Bill Russell vs. Victor Wembanyama: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Bill Russell and Victor Wembanyama all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats / Stats Rankings

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Bill Russell vs. Victor Wembanyama
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Bill Russell Victor Wembanyama Bill Russell Victor Wembanyama
Points
175th
+300th
41st
DNP
Rebounds
2nd
+300th
1st
DNP
Assists
121st
+300th
30th
DNP
Steals
n/a
+300th
n/a
DNP
Blocks
n/a
+300th
n/a
DNP
Years132130

Bill Russell vs. Victor Wembanyama
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Bill Russell Victor Wembanyama Bill Russell Victor Wembanyama
Points
277th
--
196th
DNP
Rebounds
2nd
--
1st
DNP
Assists
200th
--
129th
DNP
Steals
n/a
--
n/a
DNP
Blocks
n/a
--
n/a
DNP

Steals, blocks, offensive and defensive rebounds started to be recorded in the 1973-74 season. The 3-point shot was implemented in the 1979-80 season.
n/a = The player doesn't have data for the stat.

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Bill Russell Victor Wembanyama Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
175th
+300th
+125 14,522 vs. 2,63811,884
Rebounds
2nd
+300th
+298 21,620 vs. 1,26120,359
Assists
121st
+300th
+179 4,100 vs. 4423,658
Steals
n/a
+300th
0 vs. 140
Blocks
n/a
+300th
0 vs. 430
Offensive Rebounds
n/a
+300th
0 vs. 243
Defensive Rebounds
n/a
+300th
0 vs. 1,018
Field Goals Made
162nd
+300th
+138 5,687 vs. 9594,728
Field Goals Attempted
130th
+300th
+170 12,930 vs. 2,04310,887
3-Pointers Made
n/a
+300th
0 vs. 270
3-Pointers Attempted
n/a
+300th
0 vs. 797
Free Throws Made
155th
+300th
+145 3,148 vs. 4502,698
Free Throws Attempted
62nd
+300th
+238 5,614 vs. 5565,058

Games and Years:

Bill Russell Victor Wembanyama Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
195th
+300th
963 vs. 117846
Seasons
292nd
+300th
13 vs. 211

Triple-Doubles:

Bill Russell Victor Wembanyama Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
38th
160th
122 17 vs. 314

Rankings by Points Scored:

Bill Russell Victor Wembanyama Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
184th
0 vs. 44
50+ point games
-
76th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Bill Russell Victor Wembanyama Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
41st
DNP
2,673 vs. 02,673
Rebounds
1st
DNP
4,104 vs. 04,104
Assists
30th
DNP
770 vs. 0770
Steals
n/a
DNP
0 vs. 0
Blocks
n/a
DNP
0 vs. 0
Offensive Rebounds
n/a
DNP
0 vs. 0
Defensive Rebounds
n/a
DNP
0 vs. 0
Field Goals Made
37th
DNP
1,003 vs. 01,003
Field Goals Attempted
30th
DNP
2,335 vs. 02,335
3-Pointers Made
n/a
DNP
0 vs. 0
3-Pointers Attempted
n/a
DNP
0 vs. 0
Free Throws Made
37th
DNP
667 vs. 0667
Free Throws Attempted
15th
DNP
1,106 vs. 01,106

Games and Years:

Bill Russell Victor Wembanyama Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
35th
DNP
165 vs. 0165
Playoffs
45th
DNP
13 vs. 013

Triple-Doubles:

Bill Russell Victor Wembanyama Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
20th
DNP
3 vs. 03

Rankings by Points Scored:

Bill Russell Victor Wembanyama Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
DNP
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Bill Russell Victor Wembanyama Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
277th
--
15.08 vs. 22.557.47
Rebounds per game
2nd
--
22.45 vs. 10.7811.67
Assists per game
200th
--
4.26 vs. 3.780.48
Steals per game
n/a
--
0.00 vs. 1.20
Blocks per game
n/a
--
0.00 vs. 3.68
Offensive Rebounds per game
n/a
--
0.00 vs. 2.08
Defensive Rebounds per game
n/a
--
0.00 vs. 8.70
Field Goals Made per game
251st
--
5.91 vs. 8.202.29
Field Goals Attempted per game
208th
--
13.43 vs. 17.464.03
3-Pointers Made per game
n/a
36th
0.00 vs. 2.31
3-Pointers Attempted per game
n/a
--
0.00 vs. 6.81
Free Throws Made per game
218th
--
3.27 vs. 3.850.58
Free Throws Attempted per game
84th
--
5.83 vs. 4.751.08

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Bill Russell Victor Wembanyama Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
196th
DNP
16.20 vs. 0.0016.20
Rebounds per game
1st
DNP
24.87 vs. 0.0024.87
Assists per game
129th
DNP
4.67 vs. 0.004.67
Steals per game
n/a
DNP
0.00 vs. 0.00
Blocks per game
n/a
DNP
0.00 vs. 0.00
Offensive Rebounds per game
n/a
DNP
0.00 vs. 0.00
Defensive Rebounds per game
n/a
DNP
0.00 vs. 0.00
Field Goals Made per game
206th
DNP
6.08 vs. 0.006.08
Field Goals Attempted per game
179th
DNP
14.15 vs. 0.0014.15
3-Pointers Made per game
n/a
DNP
0.00 vs. 0.00
3-Pointers Attempted per game
n/a
DNP
0.00 vs. 0.00
Free Throws Made per game
162nd
DNP
4.04 vs. 0.004.04
Free Throws Attempted per game
69th
DNP
6.70 vs. 0.006.70

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.