Dee Brown vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Dee Brown 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

Dee Brown

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dee Brown: 1990-91 to 2001-02
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dee Brown 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Dee Brown 12 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Dee Brown 6 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Dee Brown 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dee Brown 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Dee Brown 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dee Brown 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Dee Brown 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dee Brown 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Dee Brown 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dee Brown 11.1 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Dee Brown 2.6 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Dee Brown 3.7 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Dee Brown 1.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dee Brown 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dee Brown 6,758 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Dee Brown 1,569 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Dee Brown 2,227 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Dee Brown 800 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Dee Brown 205 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Dee Brown 608 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dee Brown .436 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Dee Brown .357 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dee Brown .825 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dee Brown 15.6 (1995) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Dee Brown 3.9 (1994) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Dee Brown 5.8 (1993) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Dee Brown 2.0 (1994) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dee Brown 0.6 (1995) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dee Brown 10.3 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Dee Brown 2.8 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Dee Brown 3.6 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Dee Brown 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dee Brown 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dee Brown 320 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Dee Brown 88 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Dee Brown 112 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Dee Brown 23 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Dee Brown 15 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Dee Brown 31 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dee Brown .449 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Dee Brown .291 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dee Brown .857 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dee Brown 18.8 (1995) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Dee Brown 5.0 (1995) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dee Brown 5.2 (1992) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Dee Brown 1.3 (1995) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dee Brown 1.0 (1993) 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.