Fat Lever vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

Fat Lever

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fat Lever: 1982-83 to 1993-94
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fat Lever 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Fat Lever 11 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Fat Lever 8 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Fat Lever 2 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Fat Lever 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Fat Lever 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fat Lever 1 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Fat Lever 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fat Lever 1 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Fat Lever 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fat Lever 13.9 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Fat Lever 6.0 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Fat Lever 6.2 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Fat Lever 2.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Fat Lever 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Fat Lever 10,433 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Fat Lever 4,523 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Fat Lever 4,696 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Fat Lever 1,666 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Fat Lever 209 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Fat Lever 752 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fat Lever .447 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Fat Lever .310 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fat Lever .771 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fat Lever 19.8 (1989) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Fat Lever 9.3 (1989) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Fat Lever 8.0 (1987) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Fat Lever 2.7 (1989) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Fat Lever 0.8 (1991) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fat Lever 12.4 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Fat Lever 5.8 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Fat Lever 6.2 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Fat Lever 1.9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Fat Lever 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Fat Lever 596 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Fat Lever 276 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Fat Lever 297 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Fat Lever 89 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Fat Lever 9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Fat Lever 48 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fat Lever .414 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Fat Lever .409 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fat Lever .775 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fat Lever 17.3 (1990) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Fat Lever 10.7 (1990) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Fat Lever 9.5 (1989) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Fat Lever 2.7 (1990) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Fat Lever 0.6 (1988) 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.