John Lambert vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

vs.

Bill Russell

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lambert 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons John Lambert 7 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played John Lambert 5 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games John Lambert 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Lambert 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team John Lambert 0 Bill Russell 3

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

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

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

Rebounds Leader John Lambert 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 Lambert 3.8 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game John Lambert 3.3 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game John Lambert 0.6 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game John Lambert 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Lambert 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lambert 1,688 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds John Lambert 1,493 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists John Lambert 248 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals John Lambert 153 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks John Lambert 172 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games John Lambert 446 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lambert .428 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage John Lambert .083 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lambert .693 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lambert 5.4 (1980) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game John Lambert 4.8 (1980) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game John Lambert 0.8 (1980) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game John Lambert 0.6 (1980) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Lambert 0.7 (1978) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lambert 2.4 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game John Lambert 2.1 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game John Lambert 0.4 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game John Lambert 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lambert 68 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds John Lambert 60 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists John Lambert 11 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals John Lambert 8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks John Lambert 6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games John Lambert 28 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lambert .400 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage John Lambert .000 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lambert .800 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lambert 3.3 (1981) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game John Lambert 4.0 (1978) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Lambert 0.6 (1981) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game John Lambert 0.7 (1977) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Lambert 0.3 (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.