Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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

Jaren Jackson Jr.

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Cazzie Russell 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Cazzie Russell 0

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Cazzie Russell 0 *

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Cazzie Russell 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 454 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 322 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 664 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 333 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .460 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .345 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .795 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 361 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 156 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 25 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 48 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .399 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .336 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .810 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (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.