Larry Bird vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Cazzie Russell 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Cazzie Russell 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Cazzie Russell 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Cazzie Russell 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Cazzie Russell 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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.