Zach LaVine vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) 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.