Bill Cartwright vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Cartwright 3 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Bill Cartwright 15 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Bill Cartwright 10 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Bill Cartwright 1 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Cartwright 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Bill Cartwright 0 Bill Russell 3

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

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

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

Rebounds Leader Bill Cartwright 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 Cartwright 13.2 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 6.3 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.4 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 12,713 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 6,106 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 1,390 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 460 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 668 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Bill Cartwright 963 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .525 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .771 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 5.4 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.3 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 1,100 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 668 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 162 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 54 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 57 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Bill Cartwright 124 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .482 Bill Russell .430

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .725 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984) 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.