De'Andre Hunter vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and De'Andre Hunter 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

De'Andre Hunter

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
De'Andre Hunter: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships De'Andre Hunter 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons De'Andre Hunter 5 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played De'Andre Hunter 3 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games De'Andre Hunter 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP De'Andre Hunter 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team De'Andre Hunter 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) De'Andre Hunter 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team De'Andre Hunter 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) De'Andre Hunter 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader De'Andre Hunter 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Andre Hunter 14.3 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game De'Andre Hunter 4.1 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game De'Andre Hunter 1.5 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Andre Hunter 3,751 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds De'Andre Hunter 1,078 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists De'Andre Hunter 405 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals De'Andre Hunter 174 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks De'Andre Hunter 84 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games De'Andre Hunter 263 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Andre Hunter .447 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage De'Andre Hunter .363 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Andre Hunter .811 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Andre Hunter 15.6 (2024) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game De'Andre Hunter 4.8 (2021) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game De'Andre Hunter 1.9 (2021) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.8 (2021) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.5 (2021) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Andre Hunter 16.3 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game De'Andre Hunter 4.6 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.8 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Andre Hunter 260 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds De'Andre Hunter 73 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists De'Andre Hunter 13 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals De'Andre Hunter 9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks De'Andre Hunter 6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games De'Andre Hunter 16 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Andre Hunter .480 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage De'Andre Hunter .400 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Andre Hunter .783 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Andre Hunter 21.2 (2022) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game De'Andre Hunter 5.7 (2023) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game De'Andre Hunter 1.2 (2023) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.8 (2022) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.6 (2021) 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.