Tim Hardaway vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Tim Hardaway 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

Tim Hardaway

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Cazzie Russell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) 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.