Maxi Kleber vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Maxi Kleber 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

Maxi Kleber

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Maxi Kleber: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Maxi Kleber 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Maxi Kleber 7 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Maxi Kleber 4 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Maxi Kleber 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Maxi Kleber 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Maxi Kleber 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Maxi Kleber 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Maxi Kleber 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Maxi Kleber 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Maxi Kleber 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maxi Kleber 6.7 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Maxi Kleber 4.5 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Maxi Kleber 1.1 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Maxi Kleber 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maxi Kleber 0.9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Maxi Kleber 2,718 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Maxi Kleber 1,839 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Maxi Kleber 465 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Maxi Kleber 170 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Maxi Kleber 361 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Maxi Kleber 406 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maxi Kleber .446 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Maxi Kleber .357 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Maxi Kleber .777 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maxi Kleber 9.1 (2020) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Maxi Kleber 5.9 (2022) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Maxi Kleber 1.6 (2024) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Maxi Kleber 0.5 (2022) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maxi Kleber 1.1 (2020) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maxi Kleber 7.2 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Maxi Kleber 4.6 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Maxi Kleber 1.4 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Maxi Kleber 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maxi Kleber 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Maxi Kleber 246 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Maxi Kleber 156 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Maxi Kleber 46 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Maxi Kleber 9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Maxi Kleber 24 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Maxi Kleber 34 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maxi Kleber .449 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Maxi Kleber .382 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Maxi Kleber .714 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maxi Kleber 8.7 (2022) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Maxi Kleber 6.5 (2020) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Maxi Kleber 2.3 (2024) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Maxi Kleber 0.4 (2021) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maxi Kleber 1.2 (2020) 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.