Bill Bradley vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

Bill Bradley

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bradley: 1967-68 to 1976-77
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bradley 2 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Bill Bradley 10 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Bill Bradley 8 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Bill Bradley 1 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Bradley 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Bill Bradley 0 Bill Russell 3

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Bradley 0 * Bill Russell 1 *

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

Rebounds Leader Bill Bradley 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bradley 12.4 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bradley 3.2 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Bill Bradley 3.4 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Bill Bradley 0.7 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Bradley 0.2 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bradley 9,217 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Bill Bradley 2,354 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Bill Bradley 2,533 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Bill Bradley 209 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Bradley 65 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Bill Bradley 742 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bradley .448 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Bill Bradley - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bradley .840 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bradley 16.1 (1973) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bradley 4.3 (1969) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Bill Bradley 4.5 (1973) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Bill Bradley 0.9 (1975) * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Bradley 0.3 (1974) * Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bradley 12.9 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bradley 3.5 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Bill Bradley 2.8 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Bill Bradley 0.6 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Bradley 0.2 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bradley 1,222 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Bill Bradley 333 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Bill Bradley 263 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Bill Bradley 9 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Bradley 3 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Bill Bradley 95 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bradley .438 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Bill Bradley - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bradley .805 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bradley 16.2 (1972) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bradley 7.3 (1969) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Bradley 4.0 (1969) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Bill Bradley 0.7 (1975) * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Bradley 0.3 (1974) * Bill Russell - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.