Rodions Kurucs vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Rodions Kurucs 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

Rodions Kurucs

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rodions Kurucs: 2018-19 to 2020-21
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rodions Kurucs 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Rodions Kurucs 3 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Rodions Kurucs 2 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Rodions Kurucs 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rodions Kurucs 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Rodions Kurucs 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rodions Kurucs 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Rodions Kurucs 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rodions Kurucs 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Rodions Kurucs 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodions Kurucs 6.0 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Rodions Kurucs 3.1 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.9 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodions Kurucs 780 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Rodions Kurucs 406 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Rodions Kurucs 113 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Rodions Kurucs 75 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Rodions Kurucs 34 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Rodions Kurucs 131 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodions Kurucs .444 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Rodions Kurucs .329 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodions Kurucs .739 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodions Kurucs 8.5 (2019) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rodions Kurucs 3.9 (2019) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Rodions Kurucs 1.1 (2020) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.7 (2019) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.4 (2019) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodions Kurucs 5.9 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Rodions Kurucs 4.1 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.8 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodions Kurucs 47 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Rodions Kurucs 33 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Rodions Kurucs 6 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Rodions Kurucs 3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Rodions Kurucs 2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Rodions Kurucs 8 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodions Kurucs .475 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Rodions Kurucs .125 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodions Kurucs .636 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodions Kurucs 6.3 (2019) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rodions Kurucs 5.0 (2019) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.8 (2020) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.5 (2019) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rodions Kurucs 0.5 (2020) 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.