Sonny Parker vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Sonny Parker 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

Sonny Parker

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sonny Parker: 1976-77 to 1981-82
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sonny Parker 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Sonny Parker 6 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Sonny Parker 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Sonny Parker 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sonny Parker 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Sonny Parker 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Parker 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Sonny Parker 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Parker 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Sonny Parker 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Parker 9.9 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Parker 4.1 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Sonny Parker 2.1 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Sonny Parker 1.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sonny Parker 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Parker 4,471 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Sonny Parker 1,841 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Sonny Parker 954 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Sonny Parker 611 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Sonny Parker 151 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Sonny Parker 452 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Parker .501 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Sonny Parker .000 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Parker .755 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Parker 15.2 (1979) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Parker 5.7 (1980) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Sonny Parker 3.7 (1979) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Sonny Parker 2.1 (1980) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sonny Parker 0.4 (1978) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Parker 4.2 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Parker 2.8 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Sonny Parker 0.9 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Sonny Parker 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sonny Parker 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Parker 42 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Sonny Parker 28 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Sonny Parker 9 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Sonny Parker 5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Sonny Parker 2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Sonny Parker 10 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Parker .528 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Sonny Parker - * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Parker 1.000 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Parker 4.2 (1977) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Parker 2.8 (1977) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sonny Parker 0.9 (1977) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Sonny Parker 0.5 (1977) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sonny Parker 0.2 (1977) Bill Russell - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.