Festus Ezeli vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Festus Ezeli 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

Festus Ezeli

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Festus Ezeli: 2012-13 to 2015-16
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Festus Ezeli 1 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Festus Ezeli 3 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Festus Ezeli 3 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Festus Ezeli 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Festus Ezeli 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Festus Ezeli 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Festus Ezeli 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Festus Ezeli 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Festus Ezeli 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Festus Ezeli 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.2 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.3 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 1.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Festus Ezeli 712 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Festus Ezeli 725 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Festus Ezeli 63 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Festus Ezeli 48 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Festus Ezeli 166 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Festus Ezeli 170 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Festus Ezeli .513 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Festus Ezeli - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Festus Ezeli .557 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 7.0 (2016) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 5.6 (2016) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.7 (2016) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 (2016) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 1.1 (2016) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 3.4 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 2.8 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Festus Ezeli 187 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Festus Ezeli 153 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Festus Ezeli 16 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Festus Ezeli 5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Festus Ezeli 24 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Festus Ezeli 55 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Festus Ezeli .530 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Festus Ezeli - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Festus Ezeli .500 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.0 (2016) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 3.1 (2015) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2016) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2013) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.6 (2013) 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.