Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Cazzie Russell 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Cazzie Russell 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Cazzie Russell 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Cazzie Russell 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Cazzie Russell 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Cazzie Russell 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Cazzie Russell 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Cazzie Russell 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Cazzie Russell 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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. 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.