Kelenna Azubuike vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Kelenna Azubuike 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

Kelenna Azubuike

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelenna Azubuike: 2006-07 to 2011-12
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelenna Azubuike 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Kelenna Azubuike 5 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Kelenna Azubuike 2 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Kelenna Azubuike 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kelenna Azubuike 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Kelenna Azubuike 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelenna Azubuike 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Kelenna Azubuike 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kelenna Azubuike 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Kelenna Azubuike 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 10.5 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 4.0 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.1 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelenna Azubuike 2,178 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Kelenna Azubuike 829 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Kelenna Azubuike 230 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Kelenna Azubuike 130 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Kelenna Azubuike 103 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Kelenna Azubuike 208 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelenna Azubuike .459 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Kelenna Azubuike .409 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelenna Azubuike .770 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 14.4 (2009) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 5.0 (2009) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.6 (2009) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.8 (2009) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.0 (2010) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.7 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.0 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelenna Azubuike 7 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Kelenna Azubuike 5 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Kelenna Azubuike 0 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Kelenna Azubuike 2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Kelenna Azubuike 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Kelenna Azubuike 7 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelenna Azubuike .333 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Kelenna Azubuike .500 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelenna Azubuike 1.000 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 3.0 (2012) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.0 (2012) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.0 (2012) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.0 (2012) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.0 (2012) 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.