Monta Ellis vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Monta Ellis 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

Monta Ellis

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Monta Ellis: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Monta Ellis 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Monta Ellis 12 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Monta Ellis 6 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Monta Ellis 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 17.8 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.5 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 4.6 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.7 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.3 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 14,858 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 2,874 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Monta Ellis 3,856 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Monta Ellis 1,409 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 281 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Monta Ellis 833 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .451 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .314 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .772 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 25.5 (2010) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 5.0 (2008) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 6.0 (2013) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.2 (2010) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.5 (2016) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 13.7 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 2.8 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 3.0 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.5 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.2 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 521 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 106 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Monta Ellis 113 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Monta Ellis 56 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 8 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Monta Ellis 38 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .427 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .298 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .755 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 26.0 (2015) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.9 (2016) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 5.5 (2013) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.5 (2013) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.6 (2015) 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.