Jaden Hardy vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

Jaden Hardy

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaden Hardy: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaden Hardy 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Jaden Hardy 2 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Jaden Hardy 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Jaden Hardy 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jaden Hardy 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Jaden Hardy 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jaden Hardy 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaden Hardy 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaden Hardy 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Jaden Hardy 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaden Hardy 7.9 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Jaden Hardy 1.8 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Jaden Hardy 1.4 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaden Hardy 950 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Jaden Hardy 220 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Jaden Hardy 174 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Jaden Hardy 39 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaden Hardy 11 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Jaden Hardy 121 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaden Hardy .420 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Jaden Hardy .379 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaden Hardy .800 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaden Hardy 8.8 (2023) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jaden Hardy 1.9 (2023) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Jaden Hardy 1.5 (2024) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.4 (2023) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.1 (2023) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaden Hardy 2.1 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.4 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.5 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaden Hardy 17 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Jaden Hardy 3 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Jaden Hardy 4 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Jaden Hardy 1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaden Hardy 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Jaden Hardy 8 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaden Hardy .300 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Jaden Hardy .222 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaden Hardy .750 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaden Hardy 2.1 (2024) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.4 (2024) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.5 (2024) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.1 (2024) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaden Hardy 0.0 (2024) 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.