DeMarre Carroll vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

DeMarre Carroll

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarre Carroll: 2009-10 to 2019-20
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarre Carroll 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons DeMarre Carroll 11 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played DeMarre Carroll 7 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games DeMarre Carroll 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP DeMarre Carroll 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team DeMarre Carroll 0 Bill Russell 3

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

All-Defensive 1st Team DeMarre Carroll 0 Bill Russell 1 *

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

Rebounds Leader DeMarre Carroll 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarre Carroll 8.9 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game DeMarre Carroll 4.2 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game DeMarre Carroll 1.3 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game DeMarre Carroll 0.9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarre Carroll 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarre Carroll 5,150 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds DeMarre Carroll 2,454 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists DeMarre Carroll 726 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals DeMarre Carroll 524 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarre Carroll 151 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games DeMarre Carroll 578 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarre Carroll .430 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage DeMarre Carroll .358 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarre Carroll .741 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarre Carroll 13.5 (2018) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarre Carroll 6.6 (2018) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game DeMarre Carroll 2.0 (2018) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game DeMarre Carroll 1.7 (2016) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarre Carroll 0.4 (2018) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarre Carroll 8.9 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game DeMarre Carroll 4.3 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game DeMarre Carroll 1.1 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game DeMarre Carroll 0.9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarre Carroll 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarre Carroll 568 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds DeMarre Carroll 277 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists DeMarre Carroll 71 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals DeMarre Carroll 55 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarre Carroll 21 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games DeMarre Carroll 64 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarre Carroll .426 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage DeMarre Carroll .353 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarre Carroll .752 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarre Carroll 14.6 (2015) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarre Carroll 6.1 (2015) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game DeMarre Carroll 2.0 (2015) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game DeMarre Carroll 1.1 (2015) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarre Carroll 0.5 (2017) 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.