James Harden vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and James Harden 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

James Harden

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Cazzie Russell 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Cazzie Russell 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Cazzie Russell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,748 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds James Harden 903 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists James Harden 1,048 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals James Harden 271 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games James Harden 165 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage James Harden .341 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) 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.