Bill Gabor vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

Bill Gabor

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Gabor: 1949-50 to 1954-55
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Gabor 1 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Bill Gabor 6 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Bill Gabor 5 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Bill Gabor 1 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Gabor 0 * Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Bill Gabor 0 Bill Russell 3

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Gabor 0 * Bill Russell 1 *

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

Rebounds Leader Bill Gabor 0 * Bill Russell 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Gabor 9.8 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Gabor 1.8 * Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Bill Gabor 2.0 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Gabor 2,997 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Bill Gabor 448 * Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Bill Gabor 626 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Bill Gabor - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Gabor - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Bill Gabor 307 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Gabor .344 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Bill Gabor - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Gabor .737 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Gabor 11.3 (1951) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Gabor 2.5 (1951) * Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Bill Gabor 3.7 (1955) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Gabor 7.4 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Gabor 2.2 * Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Bill Gabor 2.1 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Gabor 267 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Bill Gabor 57 * Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Bill Gabor 74 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Bill Gabor - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Gabor - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Bill Gabor 36 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Gabor .310 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Bill Gabor - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Gabor .728 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Gabor 9.0 (1953) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Gabor 2.9 (1951) * Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Gabor 2.6 (1951) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Gabor - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.