Scott May vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Scott May 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

Scott May

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Scott May: 1976-77 to 1982-83
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Scott May 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Scott May 7 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Scott May 2 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Scott May 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Scott May 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Scott May 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Scott May 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Scott May 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Scott May 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Scott May 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scott May 10.4 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Scott May 4.1 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Scott May 1.7 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Scott May 0.8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scott May 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Scott May 3,690 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Scott May 1,450 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Scott May 610 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Scott May 285 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Scott May 44 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Scott May 355 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scott May .462 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Scott May .000 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scott May .811 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scott May 14.6 (1977) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Scott May 6.1 (1977) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Scott May 2.1 (1978) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Scott May 1.1 (1977) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scott May 0.2 (1977) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scott May 7.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Scott May 3.6 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Scott May 1.9 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Scott May 1.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scott May 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Scott May 49 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Scott May 25 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Scott May 13 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Scott May 10 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Scott May 2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Scott May 7 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scott May .304 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Scott May - * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scott May .724 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scott May 10.7 (1977) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Scott May 4.7 (1977) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Scott May 2.5 (1982) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Scott May 2.7 (1977) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scott May 0.7 (1977) Bill Russell - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.