Vonteego Cummings vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Vonteego Cummings 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

Vonteego Cummings

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vonteego Cummings: 1999-00 to 2001-02
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vonteego Cummings 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Vonteego Cummings 3 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Vonteego Cummings 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Vonteego Cummings 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vonteego Cummings 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Vonteego Cummings 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vonteego Cummings 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Vonteego Cummings 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vonteego Cummings 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Vonteego Cummings 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vonteego Cummings 6.9 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Vonteego Cummings 1.9 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Vonteego Cummings 2.7 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.2 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Vonteego Cummings 1,381 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Vonteego Cummings 373 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Vonteego Cummings 534 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Vonteego Cummings 176 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Vonteego Cummings 32 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Vonteego Cummings 199 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vonteego Cummings .383 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Vonteego Cummings .321 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vonteego Cummings .726 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vonteego Cummings 9.4 (2000) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Vonteego Cummings 2.5 (2000) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Vonteego Cummings 3.4 (2001) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Vonteego Cummings 1.2 (2000) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.2 (2001) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.0 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.0 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Vonteego Cummings 0 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Vonteego Cummings 0 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Vonteego Cummings 0 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Vonteego Cummings 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Vonteego Cummings 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Vonteego Cummings 1 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vonteego Cummings - Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Vonteego Cummings - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vonteego Cummings - Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.0 (2002) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.0 (2002) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.0 (2002) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.0 (2002) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.0 (2002) 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.