Butch Lee vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

Butch Lee

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Lee: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Lee 1 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Butch Lee 2 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Butch Lee 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Butch Lee 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Lee 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Butch Lee 0 Bill Russell 3

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Lee 0 Bill Russell 1 *

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

Rebounds Leader Butch Lee 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 8.1 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.4 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.2 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 773 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 137 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Butch Lee 307 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Butch Lee 87 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Butch Lee 1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Butch Lee 96 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee .450 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Butch Lee - * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee .761 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 9.2 (1979) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.5 (1979) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.6 (1979) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 1.0 (1979) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1979) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 2 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 1 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Butch Lee 0 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Butch Lee 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Butch Lee 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Butch Lee 3 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee - Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Butch Lee - * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee 1.000 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 (1980) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 (1980) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Bill Russell - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.