Doc Rivers vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

Doc Rivers

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Doc Rivers: 1983-84 to 1995-96
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Doc Rivers 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Doc Rivers 13 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Doc Rivers 10 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Doc Rivers 1 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Doc Rivers 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Doc Rivers 0 Bill Russell 3

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

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

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

Rebounds Leader Doc 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 Doc Rivers 10.9 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Doc Rivers 3.0 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Doc Rivers 5.7 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Doc Rivers 1.8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Doc Rivers 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Doc Rivers 9,377 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Doc Rivers 2,625 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Doc Rivers 4,889 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Doc Rivers 1,563 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Doc Rivers 351 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Doc Rivers 864 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doc Rivers .444 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Doc Rivers .328 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Doc Rivers .784 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doc Rivers 15.2 (1991) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Doc Rivers 4.6 (1988) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Doc Rivers 10.0 (1987) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Doc Rivers 2.4 (1990) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Doc Rivers 0.8 (1985) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doc Rivers 11.4 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Doc Rivers 3.3 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Doc Rivers 5.9 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Doc Rivers 1.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Doc Rivers 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Doc Rivers 926 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Doc Rivers 270 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Doc Rivers 479 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Doc Rivers 125 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Doc Rivers 23 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Doc Rivers 81 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doc Rivers .446 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Doc Rivers .338 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Doc Rivers .767 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doc Rivers 15.7 (1988) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Doc Rivers 4.9 (1988) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Doc Rivers 11.3 (1987) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Doc Rivers 2.4 (1984) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Doc Rivers 0.8 (1984) 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.