Maurice Harkless vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Maurice Harkless: 2012-13 to 2021-22
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Maurice Harkless 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Maurice Harkless 10 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Maurice Harkless 4 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Maurice Harkless 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Maurice Harkless 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Maurice Harkless 0 Bill Russell 3

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

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

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

Rebounds Leader Maurice Harkless 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 Harkless 6.9 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Harkless 3.5 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Maurice Harkless 0.9 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Maurice Harkless 0.9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maurice Harkless 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Maurice Harkless 4,259 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Maurice Harkless 2,198 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Maurice Harkless 572 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Maurice Harkless 583 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Maurice Harkless 399 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Maurice Harkless 621 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maurice Harkless .474 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Maurice Harkless .320 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Maurice Harkless .624 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maurice Harkless 10.0 (2017) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Harkless 4.5 (2019) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Maurice Harkless 1.2 (2019) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Maurice Harkless 1.2 (2014) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maurice Harkless 0.9 (2017) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maurice Harkless 9.1 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Harkless 4.7 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Maurice Harkless 1.1 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Maurice Harkless 1.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maurice Harkless 0.8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Maurice Harkless 300 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Maurice Harkless 155 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Maurice Harkless 37 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Maurice Harkless 33 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Maurice Harkless 25 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Maurice Harkless 33 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maurice Harkless .436 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Maurice Harkless .289 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Maurice Harkless .609 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maurice Harkless 11.0 (2016) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Harkless 5.1 (2016) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Maurice Harkless 2.0 (2018) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Maurice Harkless 1.3 (2017) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maurice Harkless 1.3 (2017) 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.