RJ Barrett vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.