Sheldon Mac vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Sheldon Mac 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

Sheldon Mac

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sheldon Mac: 2016-17 to 2016-17
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sheldon Mac 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Sheldon Mac 1 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Sheldon Mac 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Sheldon Mac 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sheldon Mac 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Sheldon Mac 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sheldon Mac 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Sheldon Mac 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sheldon Mac 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Sheldon Mac 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sheldon Mac 3.0 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Sheldon Mac 1.1 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Sheldon Mac 0.5 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Sheldon Mac 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sheldon Mac 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sheldon Mac 90 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Sheldon Mac 34 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Sheldon Mac 15 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Sheldon Mac 8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Sheldon Mac 2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Sheldon Mac 30 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sheldon Mac .400 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Sheldon Mac .233 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sheldon Mac .852 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sheldon Mac 3.0 (2017) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Sheldon Mac 1.1 (2017) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Sheldon Mac 0.5 (2017) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Sheldon Mac 0.3 (2017) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sheldon Mac 0.1 (2017) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sheldon Mac 2.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Sheldon Mac 0.3 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Sheldon Mac 0.0 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Sheldon Mac 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sheldon Mac 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sheldon Mac 14 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Sheldon Mac 2 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Sheldon Mac 0 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Sheldon Mac 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Sheldon Mac 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Sheldon Mac 7 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sheldon Mac .556 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Sheldon Mac .400 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sheldon Mac 1.000 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sheldon Mac 2.0 (2017) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Sheldon Mac 0.3 (2017) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sheldon Mac 0.0 (2017) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Sheldon Mac 0.0 (2017) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sheldon Mac 0.0 (2017) 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.