Tyler Cook vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Tyler Cook 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

Tyler Cook

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tyler Cook: 2019-20 to 2021-22
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyler Cook 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Tyler Cook 3 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Tyler Cook 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Tyler Cook 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tyler Cook 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Tyler Cook 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tyler Cook 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Tyler Cook 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tyler Cook 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Tyler Cook 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyler Cook 3.8 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Cook 2.5 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Tyler Cook 0.3 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Tyler Cook 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tyler Cook 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyler Cook 246 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Tyler Cook 162 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Tyler Cook 21 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Tyler Cook 15 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Tyler Cook 6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Tyler Cook 65 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyler Cook .654 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Tyler Cook .500 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyler Cook .600 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyler Cook 4.9 (2021) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Cook 3.0 (2021) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Tyler Cook 0.5 (2021) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Tyler Cook 0.3 (2021) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tyler Cook 0.2 (2022) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Cook 2.0 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyler Cook 0 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Tyler Cook 2 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Tyler Cook 0 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Tyler Cook 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Tyler Cook 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Tyler Cook 1 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyler Cook - Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Tyler Cook - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyler Cook - Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 (2020) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Cook 2.0 (2020) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 (2020) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 (2020) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 (2020) 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.