Toby Knight vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Toby Knight 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

Toby Knight

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Toby Knight: 1977-78 to 1981-82
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Toby Knight 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Toby Knight 4 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Toby Knight 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Toby Knight 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Toby Knight 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Toby Knight 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Toby Knight 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Toby Knight 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Toby Knight 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Toby Knight 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Toby Knight 12.9 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Toby Knight 5.1 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Toby Knight 1.2 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Toby Knight 0.9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Toby Knight 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Toby Knight 3,640 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Toby Knight 1,444 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Toby Knight 335 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Toby Knight 242 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Toby Knight 185 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Toby Knight 283 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Toby Knight .519 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Toby Knight .000 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Toby Knight .740 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Toby Knight 19.1 (1980) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Toby Knight 6.7 (1979) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Toby Knight 1.9 (1980) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Toby Knight 1.4 (1980) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Toby Knight 1.1 (1980) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Toby Knight 2.7 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Toby Knight 3.2 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Toby Knight 0.2 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Toby Knight 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Toby Knight 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Toby Knight 16 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Toby Knight 19 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Toby Knight 1 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Toby Knight 1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Toby Knight 4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Toby Knight 6 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Toby Knight .300 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Toby Knight - * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Toby Knight .500 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Toby Knight 2.7 (1978) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Toby Knight 3.2 (1978) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Toby Knight 0.2 (1978) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Toby Knight 0.2 (1978) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Toby Knight 0.7 (1978) Bill Russell - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.