Yao Ming vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Cazzie Russell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) 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.