Rick Carlisle vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Carlisle 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) 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.