Payton Pritchard vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Payton Pritchard 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

Payton Pritchard

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Payton Pritchard: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Payton Pritchard 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Payton Pritchard 4 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Payton Pritchard 4 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Payton Pritchard 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Payton Pritchard 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Payton Pritchard 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Payton Pritchard 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Payton Pritchard 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Payton Pritchard 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Payton Pritchard 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 7.5 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.4 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.3 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Payton Pritchard 2,009 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Payton Pritchard 645 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Payton Pritchard 604 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Payton Pritchard 115 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Payton Pritchard 22 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Payton Pritchard 267 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Payton Pritchard .444 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Payton Pritchard .395 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Payton Pritchard .862 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 9.6 (2024) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.2 (2024) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.4 (2024) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.6 (2021) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2021) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 4.9 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 1.8 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 1.8 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Payton Pritchard 241 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Payton Pritchard 86 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Payton Pritchard 86 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Payton Pritchard 12 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Payton Pritchard 2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Payton Pritchard 49 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Payton Pritchard .438 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Payton Pritchard .362 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Payton Pritchard .810 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 7.8 (2024) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.5 (2024) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.5 (2024) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.4 (2021) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2022) 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.