Tim Duncan vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Cazzie Russell 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Cazzie Russell 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Cazzie Russell 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Cazzie Russell 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Cazzie Russell 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Cazzie Russell 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.