Bill Russell vs. Bill Willoughby Comparison

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

vs.

Bill Willoughby

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69
Bill Willoughby: 1975-76 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Russell 11 Bill Willoughby 0

NBA Seasons Bill Russell 13 Bill Willoughby 8

Playoffs Played Bill Russell 13 Bill Willoughby 3

All-Star Games Bill Russell 12 Bill Willoughby 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Russell 5 Bill Willoughby 0

All-NBA First Team Bill Russell 3 Bill Willoughby 0

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

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

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

Rebounds Leader Bill Russell 4 Bill Willoughby 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Russell 15.1 Bill Willoughby 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Russell 22.5 Bill Willoughby 3.9

Assists Per Game Bill Russell 4.3 Bill Willoughby 0.8

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

Blocks Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Bill Willoughby 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Russell 14,522 Bill Willoughby 2,930

Total Rebounds Bill Russell 21,620 Bill Willoughby 1,891

Total Assists Bill Russell 4,100 Bill Willoughby 413

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

Total Blocks Bill Russell - n/a ** Bill Willoughby 292

Total Games Bill Russell 963 Bill Willoughby 488

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Russell .440 Bill Willoughby .470

3-Point Percentage Bill Russell - n/a ** Bill Willoughby .270 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Russell .561 Bill Willoughby .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Russell 18.9 (1962) Bill Willoughby 7.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Russell 24.7 (1964) Bill Willoughby 4.6 (1976)

Assists Per Game Bill Russell 5.8 (1967) Bill Willoughby 1.2 (1981)

Steals Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Bill Willoughby 0.6 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Bill Willoughby 0.9 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Russell 16.2 Bill Willoughby 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Russell 24.9 Bill Willoughby 3.9

Assists Per Game Bill Russell 4.7 Bill Willoughby 1.0

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

Blocks Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Bill Willoughby 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Russell 2,673 Bill Willoughby 120

Total Rebounds Bill Russell 4,104 Bill Willoughby 94

Total Assists Bill Russell 770 Bill Willoughby 23

Total Steals Bill Russell - n/a ** Bill Willoughby 14

Total Blocks Bill Russell - n/a ** Bill Willoughby 19

Total Games Bill Russell 165 Bill Willoughby 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Russell .430 Bill Willoughby .364

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Russell .603 Bill Willoughby .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Russell 22.4 (1962) Bill Willoughby 6.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Russell 29.9 (1961) Bill Willoughby 4.5 (1981)

Assists Per Game Bill Russell 6.3 (1965) Bill Willoughby 1.2 (1981)

Steals Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Bill Willoughby 0.7 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Bill Willoughby 1.0 (1981)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.