Kyrie Irving vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Cazzie Russell

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Cazzie Russell 0

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Cazzie Russell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.5 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.8 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.8 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.4 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 1,853 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 300 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 382 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 114 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 46 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Kyrie Irving 79 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .458 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .395 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .892 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2024) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) 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.