Lanard Copeland vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Lanard Copeland 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

Lanard Copeland

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lanard Copeland: 1989-90 to 1991-92
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lanard Copeland 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Lanard Copeland 2 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Lanard Copeland 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Lanard Copeland 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Lanard Copeland 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Lanard Copeland 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lanard Copeland 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Lanard Copeland 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lanard Copeland 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Lanard Copeland 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lanard Copeland 2.7 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.5 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.4 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Lanard Copeland 90 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Lanard Copeland 17 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Lanard Copeland 14 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Lanard Copeland 3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Lanard Copeland 1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Lanard Copeland 33 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lanard Copeland .418 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Lanard Copeland .143 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lanard Copeland .813 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lanard Copeland 3.2 (1990) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.7 (1992) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.5 (1992) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.2 (1992) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 (1990) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lanard Copeland 1.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.3 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Lanard Copeland 4 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Lanard Copeland 1 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Lanard Copeland 0 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Lanard Copeland 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Lanard Copeland 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Lanard Copeland 4 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lanard Copeland .333 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Lanard Copeland - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lanard Copeland - Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lanard Copeland 1.0 (1990) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.3 (1990) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 (1990) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 (1990) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lanard Copeland 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.