Kendall Gill vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Kendall Gill 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

Kendall Gill

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kendall Gill: 1990-91 to 2004-05
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kendall Gill 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Kendall Gill 15 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Kendall Gill 5 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Kendall Gill 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kendall Gill 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Kendall Gill 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kendall Gill 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Kendall Gill 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kendall Gill 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Kendall Gill 0 Bill Russell 4

Steals Leader Kendall Gill 1 Bill Russell 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kendall Gill 13.4 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Kendall Gill 4.1 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Kendall Gill 3.0 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Kendall Gill 1.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kendall Gill 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kendall Gill 12,914 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Kendall Gill 4,002 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Kendall Gill 2,945 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Kendall Gill 1,519 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Kendall Gill 432 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Kendall Gill 966 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kendall Gill .434 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Kendall Gill .300 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kendall Gill .754 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kendall Gill 21.8 (1997) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kendall Gill 6.1 (1997) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Kendall Gill 5.5 (1996) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Kendall Gill 2.7 (1999) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kendall Gill 0.8 (1998) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kendall Gill 11.9 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Kendall Gill 3.7 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Kendall Gill 2.1 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Kendall Gill 1.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kendall Gill 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kendall Gill 322 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Kendall Gill 100 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Kendall Gill 56 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Kendall Gill 39 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Kendall Gill 10 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Kendall Gill 27 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kendall Gill .408 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Kendall Gill .259 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kendall Gill .686 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kendall Gill 17.3 (1993) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kendall Gill 5.1 (1993) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kendall Gill 2.9 (1993) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Kendall Gill 2.3 (1993) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kendall Gill 0.7 (1993) 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.