Ben Hansbrough vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Ben Hansbrough 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

Ben Hansbrough

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Hansbrough: 2012-13 to 2012-13
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Hansbrough 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Ben Hansbrough 1 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Ben Hansbrough 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Ben Hansbrough 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ben Hansbrough 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Ben Hansbrough 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Hansbrough 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben Hansbrough 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Hansbrough 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Ben Hansbrough 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Hansbrough 2.0 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.6 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.8 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Hansbrough 57 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Ben Hansbrough 18 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Ben Hansbrough 21 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Ben Hansbrough 7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben Hansbrough 2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Ben Hansbrough 28 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Hansbrough .333 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Ben Hansbrough .261 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Hansbrough .778 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Hansbrough 2.0 (2013) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.6 (2013) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.8 (2013) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.3 (2013) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.1 (2013) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.5 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.5 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Hansbrough 0 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Ben Hansbrough 3 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Ben Hansbrough 3 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Ben Hansbrough 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben Hansbrough 1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Ben Hansbrough 6 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Hansbrough .000 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Ben Hansbrough .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Hansbrough - Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.0 (2013) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.5 (2013) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.5 (2013) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.0 (2013) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Hansbrough 0.2 (2013) 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.