Lance Blanks vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Lance Blanks 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

Lance Blanks

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lance Blanks: 1990-91 to 1992-93
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lance Blanks 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Lance Blanks 3 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Lance Blanks 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Lance Blanks 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Lance Blanks 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Lance Blanks 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lance Blanks 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Lance Blanks 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lance Blanks 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Lance Blanks 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lance Blanks 2.0 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Lance Blanks 0.8 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Lance Blanks 0.8 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Lance Blanks 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lance Blanks 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Lance Blanks 289 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Lance Blanks 110 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Lance Blanks 117 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Lance Blanks 39 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Lance Blanks 8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Lance Blanks 142 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lance Blanks .436 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Lance Blanks .253 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lance Blanks .667 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lance Blanks 2.6 (1993) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Lance Blanks 1.1 (1993) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Lance Blanks 1.2 (1993) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Lance Blanks 0.3 (1992) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lance Blanks 0.1 (1993) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lance Blanks 2.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Lance Blanks 1.0 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Lance Blanks 3.0 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Lance Blanks 3.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lance Blanks 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Lance Blanks 2 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Lance Blanks 1 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Lance Blanks 3 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Lance Blanks 3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Lance Blanks 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Lance Blanks 1 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lance Blanks .500 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Lance Blanks - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lance Blanks - Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lance Blanks 2.0 (1992) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Lance Blanks 1.0 (1992) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Lance Blanks 3.0 (1992) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Lance Blanks 3.0 (1992) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lance Blanks 0.0 (1992) 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.