Rick Barry vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Cazzie Russell 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Cazzie Russell 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Cazzie Russell 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Cazzie Russell 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Cazzie Russell 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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. 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.