George Hill vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and George Hill 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

George Hill

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Hill: 2008-09 to 2022-23
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Hill 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons George Hill 15 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played George Hill 13 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games George Hill 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Hill 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team George Hill 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Hill 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team George Hill 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Hill 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader George Hill 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Hill 10.4 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game George Hill 3.0 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game George Hill 3.1 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game George Hill 0.9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Hill 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Hill 9,545 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds George Hill 2,731 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists George Hill 2,807 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals George Hill 806 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks George Hill 233 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games George Hill 915 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Hill .457 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage George Hill .380 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Hill .806 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Hill 16.9 (2017) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game George Hill 4.2 (2015) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game George Hill 5.1 (2015) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game George Hill 1.1 (2016) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Hill 0.4 (2018) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Hill 11.1 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game George Hill 3.0 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game George Hill 2.6 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game George Hill 0.9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Hill 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Hill 1,592 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds George Hill 425 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists George Hill 369 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals George Hill 123 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks George Hill 33 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games George Hill 144 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Hill .452 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage George Hill .372 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Hill .802 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Hill 15.6 (2017) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game George Hill 5.0 (2011) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game George Hill 4.3 (2013) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game George Hill 1.5 (2011) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Hill 0.4 (2018) 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.