Paul George vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Paul George 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

Paul George

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul George: 2010-11 to 2023-24
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul George 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Paul George 14 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Paul George 11 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Paul George 9 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul George 1 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul George 6 Cazzie Russell 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul George 2 Cazzie Russell 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul George 4 Cazzie Russell 0

Steals Leader Paul George 1 Cazzie Russell 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul George 20.8 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 6.3 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Paul George 3.7 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Paul George 1.7 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.4 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul George 18,032 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Paul George 5,465 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Paul George 3,191 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Paul George 1,464 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Paul George 381 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Paul George 867 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul George .440 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Paul George .385 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul George .854 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul George 28.0 (2019) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 8.2 (2019) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Paul George 5.7 (2022) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul George 2.2 (2019) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.6 (2013) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul George 21.2 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 7.5 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Paul George 4.1 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Paul George 1.5 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.5 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul George 2,398 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Paul George 843 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Paul George 468 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Paul George 171 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Paul George 61 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Paul George 113 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul George .424 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Paul George .354 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul George .825 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul George 28.6 (2019) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 9.6 (2021) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Paul George 7.3 (2017) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Paul George 2.2 (2014) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 2.0 (2011) 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.