Porter Meriwether vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Porter Meriwether 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

Porter Meriwether

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Porter Meriwether: 1962-63 to 1962-63
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Porter Meriwether 1 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Porter Meriwether 0 * Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether 119 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether 29 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Porter Meriwether 43 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Porter Meriwether 31 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether .393 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether .697 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 (1963) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 (1963) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 (1963) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether - Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether - Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Porter Meriwether - Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether - Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether - Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** 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.