Dwight Buycks vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Dwight Buycks 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

Dwight Buycks

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Buycks: 2013-14 to 2017-18
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Buycks 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Dwight Buycks 3 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Dwight Buycks 0 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Dwight Buycks 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dwight Buycks 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Dwight Buycks 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Buycks 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Dwight Buycks 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Buycks 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Dwight Buycks 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Buycks 6.3 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Buycks 1.6 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Dwight Buycks 1.7 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Dwight Buycks 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Buycks 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Buycks 310 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Dwight Buycks 76 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Dwight Buycks 83 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Dwight Buycks 30 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Dwight Buycks 2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Dwight Buycks 49 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Buycks .402 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Dwight Buycks .370 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Buycks .883 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Buycks 8.7 (2015) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Buycks 2.0 (2015) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Dwight Buycks 2.3 (2015) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Dwight Buycks 0.7 (2018) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Buycks 0.1 (2018) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Buycks - Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Buycks - Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Dwight Buycks - Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Dwight Buycks - Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Buycks - Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Buycks - Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Dwight Buycks - Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Dwight Buycks - Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Dwight Buycks - Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Dwight Buycks - Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Dwight Buycks 0 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Buycks - Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Dwight Buycks - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Buycks - Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Buycks - Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Buycks - Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dwight Buycks - Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Dwight Buycks - Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Buycks - 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.