Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Cazzie Russell 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Cazzie Russell 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Cazzie Russell 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Cazzie Russell 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Cazzie Russell 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Cazzie Russell 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Cazzie Russell 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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, this player has no data for the stat.