Priest Lauderdale vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Priest Lauderdale 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

Priest Lauderdale

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Priest Lauderdale: 1996-97 to 1997-98
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Priest Lauderdale 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Priest Lauderdale 2 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Priest Lauderdale 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Priest Lauderdale 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Priest Lauderdale 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Priest Lauderdale 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Priest Lauderdale 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Priest Lauderdale 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Priest Lauderdale 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Priest Lauderdale 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Priest Lauderdale 3.4 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Priest Lauderdale 1.9 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.4 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Priest Lauderdale 255 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Priest Lauderdale 143 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Priest Lauderdale 33 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Priest Lauderdale 8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Priest Lauderdale 26 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Priest Lauderdale 74 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Priest Lauderdale .472 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Priest Lauderdale .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Priest Lauderdale .554 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Priest Lauderdale 3.7 (1998) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Priest Lauderdale 2.6 (1998) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.5 (1998) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.2 (1998) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.4 (1998) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.7 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.0 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Priest Lauderdale 0 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Priest Lauderdale 2 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Priest Lauderdale 0 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Priest Lauderdale 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Priest Lauderdale 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Priest Lauderdale 3 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Priest Lauderdale .000 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Priest Lauderdale - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Priest Lauderdale - Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.0 (1997) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.7 (1997) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.0 (1997) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.0 (1997) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.0 (1997) 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.