Matt Harpring vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Harpring: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Harpring 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Matt Harpring 11 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Matt Harpring 6 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Matt Harpring 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Harpring 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Matt Harpring 0 Bill Russell 3

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

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

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

Rebounds Leader Matt Harpring 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 Harpring 11.5 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.1 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.4 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 7,645 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 3,366 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Matt Harpring 907 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Matt Harpring 497 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 112 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Matt Harpring 665 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .481 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .333 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .753 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 17.6 (2003) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 8.0 (2004) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 2.0 (2004) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.3 (2000) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2001) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 8.7 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 4.1 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.1 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 419 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 198 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Matt Harpring 54 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Matt Harpring 27 Bill Russell - n/a **

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

Total Games Matt Harpring 48 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .459 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .150 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .767 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 14.8 (2003) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.4 (2003) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.8 (1999) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.0 (2003) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2008) 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.