Xavier Cooks vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Xavier Cooks 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

Xavier Cooks

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Xavier Cooks: 2022-23 to 2022-23
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Xavier Cooks 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Xavier Cooks 1 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Xavier Cooks 0 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Xavier Cooks 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Xavier Cooks 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Xavier Cooks 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Xavier Cooks 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Xavier Cooks 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Xavier Cooks 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Xavier Cooks 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier Cooks 3.8 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Cooks 3.8 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Xavier Cooks 0.6 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Xavier Cooks 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Xavier Cooks 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier Cooks 38 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Xavier Cooks 38 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Xavier Cooks 6 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Xavier Cooks 6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Xavier Cooks 4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Xavier Cooks 10 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier Cooks .607 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Xavier Cooks .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Xavier Cooks .400 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier Cooks 3.8 (2023) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Cooks 3.8 (2023) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Xavier Cooks 0.6 (2023) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Xavier Cooks 0.6 (2023) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Xavier Cooks 0.4 (2023) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier Cooks - Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Cooks - Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Xavier Cooks - Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Xavier Cooks - Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Xavier Cooks - Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier Cooks - Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Xavier Cooks - Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Xavier Cooks - Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Xavier Cooks - Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Xavier Cooks - Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Xavier Cooks 0 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier Cooks - Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Xavier Cooks - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Xavier Cooks - Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier Cooks - Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Cooks - Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Xavier Cooks - Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Xavier Cooks - Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Xavier Cooks - 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.