Carlos Boozer vs. Bill Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Russell and Carlos Boozer, 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.

Carlos Boozer and Bill Russell both played 13 years in the NBA. Carlos Boozer had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, 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 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
Carlos Boozer	13	8	2002-03 to 2014-15
Bill Russell	13	13	1956-57 to 1968-69

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Carlos Boozer	Bill Russell
Season	2002-03	1956-57
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	81	25.3	10.0	2.5	5.0	7.5	1.3	0.7	0.6	1.3	2.8	4.1	7.6	.536	0.0	0.0	.000	1.8	2.4	.771
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		%
Carlos Boozer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Carlos Boozer	Bill Russell
Season	2003-04	1957-58
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost NBA 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		%
Carlos Boozer	75	34.6	15.5	3.1	8.4	11.4	2.0	1.0	0.7	1.8	2.7	6.3	12.0	.523	0.0	0.1	.167	2.9	3.8	.768
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		%
Carlos Boozer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Carlos Boozer	Bill Russell
Season	2004-05	1958-59
Team	Utah Jazz	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	51	34.7	17.8	2.8	6.2	9.0	2.8	0.8	0.5	2.7	3.5	7.1	13.6	.521	0.0	0.0	.000	3.7	5.3	.698
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		%
Carlos Boozer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Carlos Boozer	Bill Russell
Season	2005-06	1959-60
Team	Utah Jazz	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	33	31.1	16.3	2.2	6.4	8.6	2.7	0.9	0.2	2.1	3.2	6.6	12.1	.549	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	4.2	.723
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		%
Carlos Boozer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Carlos Boozer	Bill Russell
Season	2006-07	1960-61
Team	Utah Jazz	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	74	34.6	20.9	3.2	8.5	11.7	3.0	0.9	0.3	2.6	2.9	8.7	15.6	.561	0.0	0.0	-	3.4	5.0	.685
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		%
Carlos Boozer	17	38.5	23.5	3.2	9.0	12.2	2.9	1.0	0.3	3.0	3.1	9.5	17.8	.536	0.0	0.0	-	4.5	6.1	.738
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
	Carlos Boozer	Bill Russell
Season	2007-08	1961-62
Team	Utah Jazz	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	81	34.9	21.1	2.4	8.0	10.4	2.9	1.2	0.5	2.6	3.6	8.8	16.0	.547	0.0	0.0	.000	3.6	4.9	.738
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		%
Carlos Boozer	12	36.8	16.0	3.5	8.8	12.3	2.8	0.5	0.2	3.0	3.9	6.3	15.3	.415	0.0	0.0	-	3.3	4.7	.714
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
	Carlos Boozer	Bill Russell
Season	2008-09	1962-63
Team	Utah Jazz	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	37	32.4	16.2	3.0	7.4	10.4	2.1	1.1	0.2	2.1	3.6	6.8	13.8	.490	0.0	0.0	-	2.6	3.8	.698
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		%
Carlos Boozer	5	37.2	20.6	2.4	10.8	13.2	2.2	1.6	0.4	3.0	3.6	7.6	14.4	.528	0.0	0.0	-	5.4	7.0	.771
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
	Carlos Boozer	Bill Russell
Season	2009-10	1963-64
Team	Utah Jazz	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	78	34.3	19.5	2.3	8.9	11.2	3.2	1.1	0.5	2.7	3.5	7.9	14.1	.562	0.0	0.0	-	3.7	4.9	.742
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		%
Carlos Boozer	10	40.2	19.7	3.3	9.9	13.2	3.0	0.4	0.7	2.4	3.8	8.9	16.8	.530	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	3.5	.543
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
	Carlos Boozer	Bill Russell
Season	2010-11	1964-65
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	59	31.9	17.5	2.2	7.4	9.6	2.5	0.8	0.3	2.5	3.2	7.3	14.3	.510	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	4.1	.701
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		%
Carlos Boozer	16	31.7	12.6	2.5	7.2	9.7	1.8	0.6	0.4	1.8	3.1	4.8	11.1	.433	0.0	0.1	.000	3.0	3.8	.800
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
	Carlos Boozer	Bill Russell
Season	2011-12	1965-66
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	66	29.5	15.0	1.7	6.8	8.5	1.9	1.0	0.4	1.7	2.5	6.8	12.8	.532	0.0	0.0	.000	1.4	2.1	.693
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		%
Carlos Boozer	6	33.3	13.5	1.7	8.2	9.8	3.0	0.8	0.3	3.8	3.3	6.3	15.0	.422	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.2	.714
Bill Russell	17	47.9	19.1	-	-	25.2	5.0	-	-	-	3.5	7.3	15.4	.475	-	-	-	4.5	7.2	.618


Season 11
	Carlos Boozer	Bill Russell
Season	2012-13	1966-67
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Div 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		%
Carlos Boozer	79	32.2	16.2	2.2	7.5	9.8	2.3	0.8	0.4	2.2	3.0	6.9	14.4	.477	0.0	0.0	.000	2.4	3.3	.731
Bill Russell	81	40.7	13.3	-	-	21.0	5.8	-	-	-	3.2	4.9	10.7	.454	-	-	-	3.5	5.8	.610

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	12	35.9	16.4	2.9	6.7	9.6	1.5	0.8	0.1	2.4	3.0	6.9	14.0	.494	0.0	0.1	.000	2.6	3.8	.689
Bill Russell	9	43.3	10.6	-	-	22.0	5.6	-	-	-	3.6	3.4	9.6	.360	-	-	-	3.7	5.8	.635


Season 12
	Carlos Boozer	Bill Russell
Season	2013-14	1967-68
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	76	28.2	13.7	1.8	6.5	8.3	1.6	0.7	0.3	2.0	2.8	5.9	12.9	.456	0.0	0.0	.000	1.9	2.5	.767
Bill Russell	78	37.9	12.5	-	-	18.6	4.6	-	-	-	3.1	4.7	11.0	.425	-	-	-	3.2	5.9	.537

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	5	24.2	9.6	1.6	6.2	7.8	1.0	0.2	0.0	1.4	2.6	4.0	9.4	.426	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	1.8	.889
Bill Russell	19	45.7	14.4	-	-	22.8	5.2	-	-	-	3.8	5.2	12.7	.409	-	-	-	4.0	6.8	.585


Season 13
	Carlos Boozer	Bill Russell
Season	2014-15	1968-69
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	71	23.8	11.8	1.6	5.2	6.8	1.3	0.6	0.2	1.3	2.6	5.2	10.5	.499	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	2.1	.627
Bill Russell	77	42.7	9.9	-	-	19.3	4.9	-	-	-	3.0	3.6	8.4	.433	-	-	-	2.6	5.0	.526

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Russell	18	46.1	10.8	-	-	20.5	5.4	-	-	-	3.6	4.3	10.1	.423	-	-	-	2.3	4.5	.506

Carlos Boozer vs. Bill Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Russell and Carlos Boozer, 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