Jim Price vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Jim Price 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

Jim Price

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Price: 1972-73 to 1978-79
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Price 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Jim Price 7 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Jim Price 5 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Jim Price 1 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Price 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Jim Price 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Price 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Price 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Price 1 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Jim Price 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Price 10.0 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Price 3.1 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Jim Price 3.7 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Jim Price 1.6 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Price 0.3 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Price 5,088 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Jim Price 1,566 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Jim Price 1,886 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Jim Price 724 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Price 126 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Jim Price 510 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Price .444 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Jim Price - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Price .815 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Price 16.1 (1975) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Price 4.6 (1974) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Jim Price 5.7 (1975) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Jim Price 2.2 (1975) * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Price 0.5 (1975) * Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Price 6.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Jim Price 2.4 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Jim Price 2.7 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Jim Price 1.3 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Price 0.1 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Price 138 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Jim Price 55 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Jim Price 62 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Jim Price 25 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Price 1 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Jim Price 23 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Price .351 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Jim Price - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Price .625 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Price 11.8 (1974) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Price 4.0 (1977) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Price 4.2 (1977) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Jim Price 2.0 (1977) * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Price 0.2 (1977) * Bill Russell - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.