Donyell Marshall vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

Donyell Marshall

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donyell Marshall: 1994-95 to 2008-09
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donyell Marshall 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Donyell Marshall 15 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Donyell Marshall 5 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Donyell Marshall 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Donyell Marshall 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Donyell Marshall 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Donyell Marshall 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Donyell Marshall 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Donyell Marshall 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Donyell Marshall 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donyell Marshall 11.2 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Donyell Marshall 6.7 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Donyell Marshall 1.4 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Donyell Marshall 0.8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donyell Marshall 0.9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Donyell Marshall 10,716 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Donyell Marshall 6,376 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Donyell Marshall 1,305 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Donyell Marshall 790 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Donyell Marshall 848 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Donyell Marshall 957 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donyell Marshall .435 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Donyell Marshall .350 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donyell Marshall .731 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donyell Marshall 15.4 (1998) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Donyell Marshall 10.0 (2000) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Donyell Marshall 2.6 (2000) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Donyell Marshall 1.3 (1998) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donyell Marshall 1.5 (2004) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donyell Marshall 6.7 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Donyell Marshall 4.0 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Donyell Marshall 0.7 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Donyell Marshall 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donyell Marshall 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Donyell Marshall 315 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Donyell Marshall 190 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Donyell Marshall 32 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Donyell Marshall 16 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Donyell Marshall 25 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Donyell Marshall 47 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donyell Marshall .399 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Donyell Marshall .345 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donyell Marshall .774 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donyell Marshall 14.3 (2002) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Donyell Marshall 7.8 (2002) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Donyell Marshall 2.8 (2002) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Donyell Marshall 0.8 (2002) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donyell Marshall 1.5 (2002) 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.