Stephen Curry vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Cazzie Russell 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Cazzie Russell 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Cazzie Russell 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Cazzie Russell 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Cazzie Russell 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.