Rasual Butler vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Rasual Butler 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

Rasual Butler

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rasual Butler: 2002-03 to 2015-16
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rasual Butler 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Rasual Butler 13 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Rasual Butler 6 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Rasual Butler 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rasual Butler 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Rasual Butler 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rasual Butler 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Rasual Butler 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rasual Butler 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Rasual Butler 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 7.5 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 2.4 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rasual Butler 6,092 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Rasual Butler 1,934 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Rasual Butler 658 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Rasual Butler 288 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Rasual Butler 408 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Rasual Butler 809 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rasual Butler .403 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Rasual Butler .362 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rasual Butler .747 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 11.9 (2010) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 3.3 (2009) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 1.4 (2010) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.6 (2009) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 (2010) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 3.5 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 1.2 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.3 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rasual Butler 152 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Rasual Butler 52 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Rasual Butler 12 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Rasual Butler 4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Rasual Butler 6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Rasual Butler 43 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rasual Butler .407 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Rasual Butler .417 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rasual Butler .857 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 10.6 (2009) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 3.0 (2009) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.6 (2005) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.2 (2009) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 (2009) 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.