Cliff Levingston vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

Cliff Levingston

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Levingston: 1982-83 to 1994-95
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Levingston 2 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Cliff Levingston 11 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Cliff Levingston 8 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Cliff Levingston 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cliff Levingston 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Cliff Levingston 0 Bill Russell 3

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Cliff Levingston 0 Bill Russell 1 *

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

Rebounds Leader Cliff Levingston 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Levingston 7.1 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Levingston 5.2 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Cliff Levingston 0.9 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Cliff Levingston 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cliff Levingston 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Levingston 5,888 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Cliff Levingston 4,307 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Cliff Levingston 752 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Cliff Levingston 534 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Cliff Levingston 593 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Cliff Levingston 830 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Levingston .516 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Cliff Levingston .152 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Levingston .676 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Levingston 10.0 (1988) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Levingston 7.6 (1985) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Cliff Levingston 1.4 (1985) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Cliff Levingston 1.2 (1989) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cliff Levingston 1.0 (1988) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Levingston 3.8 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Levingston 2.8 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Cliff Levingston 0.4 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Cliff Levingston 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cliff Levingston 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Levingston 312 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Cliff Levingston 233 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Cliff Levingston 33 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Cliff Levingston 27 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Cliff Levingston 37 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Cliff Levingston 82 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Levingston .502 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Cliff Levingston .500 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Levingston .667 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Levingston 8.0 (1984) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Levingston 4.8 (1984) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Cliff Levingston 0.6 (1988) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Cliff Levingston 1.0 (1995) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cliff Levingston 1.0 (1986) 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.