DeJuan Blair vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and DeJuan Blair 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

DeJuan Blair

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeJuan Blair: 2009-10 to 2015-16
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeJuan Blair 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons DeJuan Blair 7 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played DeJuan Blair 5 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games DeJuan Blair 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP DeJuan Blair 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team DeJuan Blair 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeJuan Blair 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team DeJuan Blair 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeJuan Blair 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader DeJuan Blair 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeJuan Blair 6.8 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game DeJuan Blair 5.1 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game DeJuan Blair 0.8 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game DeJuan Blair 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeJuan Blair 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeJuan Blair 2,865 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds DeJuan Blair 2,153 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists DeJuan Blair 349 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals DeJuan Blair 316 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks DeJuan Blair 127 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games DeJuan Blair 424 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeJuan Blair .524 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage DeJuan Blair .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeJuan Blair .608 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeJuan Blair 9.5 (2012) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game DeJuan Blair 7.0 (2011) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game DeJuan Blair 1.2 (2012) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game DeJuan Blair 1.2 (2011) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeJuan Blair 0.5 (2011) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeJuan Blair 4.2 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game DeJuan Blair 3.2 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game DeJuan Blair 0.4 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game DeJuan Blair 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeJuan Blair 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeJuan Blair 178 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds DeJuan Blair 136 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists DeJuan Blair 17 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals DeJuan Blair 25 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks DeJuan Blair 7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games DeJuan Blair 42 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeJuan Blair .546 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage DeJuan Blair - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeJuan Blair .571 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeJuan Blair 6.7 (2014) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game DeJuan Blair 6.2 (2014) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game DeJuan Blair 0.6 (2013) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game DeJuan Blair 2.0 (2014) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeJuan Blair 0.4 (2010) 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.