Garrison Mathews vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Garrison Mathews 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

Garrison Mathews

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Garrison Mathews: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Garrison Mathews 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Garrison Mathews 5 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Garrison Mathews 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Garrison Mathews 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Garrison Mathews 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Garrison Mathews 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Garrison Mathews 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Garrison Mathews 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Garrison Mathews 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Garrison Mathews 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Garrison Mathews 6.3 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Garrison Mathews 1.7 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.6 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Garrison Mathews 1,684 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Garrison Mathews 466 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Garrison Mathews 163 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Garrison Mathews 138 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Garrison Mathews 45 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Garrison Mathews 267 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Garrison Mathews .407 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Garrison Mathews .381 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Garrison Mathews .842 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Garrison Mathews 10.0 (2022) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Garrison Mathews 2.9 (2022) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Garrison Mathews 1.0 (2022) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.9 (2022) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.4 (2022) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Garrison Mathews 1.3 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.7 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.0 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Garrison Mathews 4 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Garrison Mathews 2 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Garrison Mathews 0 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Garrison Mathews 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Garrison Mathews 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Garrison Mathews 3 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Garrison Mathews .000 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Garrison Mathews .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Garrison Mathews .800 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Garrison Mathews 1.3 (2021) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.7 (2021) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.0 (2021) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.0 (2021) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.0 (2021) 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.