Ricky Rubio vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Ricky Rubio 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

Ricky Rubio

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ricky Rubio: 2011-12 to 2022-23
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ricky Rubio 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Ricky Rubio 12 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Ricky Rubio 3 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Ricky Rubio 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 10.8 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 4.1 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 7.4 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 1.8 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.1 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Rubio 7,570 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Ricky Rubio 2,830 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Ricky Rubio 5,160 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Ricky Rubio 1,226 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Ricky Rubio 94 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Ricky Rubio 698 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Rubio .388 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Ricky Rubio .324 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Rubio .843 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 13.1 (2018) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 5.7 (2015) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 9.1 (2017) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2013) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.2 (2022) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 11.5 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 4.7 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 6.3 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 1.5 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.3 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Rubio 161 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Ricky Rubio 66 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Ricky Rubio 88 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Ricky Rubio 21 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Ricky Rubio 4 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Ricky Rubio 14 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Rubio .384 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Ricky Rubio .269 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Rubio .814 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 15.4 (2019) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 7.3 (2018) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 8.6 (2019) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2019) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.5 (2018) 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.