Kenny Carr vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Carr: 1977-78 to 1986-87
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Carr 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Kenny Carr 10 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Kenny Carr 6 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Kenny Carr 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kenny Carr 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Kenny Carr 0 Bill Russell 3

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

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

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

Rebounds Leader Kenny Carr 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 Carr 11.6 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Carr 7.4 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Kenny Carr 1.4 Bill Russell 4.3

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

Blocks Per Game Kenny Carr 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Carr 7,813 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Kenny Carr 4,999 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Kenny Carr 923 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Kenny Carr 484 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Kenny Carr 296 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Kenny Carr 674 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Carr .510 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Kenny Carr .079 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Carr .684 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Carr 15.6 (1984) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Carr 10.3 (1981) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Kenny Carr 2.4 (1981) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Kenny Carr 0.9 (1981) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Carr 0.7 (1980) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Carr 10.5 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Carr 6.6 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Kenny Carr 1.1 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Kenny Carr 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Carr 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Carr 368 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Kenny Carr 230 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Kenny Carr 37 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Kenny Carr 18 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Kenny Carr 12 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Kenny Carr 35 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Carr .512 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Kenny Carr .000 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Carr .729 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Carr 14.8 (1984) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Carr 13.3 (1986) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kenny Carr 1.8 (1986) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Kenny Carr 1.3 (1986) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Carr 0.7 (1983) Bill Russell - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.