Steve Nash vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Steve Nash 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

Steve Nash

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Nash 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Steve Nash 18 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Steve Nash 12 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Steve Nash 8 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Nash 2 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA First Team Steve Nash 3 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Nash 7 Cazzie Russell 0

Assists Leader Steve Nash 5 Cazzie Russell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 14.3 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.0 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.5 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.7 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 17,387 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 3,642 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Steve Nash 10,335 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Steve Nash 899 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Steve Nash 102 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Steve Nash 1,217 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .490 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .428 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .904 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 18.8 (2006) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 4.2 (2006) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 11.6 (2007) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 1.0 (2003) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.2 (2006) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 17.3 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.5 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.8 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.6 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 2,072 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 422 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Steve Nash 1,061 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Steve Nash 66 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Steve Nash 14 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Steve Nash 120 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .473 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .406 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .900 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 23.9 (2005) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 5.2 (2004) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 13.3 (2007) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.9 (2005) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.3 (2006) 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.