Matt Guokas vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Guokas: 1966-67 to 1975-76
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Guokas 1 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Matt Guokas 10 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Matt Guokas 7 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Matt Guokas 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Guokas 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Matt Guokas 0 Bill Russell 3

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

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

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

Rebounds Leader Matt Guokas 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 Guokas 5.8 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Matt Guokas 2.0 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Matt Guokas 3.0 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Matt Guokas 0.5 * Bill Russell - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Guokas 4,285 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Matt Guokas 1,446 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Matt Guokas 2,174 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Matt Guokas 117 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Guokas 41 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Matt Guokas 735 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Guokas .489 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Matt Guokas - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Guokas .727 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Guokas 9.1 (1973) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Guokas 3.1 (1973) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Matt Guokas 5.3 (1972) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Matt Guokas 0.7 (1974) * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Guokas 0.3 (1974) * Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Guokas 4.2 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Matt Guokas 2.0 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Matt Guokas 1.6 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Matt Guokas 0.4 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Guokas 0.1 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Guokas 254 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Matt Guokas 118 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Matt Guokas 98 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Matt Guokas 7 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Guokas 2 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Matt Guokas 60 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Guokas .417 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Matt Guokas - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Guokas .776 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Guokas 6.5 (1970) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Guokas 3.3 (1968) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Matt Guokas 2.3 (1968) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Matt Guokas 0.5 (1975) * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Guokas 0.2 (1974) * Bill Russell - n/a **

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