Matt Bullard vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Matt Bullard 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

Matt Bullard

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Bullard: 1990-91 to 2001-02
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Bullard 1 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Matt Bullard 11 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Matt Bullard 6 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Matt Bullard 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Bullard 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Matt Bullard 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Bullard 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Bullard 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Bullard 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Matt Bullard 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Bullard 5.3 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bullard 2.0 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Matt Bullard 0.9 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Matt Bullard 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Bullard 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Bullard 3,270 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Matt Bullard 1,223 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Matt Bullard 535 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Matt Bullard 186 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Bullard 119 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Matt Bullard 615 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Bullard .418 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Matt Bullard .384 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Bullard .768 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Bullard 7.3 (1993) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bullard 2.8 (1993) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Matt Bullard 1.4 (1993) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Matt Bullard 0.5 (1998) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Bullard 0.4 (1998) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Bullard 3.5 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bullard 1.4 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Matt Bullard 0.5 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Matt Bullard 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Bullard 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Bullard 121 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Matt Bullard 49 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Matt Bullard 19 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Matt Bullard 6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Bullard 9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Matt Bullard 35 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Bullard .400 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Matt Bullard .458 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Bullard .818 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Bullard 5.1 (1993) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bullard 1.9 (1993) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Matt Bullard 1.1 (1993) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Matt Bullard 0.3 (1993) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Bullard 0.5 (1996) 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.