Doug Lee vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Doug Lee 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

Doug Lee

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Doug Lee: 1991-92 to 1994-95
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Doug Lee 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Doug Lee 3 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Doug Lee 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Doug Lee 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Doug Lee 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Doug Lee 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Doug Lee 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Doug Lee 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Doug Lee 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Doug Lee 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doug Lee 2.3 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Doug Lee 0.6 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Doug Lee 0.4 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Doug Lee 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Doug Lee 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Doug Lee 168 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Doug Lee 42 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Doug Lee 32 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Doug Lee 17 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Doug Lee 5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Doug Lee 73 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doug Lee .412 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Doug Lee .310 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Doug Lee .700 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doug Lee 2.6 (1992) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Doug Lee 0.8 (1992) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Doug Lee 1.0 (1993) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Doug Lee 0.3 (1995) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Doug Lee 0.2 (1993) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doug Lee 0.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Doug Lee 0.0 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Doug Lee 0.5 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Doug Lee 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Doug Lee 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Doug Lee 0 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Doug Lee 0 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Doug Lee 1 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Doug Lee 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Doug Lee 1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Doug Lee 2 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doug Lee .000 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Doug Lee .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Doug Lee - Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doug Lee 0.0 (1992) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Doug Lee 0.0 (1992) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Doug Lee 0.5 (1992) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Doug Lee 0.0 (1992) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Doug Lee 0.5 (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.