Ja Morant vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Ja Morant 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

Ja Morant

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Cazzie Russell 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Cazzie Russell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (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.