Sam Cassell vs. Rusty LaRue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rusty LaRue 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.

Rusty LaRue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Rusty LaRue 1

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Rusty LaRue 5

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Rusty LaRue 1

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Rusty LaRue 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Rusty LaRue 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Rusty LaRue 1.3

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Rusty LaRue 1.6

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Rusty LaRue 0.6

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Rusty LaRue 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Rusty LaRue 486

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Rusty LaRue 126

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Rusty LaRue 152

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Rusty LaRue 62

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Rusty LaRue 11

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Rusty LaRue 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Rusty LaRue .376

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Rusty LaRue .318

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Rusty LaRue .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Rusty LaRue 0.3

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Rusty LaRue 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Rusty LaRue 20

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Rusty LaRue 1

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Rusty LaRue 0

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Rusty LaRue 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Rusty LaRue .375

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Rusty LaRue .400

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Rusty LaRue .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002)