Zoran Planinic vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Zoran Planinic 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

Zoran Planinic

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zoran Planinic: 2003-04 to 2005-06
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zoran Planinic 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Zoran Planinic 3 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Zoran Planinic 3 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Zoran Planinic 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Zoran Planinic 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Zoran Planinic 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zoran Planinic 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Zoran Planinic 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zoran Planinic 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Zoran Planinic 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zoran Planinic 3.8 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Zoran Planinic 1.3 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Zoran Planinic 1.1 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zoran Planinic 561 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Zoran Planinic 198 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Zoran Planinic 165 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Zoran Planinic 58 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Zoran Planinic 7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Zoran Planinic 148 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zoran Planinic .405 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Zoran Planinic .289 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zoran Planinic .677 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zoran Planinic 5.0 (2005) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Zoran Planinic 1.6 (2005) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Zoran Planinic 1.4 (2004) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.6 (2005) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.1 (2006) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.1 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.2 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.3 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zoran Planinic 1 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Zoran Planinic 2 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Zoran Planinic 4 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Zoran Planinic 1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Zoran Planinic 0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Zoran Planinic 12 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zoran Planinic .000 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Zoran Planinic .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zoran Planinic .250 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.2 (2004) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.3 (2006) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.7 (2006) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.3 (2006) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.0 (2006) 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.