Stan McKenzie vs. Bill Russell Comparison

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

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stan McKenzie: 1967-68 to 1973-74
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stan McKenzie 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Stan McKenzie 7 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Stan McKenzie 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Stan McKenzie 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stan McKenzie 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Stan McKenzie 0 Bill Russell 3

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

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

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

Rebounds Leader Stan McKenzie 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 McKenzie 9.0 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Stan McKenzie 2.8 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Stan McKenzie 1.5 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Stan McKenzie 0.3 * Bill Russell - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan McKenzie 3,579 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Stan McKenzie 1,117 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Stan McKenzie 611 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Stan McKenzie 3 * Bill Russell - n/a **

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

Total Games Stan McKenzie 396 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan McKenzie .444 Bill Russell .440

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

Free Throw Percentage Stan McKenzie .802 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan McKenzie 13.8 (1972) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Stan McKenzie 3.8 (1971) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Stan McKenzie 2.9 (1971) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Stan McKenzie 0.3 (1974) * Bill Russell - n/a **

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan McKenzie 2.9 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Stan McKenzie 1.3 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Stan McKenzie 0.4 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Stan McKenzie - * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stan McKenzie - * Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan McKenzie 20 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Stan McKenzie 9 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Stan McKenzie 3 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Stan McKenzie 0 * Bill Russell - n/a **

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

Total Games Stan McKenzie 7 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan McKenzie .276 Bill Russell .430

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

Free Throw Percentage Stan McKenzie .800 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan McKenzie 2.9 (1970) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Stan McKenzie 1.3 (1970) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Stan McKenzie 0.4 (1970) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Stan McKenzie - * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stan McKenzie - * 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.