David Rivers vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

David Rivers

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Rivers: 1988-89 to 1991-92
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Rivers 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons David Rivers 3 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played David Rivers 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games David Rivers 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP David Rivers 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team David Rivers 0 Bill Russell 3

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

All-Defensive 1st Team David Rivers 0 Bill Russell 1 *

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

Rebounds Leader David Rivers 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Rivers 3.4 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 1.3 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game David Rivers 2.5 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Rivers 383 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds David Rivers 147 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists David Rivers 282 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals David Rivers 61 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks David Rivers 10 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games David Rivers 114 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Rivers .398 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage David Rivers .083 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Rivers .794 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Rivers 4.2 (1990) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 1.6 (1990) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game David Rivers 3.0 (1990) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.6 (1990) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.2 (1989) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Rivers 2.5 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 0.7 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game David Rivers 1.0 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Rivers 15 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds David Rivers 4 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists David Rivers 6 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals David Rivers 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks David Rivers 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games David Rivers 6 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Rivers .333 Bill Russell .430

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

Free Throw Percentage David Rivers .875 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Rivers 2.5 (1989) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 0.7 (1989) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game David Rivers 1.0 (1989) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.0 (1989) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.0 (1989) 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.