Rudy Gay vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.