Shaquille O'Neal vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Cazzie Russell 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Cazzie Russell 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Cazzie Russell 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Cazzie Russell 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Cazzie Russell 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Cazzie Russell 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) 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.