Salah Mejri vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Salah Mejri 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

Salah Mejri

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Salah Mejri: 2015-16 to 2018-19
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Salah Mejri 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Salah Mejri 4 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Salah Mejri 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Salah Mejri 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Salah Mejri 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Salah Mejri 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Salah Mejri 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Salah Mejri 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Salah Mejri 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Salah Mejri 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Salah Mejri 3.4 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Salah Mejri 4.0 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Salah Mejri 0.5 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Salah Mejri 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Salah Mejri 0.9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Salah Mejri 693 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Salah Mejri 808 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Salah Mejri 94 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Salah Mejri 72 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Salah Mejri 190 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Salah Mejri 204 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Salah Mejri .603 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Salah Mejri .293 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Salah Mejri .590 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Salah Mejri 3.9 (2019) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Salah Mejri 4.2 (2017) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Salah Mejri 1.0 (2019) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Salah Mejri 0.4 (2017) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Salah Mejri 1.1 (2018) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Salah Mejri 4.8 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Salah Mejri 3.3 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Salah Mejri 0.3 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Salah Mejri 0.8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Salah Mejri 1.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Salah Mejri 19 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Salah Mejri 13 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Salah Mejri 1 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Salah Mejri 3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Salah Mejri 5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Salah Mejri 4 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Salah Mejri .700 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Salah Mejri - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Salah Mejri .417 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Salah Mejri 4.8 (2016) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Salah Mejri 3.3 (2016) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Salah Mejri 0.3 (2016) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Salah Mejri 0.8 (2016) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Salah Mejri 1.3 (2016) 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.