Joe Bryant vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

Joe Bryant

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Bryant: 1975-76 to 1982-83
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Bryant 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Joe Bryant 8 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Joe Bryant 4 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Joe Bryant 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Bryant 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Joe Bryant 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Bryant 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Bryant 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Bryant 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Joe Bryant 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Bryant 8.7 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Bryant 4.0 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Joe Bryant 1.7 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Joe Bryant 0.9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Bryant 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Bryant 5,252 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Joe Bryant 2,441 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Joe Bryant 1,049 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Joe Bryant 519 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Bryant 201 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Joe Bryant 606 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Bryant .450 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Joe Bryant .200 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Bryant .743 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Bryant 11.8 (1982) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Bryant 6.4 (1980) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Joe Bryant 2.5 (1982) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Joe Bryant 1.3 (1980) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Bryant 0.5 (1980) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Bryant 4.1 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Joe Bryant 1.8 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Joe Bryant 0.7 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Joe Bryant 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Bryant 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Bryant 123 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Joe Bryant 54 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Joe Bryant 21 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Joe Bryant 14 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Bryant 4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Joe Bryant 30 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Bryant .448 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Joe Bryant - * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Bryant .679 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Bryant 7.7 (1976) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Bryant 4.3 (1976) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Bryant 0.9 (1978) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Joe Bryant 0.6 (1978) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Bryant 0.3 (1976) 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.