Luc Longley vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Luc Longley 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

Luc Longley

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luc Longley: 1991-92 to 2000-01
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luc Longley 3 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Luc Longley 10 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Luc Longley 7 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Luc Longley 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Luc Longley 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Luc Longley 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Luc Longley 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Luc Longley 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Luc Longley 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Luc Longley 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luc Longley 7.2 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Luc Longley 4.9 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Luc Longley 1.5 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Luc Longley 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luc Longley 1.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Luc Longley 4,090 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Luc Longley 2,794 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Luc Longley 836 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Luc Longley 278 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Luc Longley 549 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Luc Longley 567 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luc Longley .462 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Luc Longley .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luc Longley .760 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luc Longley 11.4 (1998) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Luc Longley 5.9 (1998) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Luc Longley 2.8 (1998) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Luc Longley 0.9 (1993) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luc Longley 1.4 (1993) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luc Longley 6.6 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Luc Longley 4.3 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Luc Longley 1.6 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Luc Longley 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luc Longley 0.8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Luc Longley 577 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Luc Longley 372 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Luc Longley 136 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Luc Longley 46 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Luc Longley 73 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Luc Longley 87 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luc Longley .466 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Luc Longley - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luc Longley .714 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luc Longley 8.3 (1996) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Luc Longley 5.0 (1998) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Luc Longley 1.9 (1998) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Luc Longley 1.0 (1999) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luc Longley 1.4 (1996) 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.