Paul Pierce vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

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

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Cazzie Russell 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Cazzie Russell 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) 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.