Bones McKinney vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Bones McKinney: 1946-47 to 1951-52
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bones McKinney 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Bones McKinney 6 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Bones McKinney 5 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Bones McKinney 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bones McKinney 0 * Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Bones McKinney 1 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bones McKinney 2 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Bones McKinney 0 * Bill Russell 1 *

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

Rebounds Leader Bones McKinney 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 Bones McKinney 9.4 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Bones McKinney 3.5 * Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Bones McKinney 1.6 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bones McKinney 2,994 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Bones McKinney 373 * Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Bones McKinney 503 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Bones McKinney - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Bones McKinney - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Bones McKinney 318 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bones McKinney .298 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Bones McKinney - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bones McKinney .711 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bones McKinney 12.7 (1949) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bones McKinney 4.5 (1951) * Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Bones McKinney 2.0 (1949) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bones McKinney 10.1 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Bones McKinney 3.2 * Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Bones McKinney 1.1 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bones McKinney 232 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Bones McKinney 16 * Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Bones McKinney 25 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Bones McKinney - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Bones McKinney - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Bones McKinney 23 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bones McKinney .306 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Bones McKinney - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bones McKinney .708 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bones McKinney 13.0 (1951) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bones McKinney 5.0 (1951) * Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bones McKinney 4.0 (1951) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Bones McKinney - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bones McKinney - 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.