Pat Cummings vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Pat Cummings 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

Pat Cummings

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pat Cummings: 1979-80 to 1990-91
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Cummings 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Pat Cummings 12 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Pat Cummings 5 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Pat Cummings 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Pat Cummings 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Pat Cummings 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pat Cummings 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Pat Cummings 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pat Cummings 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Pat Cummings 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Cummings 9.6 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Pat Cummings 5.6 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Pat Cummings 1.2 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Pat Cummings 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pat Cummings 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Cummings 6,529 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Pat Cummings 3,825 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Pat Cummings 807 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Pat Cummings 360 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Pat Cummings 171 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Pat Cummings 683 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Cummings .497 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Pat Cummings .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pat Cummings .737 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Cummings 15.8 (1985) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Cummings 9.0 (1986) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Pat Cummings 2.0 (1984) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Pat Cummings 0.9 (1986) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pat Cummings 0.4 (1983) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Cummings 5.3 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Pat Cummings 3.7 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Pat Cummings 0.7 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Pat Cummings 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pat Cummings 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Cummings 160 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Pat Cummings 112 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Pat Cummings 22 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Pat Cummings 6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Pat Cummings 4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Pat Cummings 30 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Cummings .421 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Pat Cummings - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pat Cummings .839 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Cummings 10.8 (1984) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Cummings 7.2 (1984) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Pat Cummings 1.5 (1984) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Pat Cummings 0.4 (1984) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pat Cummings 0.3 (1982) 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.