James Edwards vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

James Edwards

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Edwards: 1977-78 to 1995-96
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Edwards 3 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons James Edwards 19 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played James Edwards 11 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games James Edwards 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Edwards 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team James Edwards 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Edwards 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team James Edwards 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Edwards 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader James Edwards 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 12.7 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 5.1 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game James Edwards 1.3 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 14,862 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds James Edwards 6,004 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists James Edwards 1,499 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals James Edwards 420 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks James Edwards 867 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games James Edwards 1,168 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .495 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .048 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .698 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 16.7 (1982) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 8.5 (1979) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.6 (1981) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.7 (1979) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 1.6 (1981) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 9.3 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 3.2 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game James Edwards 0.8 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 1,030 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds James Edwards 354 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists James Edwards 84 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals James Edwards 17 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks James Edwards 46 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games James Edwards 111 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .468 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .000 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .682 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 14.3 (1990) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 7.0 (1981) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.5 (1981) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.5 (1981) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.6 (1984) Bill Russell - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.