Stan Love vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Stan Love 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

Stan Love

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stan Love: 1971-72 to 1974-75
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stan Love 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Stan Love 4 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Stan Love 3 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Stan Love 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stan Love 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Stan Love 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stan Love 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Stan Love 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stan Love 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Stan Love 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan Love 6.8 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 4.0 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.8 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.4 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan Love 1,550 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Stan Love 905 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Stan Love 172 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Stan Love 44 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Stan Love 33 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Stan Love 227 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan Love .440 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Stan Love - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stan Love .751 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan Love 7.9 (1972) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 4.6 (1972) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.9 (1974) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.4 (1975) * Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan Love 1.1 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 1.4 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.3 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.0 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan Love 8 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Stan Love 10 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Stan Love 2 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Stan Love 1 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Stan Love 0 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Stan Love 7 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan Love .300 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Stan Love - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stan Love .667 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan Love 3.0 (1974) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 1.5 (1974) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.0 (1974) * Bill Russell - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.