Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bryon Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bryon Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Bryon Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bryon Russell: 1993-94 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bryon Russell 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bryon Russell 13

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bryon Russell 11

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Bryon Russell 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bryon Russell 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bryon Russell 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Bryon Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Bryon Russell 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Bryon Russell 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Bryon Russell 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bryon Russell 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bryon Russell 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Bryon Russell 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bryon Russell 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Bryon Russell 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bryon Russell 3.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bryon Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Bryon Russell 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Bryon Russell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bryon Russell 6,663

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bryon Russell 2,914

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bryon Russell 1,085

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Bryon Russell 874

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Bryon Russell 203

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bryon Russell 841

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bryon Russell .431

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Bryon Russell .369

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bryon Russell .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bryon Russell 14.1 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bryon Russell 5.3 (1999)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bryon Russell 2.1 (2002)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Bryon Russell 1.6 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Bryon Russell 0.4 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bryon Russell 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bryon Russell 4.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bryon Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Bryon Russell 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Bryon Russell 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bryon Russell 1,038

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bryon Russell 444

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bryon Russell 135

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Bryon Russell 110

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Bryon Russell 28

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bryon Russell 105

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bryon Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Bryon Russell .365

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bryon Russell .759

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bryon Russell 14.2 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bryon Russell 7.2 (2001)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bryon Russell 3.0 (2001)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Bryon Russell 1.8 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Bryon Russell 0.5 (2000)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.