Dzanan Musa vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Dzanan Musa 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

Dzanan Musa

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dzanan Musa: 2018-19 to 2019-20
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dzanan Musa 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Dzanan Musa 2 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Dzanan Musa 2 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Dzanan Musa 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dzanan Musa 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Dzanan Musa 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dzanan Musa 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Dzanan Musa 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dzanan Musa 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Dzanan Musa 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dzanan Musa 4.3 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Dzanan Musa 1.9 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Dzanan Musa 0.9 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Dzanan Musa 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dzanan Musa 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dzanan Musa 211 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Dzanan Musa 91 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Dzanan Musa 45 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Dzanan Musa 17 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Dzanan Musa 1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Dzanan Musa 49 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dzanan Musa .376 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Dzanan Musa .227 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dzanan Musa .726 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dzanan Musa 4.8 (2020) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Dzanan Musa 2.2 (2020) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Dzanan Musa 1.1 (2020) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Dzanan Musa 0.4 (2020) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dzanan Musa 0.0 (2020) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dzanan Musa 3.6 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Dzanan Musa 0.6 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Dzanan Musa 0.8 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Dzanan Musa 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dzanan Musa 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dzanan Musa 18 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Dzanan Musa 3 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Dzanan Musa 4 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Dzanan Musa 2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Dzanan Musa 1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Dzanan Musa 5 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dzanan Musa .286 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Dzanan Musa .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dzanan Musa .714 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dzanan Musa 4.7 (2020) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Dzanan Musa 1.0 (2020) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dzanan Musa 1.3 (2020) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Dzanan Musa 1.0 (2019) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dzanan Musa 0.3 (2020) 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.