Bernard King vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Bernard King 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

Bernard King

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Cazzie Russell 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Cazzie Russell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Bernard King 874 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Bernard King 28 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Cazzie Russell 0.1 (1977) *

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. 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.