.3
19.6
1.8
5.8
13.5
42.7
3.2
6.4
49.2
45.0
1,695
706
943
88
143
9Bill Russell
B. Russell
14.1
1964-65
78
44.4
24.1
5.3
5.5
12.6
43.8
3.1
5.5
57.3
47.2
3,466
1,102
1,878
410
204
10Bill Russell
B. Russell
13.3
1966-67
81
40.7
21.0
5.8
4.9
10.7
45.4
3.5
5.8
61.0
50.0
3,297
1,075
1,700
472
258
11Bill Russell
B. Russell
12.9
1965-66
78
43.4
22.8
4.8
5.0
12.1
41.5
2.9
5.2
55.1
44.8
3,386
1,005
1,779
371
221
12Bill Russell
B. Russell
12.5
1967-68
78
37.9
18.6
4.6
4.7
11.0
42.5
3.2
5.9
53.7
46.1
2,953
977
1,451
357
242
13Bill Russell
B. Russell
9.9
1968-69
77
42.7
19.3
4.9
3.6
8.4
43.3
2.6
5.0
52.6
46.7
3,291
762
1,484
374
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