Mark McNamara vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Mark McNamara 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

Mark McNamara

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mark McNamara: 1982-83 to 1990-91
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mark McNamara 1 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Mark McNamara 8 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Mark McNamara 4 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Mark McNamara 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mark McNamara 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Mark McNamara 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mark McNamara 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Mark McNamara 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mark McNamara 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Mark McNamara 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark McNamara 3.5 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Mark McNamara 3.0 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Mark McNamara 0.3 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Mark McNamara 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mark McNamara 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark McNamara 980 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Mark McNamara 827 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Mark McNamara 77 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Mark McNamara 35 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Mark McNamara 39 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Mark McNamara 278 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark McNamara .512 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Mark McNamara - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark McNamara .548 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark McNamara 5.5 (1984) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mark McNamara 4.5 (1984) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Mark McNamara 0.4 (1984) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Mark McNamara 0.2 (1984) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mark McNamara 0.3 (1988) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark McNamara 1.4 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Mark McNamara 0.5 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Mark McNamara 0.0 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Mark McNamara 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mark McNamara 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark McNamara 11 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Mark McNamara 4 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Mark McNamara 0 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Mark McNamara 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Mark McNamara 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Mark McNamara 8 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark McNamara .556 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Mark McNamara - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark McNamara .500 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark McNamara 2.0 (1987) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mark McNamara 1.0 (1987) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mark McNamara 0.0 (1990) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Mark McNamara 0.0 (1990) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mark McNamara 0.0 (1990) 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.