Primoz Brezec vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Primoz Brezec 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

Primoz Brezec

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Primoz Brezec: 2001-02 to 2009-10
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Primoz Brezec 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Primoz Brezec 8 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Primoz Brezec 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Primoz Brezec 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Primoz Brezec 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Primoz Brezec 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Primoz Brezec 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Primoz Brezec 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Primoz Brezec 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Primoz Brezec 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Primoz Brezec 7.2 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Primoz Brezec 3.9 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.5 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Primoz Brezec 2,452 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Primoz Brezec 1,327 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Primoz Brezec 179 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Primoz Brezec 69 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Primoz Brezec 134 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Primoz Brezec 342 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Primoz Brezec .498 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Primoz Brezec .167 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Primoz Brezec .701 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Primoz Brezec 13.0 (2005) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Primoz Brezec 7.4 (2005) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Primoz Brezec 1.2 (2005) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.5 (2005) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.8 (2005) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Primoz Brezec 2.3 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.8 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.0 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Primoz Brezec 9 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Primoz Brezec 3 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Primoz Brezec 0 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Primoz Brezec 1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Primoz Brezec 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Primoz Brezec 4 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Primoz Brezec .571 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Primoz Brezec - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Primoz Brezec .500 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Primoz Brezec 2.3 (2010) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.8 (2010) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.0 (2010) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.3 (2010) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Primoz Brezec 0.0 (2010) 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.