Stuart Gray vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Stuart Gray 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

Stuart Gray

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stuart Gray: 1984-85 to 1990-91
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stuart Gray 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Stuart Gray 7 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Stuart Gray 2 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Stuart Gray 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stuart Gray 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Stuart Gray 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stuart Gray 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Stuart Gray 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stuart Gray 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Stuart Gray 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stuart Gray 2.3 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Stuart Gray 2.6 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Stuart Gray 0.4 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Stuart Gray 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stuart Gray 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stuart Gray 906 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Stuart Gray 1,020 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Stuart Gray 148 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Stuart Gray 64 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Stuart Gray 133 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Stuart Gray 386 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stuart Gray .446 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Stuart Gray .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stuart Gray .663 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stuart Gray 3.0 (1988) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Stuart Gray 3.4 (1989) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Stuart Gray 0.6 (1988) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Stuart Gray 0.3 (1990) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stuart Gray 0.5 (1987) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stuart Gray 0.9 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Stuart Gray 2.1 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Stuart Gray 0.0 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Stuart Gray 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stuart Gray 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stuart Gray 6 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Stuart Gray 15 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Stuart Gray 0 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Stuart Gray 1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Stuart Gray 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Stuart Gray 7 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stuart Gray .333 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Stuart Gray - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stuart Gray .500 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stuart Gray 1.0 (1990) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Stuart Gray 2.3 (1987) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Stuart Gray 0.0 (1990) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Stuart Gray 0.3 (1990) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stuart Gray 0.0 (1990) 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.