George Gervin vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Cazzie Russell 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Cazzie Russell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games George Gervin 791 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games George Gervin 59 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) 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.