Donny Marshall vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Donny Marshall 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

Donny Marshall

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donny Marshall: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donny Marshall 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Donny Marshall 5 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Donny Marshall 2 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Donny Marshall 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Donny Marshall 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Donny Marshall 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Donny Marshall 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Donny Marshall 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Donny Marshall 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Donny Marshall 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donny Marshall 2.5 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Donny Marshall 1.0 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Donny Marshall 0.3 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Donny Marshall 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donny Marshall 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Donny Marshall 293 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Donny Marshall 121 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Donny Marshall 36 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Donny Marshall 37 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Donny Marshall 5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Donny Marshall 119 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donny Marshall .321 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Donny Marshall .336 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donny Marshall .681 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donny Marshall 3.1 (1997) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Donny Marshall 1.3 (1997) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Donny Marshall 0.4 (1997) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Donny Marshall 0.4 (1997) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donny Marshall 0.1 (1996) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donny Marshall 0.4 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Donny Marshall 0.0 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Donny Marshall 0.0 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Donny Marshall 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donny Marshall 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Donny Marshall 3 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Donny Marshall 0 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Donny Marshall 0 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Donny Marshall 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Donny Marshall 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Donny Marshall 8 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donny Marshall .200 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Donny Marshall .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donny Marshall 1.000 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donny Marshall 0.4 (2002) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Donny Marshall 0.0 (2002) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Donny Marshall 0.0 (2002) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Donny Marshall 0.0 (2002) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donny Marshall 0.0 (2002) 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.