Donald Royal vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Donald Royal 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

Donald Royal

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donald Royal: 1989-90 to 1997-98
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donald Royal 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Donald Royal 8 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Donald Royal 6 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Donald Royal 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Donald Royal 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Donald Royal 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Donald Royal 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Donald Royal 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Donald Royal 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Donald Royal 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donald Royal 6.3 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Donald Royal 2.8 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Donald Royal 1.0 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Donald Royal 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donald Royal 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Donald Royal 3,161 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Donald Royal 1,431 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Donald Royal 500 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Donald Royal 247 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Donald Royal 99 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Donald Royal 504 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donald Royal .473 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Donald Royal .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donald Royal .770 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donald Royal 9.2 (1993) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Donald Royal 4.0 (1995) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Donald Royal 2.8 (1995) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Donald Royal 0.7 (1994) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donald Royal 0.3 (1993) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donald Royal 3.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Donald Royal 1.4 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Donald Royal 0.4 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Donald Royal 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donald Royal 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Donald Royal 107 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Donald Royal 52 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Donald Royal 16 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Donald Royal 6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Donald Royal 3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Donald Royal 36 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donald Royal .421 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Donald Royal - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donald Royal .705 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donald Royal 7.0 (1994) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Donald Royal 4.0 (1992) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Donald Royal 1.7 (1994) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Donald Royal 0.7 (1992) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donald Royal 0.7 (1992) 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.