Santi Aldama vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Santi Aldama 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

Santi Aldama

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Santi Aldama: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Santi Aldama 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Santi Aldama 3 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Santi Aldama 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Santi Aldama 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Santi Aldama 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Santi Aldama 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Santi Aldama 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Santi Aldama 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Santi Aldama 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Santi Aldama 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Santi Aldama 8.7 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Santi Aldama 4.8 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Santi Aldama 1.5 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Santi Aldama 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Santi Aldama 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Santi Aldama 1,482 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Santi Aldama 810 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Santi Aldama 256 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Santi Aldama 94 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Santi Aldama 112 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Santi Aldama 170 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Santi Aldama .447 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Santi Aldama .333 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Santi Aldama .692 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Santi Aldama 10.7 (2024) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Santi Aldama 5.8 (2024) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Santi Aldama 2.3 (2024) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Santi Aldama 0.7 (2024) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Santi Aldama 0.9 (2024) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Santi Aldama 6.5 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Santi Aldama 4.3 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Santi Aldama 1.2 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Santi Aldama 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Santi Aldama 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Santi Aldama 39 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Santi Aldama 26 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Santi Aldama 7 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Santi Aldama 3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Santi Aldama 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Santi Aldama 6 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Santi Aldama .455 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Santi Aldama .467 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Santi Aldama 1.000 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Santi Aldama 6.5 (2023) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Santi Aldama 4.3 (2023) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Santi Aldama 1.2 (2023) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Santi Aldama 0.5 (2023) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Santi Aldama 0.0 (2023) 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.