Marty Byrnes vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Marty Byrnes 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

Marty Byrnes

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marty Byrnes: 1978-79 to 1982-83
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marty Byrnes 1 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Marty Byrnes 4 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Marty Byrnes 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Marty Byrnes 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Marty Byrnes 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Marty Byrnes 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Marty Byrnes 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Marty Byrnes 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Marty Byrnes 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Marty Byrnes 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 5.7 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.2 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.6 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Marty Byrnes 1,495 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Marty Byrnes 586 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Marty Byrnes 409 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Marty Byrnes 102 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Marty Byrnes 34 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Marty Byrnes 263 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marty Byrnes .463 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Marty Byrnes .326 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marty Byrnes .736 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 7.8 (1981) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.5 (1981) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.2 (1983) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.5 (1983) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.2 (1981) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.5 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Marty Byrnes 6 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Marty Byrnes 1 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Marty Byrnes 1 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Marty Byrnes 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Marty Byrnes 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Marty Byrnes 4 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marty Byrnes .333 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Marty Byrnes - * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marty Byrnes .667 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.5 (1980) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 (1980) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 (1980) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 (1980) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 (1980) 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.