Austin Rivers vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Austin Rivers 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

Austin Rivers

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Rivers 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Austin Rivers 11 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Austin Rivers 8 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Austin Rivers 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Austin Rivers 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Austin Rivers 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Austin Rivers 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Austin Rivers 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Austin Rivers 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Austin Rivers 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 8.5 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.0 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.1 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 5,996 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 1,442 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Austin Rivers 1,513 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Austin Rivers 494 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 112 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Austin Rivers 707 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .419 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .349 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .653 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 7.1 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 1.9 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 457 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 124 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Austin Rivers 88 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Austin Rivers 36 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 11 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Austin Rivers 64 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .412 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .357 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .727 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017) 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.