John Drew vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and John Drew 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

John Drew

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Drew: 1974-75 to 1984-85
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Drew 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons John Drew 11 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played John Drew 5 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games John Drew 2 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Drew 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team John Drew 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Drew 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team John Drew 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Drew 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader John Drew 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Drew 20.7 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game John Drew 6.9 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game John Drew 1.7 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game John Drew 1.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Drew 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Drew 15,291 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds John Drew 5,088 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists John Drew 1,224 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals John Drew 1,004 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks John Drew 193 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games John Drew 739 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Drew .470 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage John Drew .175 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Drew .748 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Drew 24.2 (1977) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game John Drew 10.7 (1975) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game John Drew 2.2 (1983) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game John Drew 1.8 (1976) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Drew 0.5 (1975) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Drew 14.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game John Drew 4.8 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game John Drew 0.8 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game John Drew 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Drew 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Drew 405 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds John Drew 140 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists John Drew 24 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals John Drew 21 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks John Drew 5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games John Drew 29 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Drew .431 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage John Drew - * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Drew .725 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Drew 26.0 (1978) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game John Drew 7.5 (1978) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Drew 1.5 (1978) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game John Drew 1.4 (1980) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Drew 0.5 (1978) 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.