Rich Rinaldi vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Rich Rinaldi 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

Rich Rinaldi

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Rinaldi 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Rich Rinaldi 3 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Rich Rinaldi 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Rich Rinaldi 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rich Rinaldi 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Rich Rinaldi 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rich Rinaldi 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Rich Rinaldi 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rich Rinaldi 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Rich Rinaldi 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 5.0 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 1.2 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.9 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.4 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.1 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Rinaldi 393 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Rich Rinaldi 93 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Rich Rinaldi 73 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Rich Rinaldi 3 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Rich Rinaldi 1 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Rich Rinaldi 79 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Rinaldi .393 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Rich Rinaldi - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rich Rinaldi .724 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) * Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.7 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.0 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.3 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Rinaldi 2 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Rich Rinaldi 0 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Rich Rinaldi 1 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Rich Rinaldi 0 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Rich Rinaldi 0 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Rich Rinaldi 3 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Rinaldi .500 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Rich Rinaldi - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rich Rinaldi - Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Bill Russell - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.