Cazzie Russell vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Cazzie Russell 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

Cazzie Russell

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cazzie Russell 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Cazzie Russell 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Cazzie Russell 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Cazzie Russell 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Cazzie Russell 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Cazzie Russell 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cazzie Russell 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Cazzie Russell 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cazzie Russell 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Cazzie Russell 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Cazzie Russell 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cazzie Russell 15.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Cazzie Russell 3.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Cazzie Russell 2.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Cazzie Russell 0.8 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Cazzie Russell 0.1 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cazzie Russell 12,377 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Cazzie Russell 3,068 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Cazzie Russell 1,838 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Cazzie Russell 239 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Cazzie Russell 33 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Cazzie Russell 817 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cazzie Russell .464 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Cazzie Russell - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cazzie Russell .827 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cazzie Russell 11.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Cazzie Russell 3.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Cazzie Russell 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Cazzie Russell 1.5 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Cazzie Russell 0.1 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cazzie Russell 852 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Cazzie Russell 222 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Cazzie Russell 97 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Cazzie Russell 16 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Cazzie Russell 1 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Cazzie Russell 72 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cazzie Russell .460 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Cazzie Russell - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cazzie Russell .870 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cazzie Russell 0.1 (1977) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.