James Bailey vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and James Bailey 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

James Bailey

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Bailey: 1979-80 to 1987-88
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Bailey 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons James Bailey 9 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played James Bailey 2 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games James Bailey 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Bailey 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team James Bailey 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Bailey 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team James Bailey 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Bailey 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader James Bailey 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 8.8 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 5.0 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.8 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 5,246 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds James Bailey 2,988 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists James Bailey 488 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals James Bailey 305 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks James Bailey 521 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games James Bailey 595 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .484 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage James Bailey .077 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .703 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 14.0 (1981) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 7.4 (1981) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 1.2 (1981) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.9 (1981) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 1.7 (1981) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.2 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 2.2 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.4 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 59 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds James Bailey 31 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists James Bailey 6 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals James Bailey 11 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks James Bailey 10 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games James Bailey 14 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .468 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage James Bailey - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .682 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.6 (1980) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 3.0 (1982) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.5 (1982) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 1.0 (1982) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.8 (1980) 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.