Tony Massenburg vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Tony Massenburg 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

Tony Massenburg

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tony Massenburg: 1990-91 to 2004-05
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tony Massenburg 1 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Tony Massenburg 13 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Tony Massenburg 3 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Tony Massenburg 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tony Massenburg 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Tony Massenburg 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tony Massenburg 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Tony Massenburg 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tony Massenburg 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Tony Massenburg 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Massenburg 6.2 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Tony Massenburg 4.3 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Tony Massenburg 0.4 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Tony Massenburg 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tony Massenburg 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Massenburg 4,238 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Tony Massenburg 2,964 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Tony Massenburg 266 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Tony Massenburg 261 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Tony Massenburg 322 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Tony Massenburg 683 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Massenburg .470 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Tony Massenburg .091 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tony Massenburg .705 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Massenburg 11.2 (1999) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Massenburg 6.5 (1997) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Tony Massenburg 0.8 (1995) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Tony Massenburg 0.6 (1999) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tony Massenburg 0.9 (1999) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Massenburg 1.9 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Tony Massenburg 2.1 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Tony Massenburg 0.1 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Tony Massenburg 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tony Massenburg 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Massenburg 28 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Tony Massenburg 32 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Tony Massenburg 2 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Tony Massenburg 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Tony Massenburg 4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Tony Massenburg 15 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Massenburg .407 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Tony Massenburg - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tony Massenburg .545 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Massenburg 5.0 (2003) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Massenburg 4.2 (2003) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tony Massenburg 0.4 (2003) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Tony Massenburg 0.0 (2005) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tony Massenburg 0.8 (2003) 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.