Bill Bridges vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bridges: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bridges 1 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Bill Bridges 13 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Bill Bridges 12 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Bill Bridges 3 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Bridges 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Bill Bridges 0 Bill Russell 3

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 2 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Bill Bridges 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 Bridges 11.9 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 2.8 Bill Russell 4.3

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

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.4 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 11,012 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 11,054 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Bill Bridges 2,553 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Bill Bridges 69 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 36 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Bill Bridges 926 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .442 Bill Russell .440

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .693 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 17.4 (1967) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 15.1 (1967) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 4.2 (1970) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.9 (1974) * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.5 (1974) * Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 10.5 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.5 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 1.9 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.8 * Bill Russell - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 1,185 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 1,305 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Bill Bridges 219 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Bill Bridges 16 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 4 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Bill Bridges 113 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .419 Bill Russell .430

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .673 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 20.3 (1966) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 20.8 (1971) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 3.4 (1969) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 1.4 (1974) * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.3 (1975) * 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.