Tom LaGarde vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Tom LaGarde 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

Tom LaGarde

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom LaGarde: 1977-78 to 1984-85
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom LaGarde 1 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Tom LaGarde 6 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Tom LaGarde 2 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Tom LaGarde 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom LaGarde 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Tom LaGarde 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom LaGarde 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom LaGarde 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom LaGarde 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Tom LaGarde 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 7.6 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 5.1 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 1.5 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom LaGarde 2,376 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Tom LaGarde 1,593 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Tom LaGarde 456 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Tom LaGarde 94 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom LaGarde 131 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Tom LaGarde 312 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom LaGarde .462 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Tom LaGarde .000 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom LaGarde .640 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 13.7 (1981) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 8.3 (1979) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 2.9 (1981) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.4 (1981) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.8 (1979) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 3.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 2.5 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.8 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom LaGarde 68 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Tom LaGarde 58 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Tom LaGarde 19 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Tom LaGarde 2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom LaGarde 2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Tom LaGarde 23 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom LaGarde .415 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Tom LaGarde - * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom LaGarde .778 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 3.1 (1980) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 2.9 (1980) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.9 (1980) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.1 (1980) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.2 (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.