Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Rudy LaRusso Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy LaRusso and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Rudy LaRusso

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Rudy LaRusso: 1959-60 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Rudy LaRusso 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Rudy LaRusso 10

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Rudy LaRusso 9

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Rudy LaRusso 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Rudy LaRusso 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Rudy LaRusso 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Rudy LaRusso 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Rudy LaRusso 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Rudy LaRusso 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Rudy LaRusso 1

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Rudy LaRusso 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Rudy LaRusso 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Rudy LaRusso 15.6

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Rudy LaRusso 9.4

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Rudy LaRusso 11,507

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Rudy LaRusso 6,936

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Rudy LaRusso 1,556

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Rudy LaRusso 736

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Rudy LaRusso .431

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Rudy LaRusso .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Rudy LaRusso 21.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Rudy LaRusso 10.4 (1962)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Rudy LaRusso 14.5

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Rudy LaRusso 8.4

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Rudy LaRusso 1,344

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Rudy LaRusso 779

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Rudy LaRusso 194

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Rudy LaRusso 93

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Rudy LaRusso .405

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Rudy LaRusso .751

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Rudy LaRusso 20.3 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Rudy LaRusso 9.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Rudy LaRusso - 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.