Kenny Battle vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Kenny Battle 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

Kenny Battle

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Battle: 1989-90 to 1992-93
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Battle 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Kenny Battle 4 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Kenny Battle 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Kenny Battle 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kenny Battle 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Kenny Battle 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Battle 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Kenny Battle 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Battle 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Kenny Battle 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Battle 4.7 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Battle 2.4 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Kenny Battle 0.8 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Kenny Battle 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Battle 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Battle 627 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Kenny Battle 327 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Kenny Battle 106 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Kenny Battle 98 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Kenny Battle 31 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Kenny Battle 134 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Battle .504 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Kenny Battle .133 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Battle .725 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Battle 6.1 (1991) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Battle 3.7 (1993) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Kenny Battle 1.1 (1991) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Kenny Battle 1.1 (1991) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Battle 0.3 (1991) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Battle 1.1 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Battle 0.6 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Battle 9 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Kenny Battle 5 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Kenny Battle 0 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Kenny Battle 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Kenny Battle 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Kenny Battle 8 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Battle .308 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Kenny Battle - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Battle 1.000 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Battle 1.1 (1990) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Battle 0.6 (1990) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 (1990) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 (1990) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 (1990) 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.