LaMelo Ball vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Cazzie Russell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.