Doug McDermott vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

Doug McDermott

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Doug McDermott: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Doug McDermott 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Doug McDermott 10 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Doug McDermott 5 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Doug McDermott 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Doug McDermott 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Doug McDermott 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Doug McDermott 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Doug McDermott 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Doug McDermott 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Doug McDermott 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doug McDermott 8.9 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Doug McDermott 2.2 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Doug McDermott 1.0 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Doug McDermott 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Doug McDermott 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Doug McDermott 5,851 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Doug McDermott 1,434 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Doug McDermott 657 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Doug McDermott 142 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Doug McDermott 61 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Doug McDermott 655 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doug McDermott .471 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Doug McDermott .410 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Doug McDermott .806 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doug McDermott 13.6 (2021) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Doug McDermott 3.3 (2021) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Doug McDermott 1.4 (2023) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Doug McDermott 0.3 (2021) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Doug McDermott 0.2 (2018) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doug McDermott 2.9 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Doug McDermott 0.9 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Doug McDermott 0.4 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Doug McDermott 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Doug McDermott 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Doug McDermott 52 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Doug McDermott 16 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Doug McDermott 7 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Doug McDermott 2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Doug McDermott 2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Doug McDermott 18 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doug McDermott .353 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Doug McDermott .324 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Doug McDermott .667 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doug McDermott 5.0 (2017) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Doug McDermott 1.7 (2019) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Doug McDermott 1.3 (2019) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Doug McDermott 0.3 (2020) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Doug McDermott 0.3 (2019) 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.