Nikola Mirotic vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Nikola Mirotic 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

Nikola Mirotic

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nikola Mirotic: 2014-15 to 2018-19
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Mirotic 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Nikola Mirotic 5 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Nikola Mirotic 4 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Nikola Mirotic 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nikola Mirotic 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Nikola Mirotic 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Mirotic 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Nikola Mirotic 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Mirotic 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Nikola Mirotic 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Mirotic 12.3 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Mirotic 5.9 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.3 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Mirotic 3,910 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Nikola Mirotic 1,894 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Nikola Mirotic 407 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Nikola Mirotic 240 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Nikola Mirotic 228 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Nikola Mirotic 319 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Mirotic .423 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Nikola Mirotic .359 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Mirotic .808 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Mirotic 15.6 (2018) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Mirotic 7.4 (2019) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.5 (2016) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.9 (2016) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.8 (2017) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Mirotic 9.6 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Mirotic 5.2 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.1 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Mirotic 383 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Nikola Mirotic 206 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Nikola Mirotic 43 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Nikola Mirotic 30 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Nikola Mirotic 24 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Nikola Mirotic 40 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Mirotic .388 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Nikola Mirotic .318 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Mirotic .805 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Mirotic 15.0 (2018) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Mirotic 9.6 (2018) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.7 (2018) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.1 (2018) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.3 (2018) 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.