Grant Hill vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

Grant Hill

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Grant Hill: 1994-95 to 2012-13
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Grant Hill 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Grant Hill 18 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Grant Hill 8 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Grant Hill 7 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Grant Hill 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Grant Hill 1 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Grant Hill 5 Bill Russell 11

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

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

Rebounds Leader Grant Hill 0 Bill Russell 4

Rookie of The Year Grant Hill 1 Bill Russell 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Hill 16.7 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Grant Hill 6.0 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Grant Hill 4.1 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Grant Hill 1.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Grant Hill 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Hill 17,137 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Grant Hill 6,169 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Grant Hill 4,252 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Grant Hill 1,248 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Grant Hill 576 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Grant Hill 1,026 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Hill .483 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Grant Hill .314 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Hill .769 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Hill 25.8 (2000) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Hill 9.8 (1996) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Grant Hill 7.3 (1997) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Grant Hill 1.8 (1997) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Grant Hill 0.9 (1995) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Hill 13.4 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Grant Hill 6.1 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Grant Hill 3.6 Bill Russell 4.7

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

Blocks Per Game Grant Hill 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Hill 523 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Grant Hill 238 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Grant Hill 140 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Grant Hill 35 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Grant Hill 19 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Grant Hill 39 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Hill .469 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Grant Hill .238 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Hill .781 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Hill 23.6 (1997) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Hill 7.3 (1996) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Grant Hill 7.4 (1999) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Grant Hill 2.0 (1999) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Grant Hill 1.0 (1997) 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.