Rick Fox vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Fox: 1991-92 to 2003-04
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Fox 3 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Rick Fox 13 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Rick Fox 9 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Rick Fox 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Fox 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Rick Fox 0 Bill Russell 3

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

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

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

Rebounds Leader Rick Fox 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 Fox 9.6 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Fox 3.8 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Rick Fox 2.8 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Rick Fox 1.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Fox 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Fox 8,966 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Rick Fox 3,517 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Rick Fox 2,649 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Rick Fox 967 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Fox 355 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Rick Fox 930 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Fox .450 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Rick Fox .349 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Fox .770 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Fox 15.4 (1997) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Fox 5.6 (1996) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Rick Fox 4.6 (1996) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Rick Fox 2.2 (1997) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Fox 0.6 (1994) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Fox 6.6 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Fox 3.2 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Rick Fox 2.2 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Rick Fox 0.8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Fox 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Fox 729 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Rick Fox 353 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Rick Fox 246 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Rick Fox 84 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Fox 27 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Rick Fox 111 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Fox .444 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Rick Fox .360 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Fox .801 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Fox 10.9 (1998) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Fox 5.4 (2002) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Fox 3.9 (1998) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Rick Fox 1.9 (2001) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Fox 0.6 (1999) 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.