JaVale McGee vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP JaVale McGee 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team JaVale McGee 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team JaVale McGee 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader JaVale McGee 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) 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.