Skylar Mays vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Skylar Mays 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

Skylar Mays

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Skylar Mays: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Skylar Mays 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Skylar Mays 4 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Skylar Mays 2 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Skylar Mays 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Skylar Mays 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Skylar Mays 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Skylar Mays 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Skylar Mays 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Skylar Mays 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Skylar Mays 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Skylar Mays 4.3 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Skylar Mays 1.2 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Skylar Mays 1.7 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Skylar Mays 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Skylar Mays 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Skylar Mays 451 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Skylar Mays 122 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Skylar Mays 182 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Skylar Mays 48 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Skylar Mays 7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Skylar Mays 105 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Skylar Mays .445 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Skylar Mays .345 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Skylar Mays .859 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Skylar Mays 15.3 (2023) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Skylar Mays 3.2 (2023) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Skylar Mays 8.3 (2023) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Skylar Mays 1.0 (2023) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Skylar Mays 0.2 (2023) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Skylar Mays 1.1 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Skylar Mays 0.3 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Skylar Mays 0.2 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Skylar Mays 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Skylar Mays 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Skylar Mays 10 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Skylar Mays 3 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Skylar Mays 2 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Skylar Mays 3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Skylar Mays 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Skylar Mays 9 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Skylar Mays .833 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Skylar Mays - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Skylar Mays - Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Skylar Mays 1.1 (2021) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Skylar Mays 0.5 (2022) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Skylar Mays 0.5 (2022) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Skylar Mays 0.5 (2022) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Skylar Mays 0.0 (2022) 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.