Russ Lee vs. Jonas Valanciunas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jonas Valanciunas 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.

Jonas Valanciunas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75
Jonas Valanciunas: 2012-13 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Russ Lee 0 Jonas Valanciunas 0

NBA Seasons Russ Lee 3 Jonas Valanciunas 12

Playoffs Played Russ Lee 2 Jonas Valanciunas 8

All-Star Games Russ Lee 0 Jonas Valanciunas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.9 Jonas Valanciunas 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 1.2 Jonas Valanciunas 9.5

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 Jonas Valanciunas 1.3

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 * Jonas Valanciunas 0.4

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.1 * Jonas Valanciunas 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 282 Jonas Valanciunas 11,436

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 114 Jonas Valanciunas 8,096

Total Assists Russ Lee 65 Jonas Valanciunas 1,137

Total Steals Russ Lee 22 * Jonas Valanciunas 342

Total Blocks Russ Lee 3 * Jonas Valanciunas 822

Total Games Russ Lee 97 Jonas Valanciunas 856

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .391 Jonas Valanciunas .561

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas .348

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .685 Jonas Valanciunas .789

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 4.3 (1975) Jonas Valanciunas 17.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 2.1 (1975) Jonas Valanciunas 12.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Jonas Valanciunas 2.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) * Jonas Valanciunas 0.6 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) * Jonas Valanciunas 1.3 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.5 Jonas Valanciunas 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.6 Jonas Valanciunas 10.1

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.3 Jonas Valanciunas 1.1

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 * Jonas Valanciunas 0.5

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 * Jonas Valanciunas 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 27 Jonas Valanciunas 764

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 7 Jonas Valanciunas 585

Total Assists Russ Lee 3 Jonas Valanciunas 65

Total Steals Russ Lee 3 * Jonas Valanciunas 27

Total Blocks Russ Lee 1 * Jonas Valanciunas 47

Total Games Russ Lee 11 Jonas Valanciunas 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .591 Jonas Valanciunas .547

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas .238

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .250 Jonas Valanciunas .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 3.2 (1973) Jonas Valanciunas 15.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Jonas Valanciunas 14.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 (1973) Jonas Valanciunas 3.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) * Jonas Valanciunas 0.8 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) * Jonas Valanciunas 1.5 (2018)

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.