Tibor Pleiss vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Tibor Pleiss 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

Tibor Pleiss

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tibor Pleiss: 2015-16 to 2015-16
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tibor Pleiss 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Tibor Pleiss 1 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Tibor Pleiss 0 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Tibor Pleiss 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tibor Pleiss 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Tibor Pleiss 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tibor Pleiss 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Tibor Pleiss 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tibor Pleiss 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Tibor Pleiss 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tibor Pleiss 2.0 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Tibor Pleiss 1.3 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Tibor Pleiss 0.2 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Tibor Pleiss 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tibor Pleiss 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tibor Pleiss 24 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Tibor Pleiss 15 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Tibor Pleiss 2 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Tibor Pleiss 1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Tibor Pleiss 2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Tibor Pleiss 12 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tibor Pleiss .440 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Tibor Pleiss .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tibor Pleiss 1.000 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tibor Pleiss 2.0 (2016) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tibor Pleiss 1.3 (2016) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Tibor Pleiss 0.2 (2016) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Tibor Pleiss 0.1 (2016) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tibor Pleiss 0.2 (2016) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tibor Pleiss - Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Tibor Pleiss - Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Tibor Pleiss - Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Tibor Pleiss - Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tibor Pleiss - Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tibor Pleiss - Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Tibor Pleiss - Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Tibor Pleiss - Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Tibor Pleiss - Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Tibor Pleiss - Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Tibor Pleiss 0 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tibor Pleiss - Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Tibor Pleiss - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tibor Pleiss - Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tibor Pleiss - Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tibor Pleiss - Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tibor Pleiss - Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Tibor Pleiss - Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tibor Pleiss - 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.