Dante Cunningham vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

Dante Cunningham

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dante Cunningham: 2009-10 to 2018-19
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dante Cunningham 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Dante Cunningham 10 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Dante Cunningham 4 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Dante Cunningham 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dante Cunningham 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Dante Cunningham 0 Bill Russell 3

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Dante Cunningham 0 Bill Russell 1 *

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

Rebounds Leader Dante Cunningham 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.8 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 3.7 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.7 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Cunningham 4,133 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Dante Cunningham 2,676 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Dante Cunningham 506 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Dante Cunningham 459 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Dante Cunningham 336 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Dante Cunningham 715 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Cunningham .469 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Dante Cunningham .345 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dante Cunningham .649 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 8.7 (2013) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.1 (2013) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2014) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.1 (2013) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.7 (2014) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 2.8 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 2.3 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.1 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Cunningham 58 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Dante Cunningham 48 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Dante Cunningham 2 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Dante Cunningham 9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Dante Cunningham 6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Dante Cunningham 21 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Cunningham .600 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Dante Cunningham .667 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dante Cunningham .889 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.3 (2015) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 4.5 (2015) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.5 (2015) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2010) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2015) 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.