Travis Best vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Travis Best 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

Travis Best

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Travis Best: 1995-96 to 2004-05
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Travis Best 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Travis Best 10 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Travis Best 6 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Travis Best 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Travis Best 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Travis Best 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Travis Best 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Travis Best 0 Bill Russell 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.6 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 1.8 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Travis Best 3.5 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.9 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 5,376 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Travis Best 1,249 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Travis Best 2,444 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Travis Best 661 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Travis Best 60 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Travis Best 708 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .431 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .345 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .835 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 11.9 (2001) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.9 (2001) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 6.1 (2001) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.4 (2001) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 (2001) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.0 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.0 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Travis Best 2.7 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 442 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Travis Best 126 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Travis Best 173 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Travis Best 45 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Travis Best 8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Travis Best 63 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .413 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .303 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .875 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 9.8 (2001) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 4.8 (2001) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 9.3 (2001) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.2 (1996) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.2 (1998) 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.