Frank Mason III vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Frank Mason III 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

Frank Mason III

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frank Mason III: 2017-18 to 2020-21
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frank Mason III 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Frank Mason III 4 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Frank Mason III 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Frank Mason III 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Frank Mason III 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Frank Mason III 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Frank Mason III 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Frank Mason III 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Frank Mason III 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Frank Mason III 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Mason III 6.7 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Frank Mason III 2.0 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Frank Mason III 2.6 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Frank Mason III 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Frank Mason III 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Mason III 695 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Frank Mason III 204 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Frank Mason III 272 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Frank Mason III 55 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Frank Mason III 15 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Frank Mason III 103 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Mason III .396 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Frank Mason III .301 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Frank Mason III .755 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Mason III 7.9 (2018) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Mason III 3.0 (2021) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Frank Mason III 3.2 (2020) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Frank Mason III 0.7 (2018) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Frank Mason III 0.2 (2018) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Mason III 0.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Frank Mason III 0.0 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Frank Mason III 0.5 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Frank Mason III 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Frank Mason III 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Mason III 0 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Frank Mason III 0 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Frank Mason III 1 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Frank Mason III 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Frank Mason III 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Frank Mason III 2 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Mason III - Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Frank Mason III - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Frank Mason III - Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Mason III 0.0 (2020) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Mason III 0.0 (2020) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Frank Mason III 0.5 (2020) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Frank Mason III 0.0 (2020) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Frank Mason III 0.0 (2020) 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.