George Lynch vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Lynch: 1993-94 to 2004-05
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Lynch 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons George Lynch 12 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played George Lynch 8 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games George Lynch 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Lynch 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team George Lynch 0 Bill Russell 3

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

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

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

Rebounds Leader George Lynch 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 Lynch 6.6 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game George Lynch 5.0 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game George Lynch 1.4 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game George Lynch 1.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points George Lynch 5,109 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds George Lynch 3,902 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists George Lynch 1,121 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals George Lynch 817 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks George Lynch 258 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games George Lynch 774 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Lynch .446 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage George Lynch .306 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Lynch .652 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Lynch 9.6 (2000) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game George Lynch 7.8 (2000) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game George Lynch 2.0 (2005) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game George Lynch 2.0 (1999) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Lynch 0.5 (1999) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Lynch 6.5 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game George Lynch 5.8 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game George Lynch 1.4 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game George Lynch 1.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Lynch 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Lynch 405 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds George Lynch 358 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists George Lynch 86 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals George Lynch 67 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks George Lynch 23 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games George Lynch 62 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Lynch .439 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage George Lynch .250 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Lynch .670 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Lynch 9.0 (1999) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game George Lynch 8.4 (2002) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game George Lynch 2.0 (1999) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game George Lynch 2.3 (1999) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Lynch 0.8 (2003) 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.