Paul Arizin vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Cazzie Russell 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Cazzie Russell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.