Mikal Bridges vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Mikal Bridges 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

Mikal Bridges

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mikal Bridges 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Mikal Bridges 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Mikal Bridges 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) 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.