Maurice Ager vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Maurice Ager 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

Maurice Ager

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Maurice Ager: 2006-07 to 2010-11
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Maurice Ager 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Maurice Ager 4 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Maurice Ager 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Maurice Ager 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Maurice Ager 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Maurice Ager 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Maurice Ager 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Maurice Ager 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Maurice Ager 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Maurice Ager 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maurice Ager 2.1 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Ager 0.6 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Maurice Ager 0.2 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Maurice Ager 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maurice Ager 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Maurice Ager 169 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Maurice Ager 46 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Maurice Ager 19 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Maurice Ager 6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Maurice Ager 6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Maurice Ager 82 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maurice Ager .339 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Maurice Ager .250 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Maurice Ager .566 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maurice Ager 3.8 (2011) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Ager 0.7 (2007) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Maurice Ager 0.3 (2008) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Maurice Ager 0.3 (2011) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maurice Ager 0.1 (2009) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maurice Ager 5.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Ager 1.0 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Maurice Ager 0.0 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Maurice Ager 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maurice Ager 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Maurice Ager 15 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Maurice Ager 3 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Maurice Ager 0 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Maurice Ager 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Maurice Ager 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Maurice Ager 3 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maurice Ager .556 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Maurice Ager .667 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Maurice Ager .500 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maurice Ager 5.0 (2007) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Ager 1.0 (2007) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Maurice Ager 0.0 (2007) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Maurice Ager 0.0 (2007) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maurice Ager 0.0 (2007) 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.