George McGinnis vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

George McGinnis

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George McGinnis: 1975-76 to 1981-82
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George McGinnis 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons George McGinnis 7 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played George McGinnis 4 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games George McGinnis 3 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George McGinnis 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team George McGinnis 1 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George McGinnis 2 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team George McGinnis 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George McGinnis 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader George McGinnis 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George McGinnis 17.2 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game George McGinnis 9.8 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game George McGinnis 3.8 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game George McGinnis 1.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George McGinnis 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George McGinnis 9,090 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds George McGinnis 5,177 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists George McGinnis 1,985 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals George McGinnis 923 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks George McGinnis 236 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games George McGinnis 528 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George McGinnis .448 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage George McGinnis .080 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George McGinnis .651 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George McGinnis 23.0 (1976) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game George McGinnis 12.6 (1976) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game George McGinnis 4.7 (1976) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game George McGinnis 2.6 (1976) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George McGinnis 0.7 (1979) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George McGinnis 14.6 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game George McGinnis 9.6 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game George McGinnis 3.5 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game George McGinnis 1.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George McGinnis 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George McGinnis 495 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds George McGinnis 327 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists George McGinnis 118 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals George McGinnis 41 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks George McGinnis 11 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games George McGinnis 34 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George McGinnis .395 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage George McGinnis - * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George McGinnis .640 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George McGinnis 23.0 (1976) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game George McGinnis 13.7 (1976) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game George McGinnis 4.0 (1976) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game George McGinnis 1.5 (1978) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George McGinnis 1.3 (1976) Bill Russell - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.