Todd Day vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Todd Day 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

Todd Day

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Todd Day: 1992-93 to 2000-01
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Todd Day 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Todd Day 8 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Todd Day 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Todd Day 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Todd Day 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Todd Day 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Todd Day 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Todd Day 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Todd Day 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Todd Day 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Todd Day 12.3 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Todd Day 3.4 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Todd Day 1.5 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Todd Day 1.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Todd Day 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Todd Day 5,917 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Todd Day 1,649 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Todd Day 713 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Todd Day 532 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Todd Day 291 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Todd Day 483 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Todd Day .406 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Todd Day .345 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Todd Day .739 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Todd Day 16.0 (1995) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Todd Day 4.1 (1993) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Todd Day 1.8 (1994) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Todd Day 1.4 (1998) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Todd Day 0.8 (1995) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Todd Day 4.7 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Todd Day 1.1 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Todd Day 0.4 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Todd Day 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Todd Day 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Todd Day 42 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Todd Day 10 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Todd Day 4 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Todd Day 4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Todd Day 1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Todd Day 9 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Todd Day .457 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Todd Day .313 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Todd Day .500 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Todd Day 4.7 (2000) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Todd Day 1.1 (2000) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Todd Day 0.4 (2000) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Todd Day 0.4 (2000) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Todd Day 0.1 (2000) 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.