World B. Free vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and World B. Free 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

World B. Free

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
World B. Free: 1975-76 to 1987-88
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships World B. Free 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons World B. Free 13 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played World B. Free 5 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games World B. Free 1 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP World B. Free 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team World B. Free 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) World B. Free 1 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team World B. Free 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) World B. Free 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader World B. Free 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game World B. Free 20.3 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game World B. Free 2.7 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game World B. Free 3.7 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game World B. Free 1.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game World B. Free 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points World B. Free 17,955 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds World B. Free 2,430 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists World B. Free 3,319 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals World B. Free 910 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks World B. Free 223 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games World B. Free 886 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage World B. Free .456 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage World B. Free .337 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage World B. Free .753 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game World B. Free 30.2 (1980) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game World B. Free 3.9 (1979) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game World B. Free 5.6 (1981) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game World B. Free 1.4 (1979) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game World B. Free 0.5 (1978) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game World B. Free 14.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game World B. Free 2.2 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game World B. Free 3.0 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game World B. Free 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game World B. Free 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points World B. Free 477 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds World B. Free 76 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists World B. Free 103 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals World B. Free 25 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks World B. Free 14 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games World B. Free 34 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage World B. Free .398 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage World B. Free .000 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage World B. Free .740 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game World B. Free 26.3 (1985) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game World B. Free 3.1 (1978) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game World B. Free 7.8 (1985) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game World B. Free 1.5 (1985) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game World B. Free 0.6 (1978) 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.