Thon Maker vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Thon Maker 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

Thon Maker

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thon Maker: 2016-17 to 2020-21
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thon Maker 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Thon Maker 5 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Thon Maker 3 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Thon Maker 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Thon Maker 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Thon Maker 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thon Maker 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Thon Maker 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thon Maker 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Thon Maker 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thon Maker 4.6 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Thon Maker 2.8 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Thon Maker 0.6 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Thon Maker 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thon Maker 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Thon Maker 1,216 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Thon Maker 726 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Thon Maker 161 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Thon Maker 96 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Thon Maker 173 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Thon Maker 263 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thon Maker .435 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Thon Maker .327 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thon Maker .680 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thon Maker 5.0 (2019) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Thon Maker 3.2 (2019) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Thon Maker 0.7 (2020) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Thon Maker 0.5 (2018) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thon Maker 0.8 (2019) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thon Maker 5.6 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Thon Maker 3.2 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Thon Maker 1.3 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Thon Maker 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thon Maker 1.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Thon Maker 90 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Thon Maker 51 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Thon Maker 21 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Thon Maker 7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Thon Maker 26 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Thon Maker 16 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thon Maker .353 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Thon Maker .190 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thon Maker .815 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thon Maker 5.8 (2017) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Thon Maker 3.8 (2018) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Thon Maker 2.0 (2017) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Thon Maker 0.8 (2017) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thon Maker 1.8 (2018) 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.