Harvey Grant vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

Harvey Grant

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Harvey Grant: 1988-89 to 1998-99
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Harvey Grant 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Harvey Grant 11 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Harvey Grant 5 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Harvey Grant 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Harvey Grant 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Harvey Grant 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Harvey Grant 0 Bill Russell 11

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

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

Rebounds Leader Harvey Grant 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Harvey Grant 9.9 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Grant 4.4 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Harvey Grant 1.6 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Harvey Grant 0.8 Bill Russell - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Harvey Grant 7,781 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Harvey Grant 3,436 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Harvey Grant 1,219 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Harvey Grant 599 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Harvey Grant 428 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Harvey Grant 783 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Harvey Grant .469 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Harvey Grant .267 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Harvey Grant .709 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Harvey Grant 18.6 (1993) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Grant 7.2 (1991) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Harvey Grant 2.8 (1993) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Harvey Grant 1.2 (1991) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Harvey Grant 0.8 (1991) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Harvey Grant 5.6 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Grant 2.8 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Harvey Grant 0.7 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Harvey Grant 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Harvey Grant 106 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Harvey Grant 53 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Harvey Grant 13 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Harvey Grant 4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Harvey Grant 9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Harvey Grant 19 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Harvey Grant .437 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Harvey Grant .353 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Harvey Grant .500 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Harvey Grant 14.3 (1995) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Grant 5.3 (1995) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Harvey Grant 2.0 (1995) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Harvey Grant 1.0 (1995) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Harvey Grant 0.7 (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.