Sam Cassell vs. Russ Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Lee and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Russ Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Russ Lee 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Russ Lee 3

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Russ Lee 2

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Russ Lee 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Russ Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Russ Lee 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Russ Lee 1.2

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Russ Lee 0.7

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Russ Lee 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Russ Lee 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Russ Lee 282

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Russ Lee 114

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Russ Lee 65

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Russ Lee 22 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Russ Lee 3 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Russ Lee 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Russ Lee .391

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Russ Lee .685

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Russ Lee 4.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Russ Lee 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Russ Lee 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Russ Lee 0.6

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Russ Lee 0.3

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Russ Lee 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Russ Lee 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Russ Lee 27

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Russ Lee 7

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Russ Lee 3

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Russ Lee 3 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Russ Lee 1 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Russ Lee 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Russ Lee .591

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Russ Lee .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Russ Lee 3.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Russ Lee 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) *

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.