Bruce Flowers vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

Bruce Flowers

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Flowers: 1982-83 to 1982-83
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Flowers 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Bruce Flowers 1 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Bruce Flowers 0 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Bruce Flowers 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bruce Flowers 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Bruce Flowers 0 Bill Russell 3

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Flowers 0 Bill Russell 1 *

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

Rebounds Leader Bruce Flowers 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Flowers 4.9 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Flowers 3.4 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Bruce Flowers 0.9 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Bruce Flowers 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bruce Flowers 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Flowers 261 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Bruce Flowers 180 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Bruce Flowers 47 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Bruce Flowers 19 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Bruce Flowers 12 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Bruce Flowers 53 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Flowers .534 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Bruce Flowers .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Flowers .774 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Flowers 4.9 (1983) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Flowers 3.4 (1983) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Bruce Flowers 0.9 (1983) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Bruce Flowers 0.4 (1983) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bruce Flowers 0.2 (1983) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Flowers - Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Flowers - Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Bruce Flowers - Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Bruce Flowers - Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bruce Flowers - Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Flowers - Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Bruce Flowers - Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Bruce Flowers - Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Bruce Flowers - Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Bruce Flowers - Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Bruce Flowers 0 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Flowers - Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Bruce Flowers - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Flowers - Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Flowers - Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Flowers - Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bruce Flowers - Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Bruce Flowers - Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bruce Flowers - 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.