Juan Hernangomez vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Juan Hernangomez 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

Juan Hernangomez

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Juan Hernangomez: 2016-17 to 2022-23
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Juan Hernangomez 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Juan Hernangomez 7 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Juan Hernangomez 2 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Juan Hernangomez 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Juan Hernangomez 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Juan Hernangomez 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Juan Hernangomez 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Juan Hernangomez 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Juan Hernangomez 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Juan Hernangomez 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Juan Hernangomez 5.0 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Juan Hernangomez 3.3 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.6 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Juan Hernangomez 1,711 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Juan Hernangomez 1,131 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Juan Hernangomez 216 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Juan Hernangomez 131 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Juan Hernangomez 71 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Juan Hernangomez 339 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Juan Hernangomez .428 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Juan Hernangomez .342 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Juan Hernangomez .676 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Juan Hernangomez 7.2 (2021) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Juan Hernangomez 4.1 (2020) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.8 (2020) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.5 (2017) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.3 (2019) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Juan Hernangomez 1.5 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Juan Hernangomez 1.4 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.5 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Juan Hernangomez 17 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Juan Hernangomez 15 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Juan Hernangomez 5 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Juan Hernangomez 2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Juan Hernangomez 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Juan Hernangomez 11 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Juan Hernangomez .286 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Juan Hernangomez .357 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Juan Hernangomez - Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Juan Hernangomez 2.3 (2022) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Juan Hernangomez 2.0 (2022) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.8 (2022) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.3 (2022) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.0 (2022) 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.