Scot Pollard vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Scot Pollard 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

Scot Pollard

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Scot Pollard: 1997-98 to 2007-08
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Scot Pollard 1 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Scot Pollard 11 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Scot Pollard 9 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Scot Pollard 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Scot Pollard 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Scot Pollard 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Scot Pollard 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Scot Pollard 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Scot Pollard 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Scot Pollard 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scot Pollard 4.4 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Scot Pollard 4.6 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Scot Pollard 0.4 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Scot Pollard 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scot Pollard 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Scot Pollard 2,222 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Scot Pollard 2,351 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Scot Pollard 220 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Scot Pollard 299 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Scot Pollard 352 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Scot Pollard 506 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scot Pollard .494 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Scot Pollard .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scot Pollard .709 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scot Pollard 6.5 (2001) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Scot Pollard 7.1 (2002) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Scot Pollard 0.7 (2002) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Scot Pollard 0.9 (2002) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scot Pollard 1.3 (2001) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scot Pollard 2.9 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Scot Pollard 3.1 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Scot Pollard 0.2 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Scot Pollard 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scot Pollard 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Scot Pollard 172 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Scot Pollard 185 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Scot Pollard 10 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Scot Pollard 18 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Scot Pollard 26 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Scot Pollard 60 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scot Pollard .496 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Scot Pollard - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scot Pollard .610 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scot Pollard 6.0 (2001) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Scot Pollard 6.9 (2001) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Scot Pollard 0.3 (2003) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Scot Pollard 0.8 (1999) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scot Pollard 1.2 (1999) 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.