Maurice Lucas vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Maurice Lucas 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

Maurice Lucas

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Maurice Lucas: 1976-77 to 1987-88
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Maurice Lucas 1 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Maurice Lucas 12 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Maurice Lucas 9 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Maurice Lucas 4 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Maurice Lucas 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Maurice Lucas 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Maurice Lucas 1 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Maurice Lucas 1 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Maurice Lucas 2 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Maurice Lucas 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maurice Lucas 14.4 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Lucas 8.8 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Maurice Lucas 2.3 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Maurice Lucas 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maurice Lucas 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Maurice Lucas 12,339 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Maurice Lucas 7,520 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Maurice Lucas 1,987 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Maurice Lucas 639 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Maurice Lucas 538 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Maurice Lucas 855 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maurice Lucas .473 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Maurice Lucas .111 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Maurice Lucas .763 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maurice Lucas 20.4 (1979) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Lucas 11.4 (1977) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Maurice Lucas 3.3 (1980) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Maurice Lucas 1.1 (1977) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maurice Lucas 1.2 (1979) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maurice Lucas 14.1 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Lucas 8.4 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Maurice Lucas 2.7 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Maurice Lucas 0.9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maurice Lucas 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Maurice Lucas 1,159 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Maurice Lucas 690 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Maurice Lucas 225 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Maurice Lucas 71 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Maurice Lucas 46 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Maurice Lucas 82 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maurice Lucas .484 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Maurice Lucas .000 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Maurice Lucas .744 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maurice Lucas 21.2 (1977) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Lucas 12.5 (1978) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Maurice Lucas 6.0 (1979) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Maurice Lucas 1.5 (1983) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Maurice Lucas 1.2 (1977) 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.