Jimmy Butler vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Cazzie Russell 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Cazzie Russell 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Cazzie Russell 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.