Alec Burks vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Alec Burks that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Alec Burks

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alec Burks: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alec Burks 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Alec Burks 13 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Alec Burks 4 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Alec Burks 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Alec Burks 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Alec Burks 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alec Burks 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Alec Burks 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alec Burks 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Alec Burks 0 Bill Russell 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alec Burks 10.8 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Alec Burks 3.4 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Alec Burks 2.0 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Alec Burks 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alec Burks 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alec Burks 7,990 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Alec Burks 2,518 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Alec Burks 1,466 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Alec Burks 504 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Alec Burks 152 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Alec Burks 742 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alec Burks .415 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Alec Burks .383 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alec Burks .806 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alec Burks 15.0 (2020) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Alec Burks 4.9 (2022) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Alec Burks 3.0 (2015) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Alec Burks 1.0 (2022) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alec Burks 0.3 (2019) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alec Burks 10.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Alec Burks 3.4 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Alec Burks 1.8 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Alec Burks 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alec Burks 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alec Burks 220 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Alec Burks 75 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Alec Burks 40 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Alec Burks 8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Alec Burks 4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Alec Burks 22 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alec Burks .391 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Alec Burks .323 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alec Burks .807 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alec Burks 14.0 (2021) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Alec Burks 5.0 (2021) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Alec Burks 2.6 (2021) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Alec Burks 0.5 (2012) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alec Burks 0.8 (2020) Bill Russell - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.