Tariq Owens vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Tariq Owens 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

Tariq Owens

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tariq Owens: 2019-20 to 2019-20
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tariq Owens 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Tariq Owens 1 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Tariq Owens 0 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Tariq Owens 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tariq Owens 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Tariq Owens 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tariq Owens 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Tariq Owens 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tariq Owens 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Tariq Owens 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tariq Owens 1.3 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Tariq Owens 1.0 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Tariq Owens 0.0 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Tariq Owens 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tariq Owens 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tariq Owens 4 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Tariq Owens 3 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Tariq Owens 0 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Tariq Owens 1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Tariq Owens 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Tariq Owens 3 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tariq Owens .200 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Tariq Owens .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tariq Owens 1.000 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tariq Owens 1.3 (2020) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tariq Owens 1.0 (2020) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Tariq Owens 0.0 (2020) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Tariq Owens 0.3 (2020) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tariq Owens 0.0 (2020) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tariq Owens - Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Tariq Owens - Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Tariq Owens - Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Tariq Owens - Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tariq Owens - Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tariq Owens - Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Tariq Owens - Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Tariq Owens - Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Tariq Owens - Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Tariq Owens - Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Tariq Owens 0 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tariq Owens - Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Tariq Owens - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tariq Owens - Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tariq Owens - Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tariq Owens - Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tariq Owens - Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Tariq Owens - Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tariq Owens - 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.