Russ Lee vs. Hassan Whiteside Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hassan Whiteside and Russ Lee 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

Russ Lee

vs.

Hassan Whiteside

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75
Hassan Whiteside: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Russ Lee 0 Hassan Whiteside 0

NBA Seasons Russ Lee 3 Hassan Whiteside 10

Playoffs Played Russ Lee 2 Hassan Whiteside 4

All-Star Games Russ Lee 0 Hassan Whiteside 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Russ Lee 0 Hassan Whiteside 1

Rebounds Leader Russ Lee 0 Hassan Whiteside 1

Blocks Leader Russ Lee 0 * Hassan Whiteside 2

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.9 Hassan Whiteside 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 1.2 Hassan Whiteside 10.8

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 Hassan Whiteside 0.6

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 * Hassan Whiteside 0.5

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.1 * Hassan Whiteside 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 282 Hassan Whiteside 6,450

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 114 Hassan Whiteside 5,523

Total Assists Russ Lee 65 Hassan Whiteside 326

Total Steals Russ Lee 22 * Hassan Whiteside 271

Total Blocks Russ Lee 3 * Hassan Whiteside 1,143

Total Games Russ Lee 97 Hassan Whiteside 511

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .391 Hassan Whiteside .586

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Hassan Whiteside .308

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .685 Hassan Whiteside .605

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 4.3 (1975) Hassan Whiteside 17.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 2.1 (1975) Hassan Whiteside 14.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Hassan Whiteside 1.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) * Hassan Whiteside 0.7 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) * Hassan Whiteside 3.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.5 Hassan Whiteside 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.6 Hassan Whiteside 7.9

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.3 Hassan Whiteside 0.2

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 * Hassan Whiteside 0.4

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 * Hassan Whiteside 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 27 Hassan Whiteside 191

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 7 Hassan Whiteside 205

Total Assists Russ Lee 3 Hassan Whiteside 6

Total Steals Russ Lee 3 * Hassan Whiteside 11

Total Blocks Russ Lee 1 * Hassan Whiteside 52

Total Games Russ Lee 11 Hassan Whiteside 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .591 Hassan Whiteside .592

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Hassan Whiteside 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .250 Hassan Whiteside .560

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 3.2 (1973) Hassan Whiteside 12.0 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Hassan Whiteside 10.9 (2016)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 (1973) Hassan Whiteside 0.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) * Hassan Whiteside 0.8 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) * Hassan Whiteside 2.8 (2016)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.