Tim Legler vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Tim Legler 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

Tim Legler

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Legler: 1989-90 to 1999-00
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Legler 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Tim Legler 10 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Tim Legler 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Tim Legler 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Legler 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Tim Legler 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Legler 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Legler 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Legler 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Tim Legler 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Legler 7.0 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Legler 1.6 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Tim Legler 1.3 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Tim Legler 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Legler 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Legler 2,182 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Tim Legler 481 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Tim Legler 402 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Tim Legler 149 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Legler 41 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Tim Legler 310 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Legler .447 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Tim Legler .431 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Legler .840 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Legler 9.4 (1996) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Legler 1.8 (1996) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Tim Legler 1.8 (1996) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Tim Legler 0.7 (1993) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 (1997) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Tim Legler 0.7 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Tim Legler 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Legler 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Legler 1 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Tim Legler 1 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Tim Legler 2 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Tim Legler 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Legler 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Tim Legler 3 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Legler .000 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Tim Legler .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Legler .500 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 (1997) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 (1997) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tim Legler 0.7 (1997) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Tim Legler 0.0 (1997) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Legler 0.0 (1997) 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.