Zach LaVine vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Zach LaVine 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Zach LaVine 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zach LaVine 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Zach LaVine 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zach LaVine 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Zach LaVine 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) 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.