Lamond Murray vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Lamond Murray 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

Lamond Murray

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lamond Murray: 1994-95 to 2005-06
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lamond Murray 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Lamond Murray 11 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Lamond Murray 2 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Lamond Murray 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Lamond Murray 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Lamond Murray 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lamond Murray 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Lamond Murray 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lamond Murray 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Lamond Murray 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lamond Murray 11.3 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Lamond Murray 4.1 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Lamond Murray 1.3 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Lamond Murray 0.9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lamond Murray 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Lamond Murray 8,286 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Lamond Murray 3,033 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Lamond Murray 978 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Lamond Murray 684 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Lamond Murray 319 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Lamond Murray 736 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lamond Murray .430 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Lamond Murray .360 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lamond Murray .759 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lamond Murray 16.6 (2002) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Lamond Murray 6.1 (1998) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Lamond Murray 2.2 (2002) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Lamond Murray 1.5 (1998) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lamond Murray 0.7 (1998) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lamond Murray 6.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Lamond Murray 3.5 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Lamond Murray 0.4 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Lamond Murray 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lamond Murray 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Lamond Murray 84 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Lamond Murray 49 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Lamond Murray 5 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Lamond Murray 5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Lamond Murray 3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Lamond Murray 14 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lamond Murray .365 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Lamond Murray .333 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lamond Murray .889 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lamond Murray 7.0 (1997) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Lamond Murray 3.7 (1997) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Lamond Murray 1.0 (1997) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Lamond Murray 0.7 (1997) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lamond Murray 1.0 (1997) 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.