Channing Frye vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

Channing Frye

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Channing Frye: 2005-06 to 2018-19
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Channing Frye 1 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Channing Frye 13 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Channing Frye 4 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Channing Frye 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Channing Frye 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Channing Frye 0 Bill Russell 3

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Channing Frye 0 Bill Russell 1 *

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

Rebounds Leader Channing Frye 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Channing Frye 8.7 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Channing Frye 4.5 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Channing Frye 1.0 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Channing Frye 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Channing Frye 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Channing Frye 7,786 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Channing Frye 4,002 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Channing Frye 864 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Channing Frye 457 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Channing Frye 540 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Channing Frye 890 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Channing Frye .440 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Channing Frye .388 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Channing Frye .822 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Channing Frye 12.7 (2011) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Channing Frye 6.7 (2011) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Channing Frye 1.4 (2010) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Channing Frye 0.8 (2010) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Channing Frye 1.1 (2012) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Channing Frye 7.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Channing Frye 3.2 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Channing Frye 0.7 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Channing Frye 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Channing Frye 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Channing Frye 345 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Channing Frye 156 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Channing Frye 34 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Channing Frye 21 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Channing Frye 22 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Channing Frye 49 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Channing Frye .460 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Channing Frye .444 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Channing Frye .879 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Channing Frye 8.2 (2010) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Channing Frye 5.6 (2010) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Channing Frye 1.1 (2017) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Channing Frye 0.8 (2010) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Channing Frye 0.6 (2010) 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.