Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Cazzie Russell 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Cazzie Russell 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) 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.