JaVale McGee vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) 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.