Artis Gilmore vs. Russ Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Lee and Artis Gilmore 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

Artis Gilmore

vs.

Russ Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Artis Gilmore: 1976-77 to 1987-88
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Artis Gilmore 0 Russ Lee 0

NBA Seasons Artis Gilmore 12 Russ Lee 3

Playoffs Played Artis Gilmore 6 Russ Lee 2

All-Star Games Artis Gilmore 6 Russ Lee 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Artis Gilmore 1 Russ Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 17.1 Russ Lee 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 10.1 Russ Lee 1.2

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.0 Russ Lee 0.7

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.5 Russ Lee 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.9 Russ Lee 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Artis Gilmore 15,579 Russ Lee 282

Total Rebounds Artis Gilmore 9,161 Russ Lee 114

Total Assists Artis Gilmore 1,777 Russ Lee 65

Total Steals Artis Gilmore 470 Russ Lee 22 *

Total Blocks Artis Gilmore 1,747 Russ Lee 3 *

Total Games Artis Gilmore 909 Russ Lee 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Artis Gilmore .599 Russ Lee .391

3-Point Percentage Artis Gilmore .077 * Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Artis Gilmore .713 Russ Lee .685

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 23.7 (1979) Russ Lee 4.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 13.1 (1978) Russ Lee 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 3.3 (1979) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.6 (1979) Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.7 (1982) Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 11.7 Russ Lee 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 8.0 Russ Lee 0.6

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.1 Russ Lee 0.3

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.6 Russ Lee 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.7 Russ Lee 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Artis Gilmore 492 Russ Lee 27

Total Rebounds Artis Gilmore 336 Russ Lee 7

Total Assists Artis Gilmore 47 Russ Lee 3

Total Steals Artis Gilmore 27 Russ Lee 3 *

Total Blocks Artis Gilmore 71 Russ Lee 1 *

Total Games Artis Gilmore 42 Russ Lee 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Artis Gilmore .566 Russ Lee .591

3-Point Percentage Artis Gilmore - * Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Artis Gilmore .680 Russ Lee .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 18.7 (1977) Russ Lee 3.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 13.0 (1977) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.0 (1981) Russ Lee 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.3 (1986) Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 3.1 (1983) Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.