Kareem Rush vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Kareem Rush 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

Kareem Rush

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Rush: 2002-03 to 2009-10
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Rush 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Kareem Rush 7 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Kareem Rush 2 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Kareem Rush 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Rush 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Kareem Rush 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Rush 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Rush 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Rush 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Kareem Rush 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Rush 6.4 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Rush 1.7 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Rush 1.0 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Rush 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Rush 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Rush 2,213 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Kareem Rush 572 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Kareem Rush 353 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Kareem Rush 150 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Rush 74 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Rush 346 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Rush .400 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Kareem Rush .358 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Rush .703 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Rush 10.1 (2006) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Rush 2.4 (2008) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Kareem Rush 1.4 (2005) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Kareem Rush 0.8 (2006) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Rush 0.4 (2010) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Rush 3.6 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Rush 0.6 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Rush 0.6 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Rush 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Rush 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Rush 112 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Kareem Rush 19 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Kareem Rush 19 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Kareem Rush 11 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Rush 3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Rush 31 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Rush .383 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Kareem Rush .393 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Rush .857 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Rush 3.7 (2004) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Rush 0.7 (2004) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kareem Rush 0.8 (2004) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Kareem Rush 0.5 (2004) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Rush 0.1 (2004) 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.