Alex Abrines vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Alex Abrines 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

Alex Abrines

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Abrines: 2016-17 to 2018-19
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Abrines 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Alex Abrines 3 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Alex Abrines 2 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Alex Abrines 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Alex Abrines 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Alex Abrines 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex Abrines 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Abrines 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Abrines 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Alex Abrines 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Abrines 5.3 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Alex Abrines 1.4 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Alex Abrines 0.5 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Alex Abrines 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Abrines 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Abrines 924 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Alex Abrines 248 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Alex Abrines 88 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Alex Abrines 92 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Abrines 22 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Alex Abrines 174 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Abrines .387 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Alex Abrines .368 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Abrines .880 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Abrines 6.0 (2017) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Abrines 1.5 (2019) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Alex Abrines 0.6 (2019) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Alex Abrines 0.5 (2019) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Abrines 0.2 (2019) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Abrines 4.4 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Alex Abrines 2.3 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Alex Abrines 0.5 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Alex Abrines 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Abrines 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Abrines 48 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Alex Abrines 25 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Alex Abrines 6 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Alex Abrines 5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Abrines 2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Alex Abrines 11 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Abrines .372 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Alex Abrines .367 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Abrines .833 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Abrines 4.8 (2017) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Abrines 2.7 (2018) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Alex Abrines 0.8 (2017) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Alex Abrines 0.8 (2018) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Abrines 0.3 (2018) 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.