Kobe Bryant vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Cazzie Russell 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Cazzie Russell 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Cazzie Russell 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Cazzie Russell 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Cazzie Russell 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Cazzie Russell 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.