John Havlicek vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Cazzie Russell 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Cazzie Russell 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Cazzie Russell 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Cazzie Russell 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * 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.