Bill Russell vs. Paul Seymour Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Seymour 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.

Paul Seymour

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69
Paul Seymour: 1947-48 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Russell 11 Paul Seymour 1

NBA Seasons Bill Russell 13 Paul Seymour 12

Playoffs Played Bill Russell 13 Paul Seymour 9

All-Star Games Bill Russell 12 Paul Seymour 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Russell 5 Paul Seymour 0 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Russell 3 Paul Seymour 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Russell 11 Paul Seymour 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Russell 1 * Paul Seymour 0 *

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

Rebounds Leader Bill Russell 4 Paul Seymour 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Russell 15.1 Paul Seymour 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Russell 22.5 Paul Seymour 3.1 *

Assists Per Game Bill Russell 4.3 Paul Seymour 3.8

Steals Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Paul Seymour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Paul Seymour - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Russell 14,522 Paul Seymour 5,836

Total Rebounds Bill Russell 21,620 Paul Seymour 1,694 *

Total Assists Bill Russell 4,100 Paul Seymour 2,341

Total Steals Bill Russell - n/a ** Paul Seymour - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Russell - n/a ** Paul Seymour - n/a **

Total Games Bill Russell 963 Paul Seymour 622

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Russell .440 Paul Seymour .350

3-Point Percentage Bill Russell - n/a ** Paul Seymour - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Russell .561 Paul Seymour .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Russell 18.9 (1962) Paul Seymour 14.6 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Russell 24.7 (1964) Paul Seymour 4.3 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Bill Russell 5.8 (1967) Paul Seymour 6.7 (1955)

Steals Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Paul Seymour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Paul Seymour - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Russell 16.2 Paul Seymour 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Russell 24.9 Paul Seymour 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Bill Russell 4.7 Paul Seymour 3.9

Steals Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Paul Seymour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Paul Seymour - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Russell 2,673 Paul Seymour 650

Total Rebounds Bill Russell 4,104 Paul Seymour 164 *

Total Assists Bill Russell 770 Paul Seymour 257

Total Steals Bill Russell - n/a ** Paul Seymour - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Russell - n/a ** Paul Seymour - n/a **

Total Games Bill Russell 165 Paul Seymour 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Russell .430 Paul Seymour .329

3-Point Percentage Bill Russell - n/a ** Paul Seymour - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Russell .603 Paul Seymour .824

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Russell 22.4 (1962) Paul Seymour 18.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Russell 29.9 (1961) Paul Seymour 5.0 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Bill Russell 6.3 (1965) Paul Seymour 6.8 (1955)

Steals Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Paul Seymour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Paul Seymour - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.