Karl Malone vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Cazzie Russell 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Cazzie Russell 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Cazzie Russell 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.