Earl Monroe vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Earl Monroe 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

Earl Monroe

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Cazzie Russell 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Cazzie Russell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * 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.