Cazzie Russell vs. Wes Unseld Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wes Unseld and Cazzie Russell, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Cazzie Russell played 12 years in the NBA, 1 less than Wes Unseld, who played 13. Cazzie Russell had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while Wes Unseld had his rookie season in 1968-69. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Cazzie Russell	12	8	1966-67 to 1977-78
Wes Unseld	13	12	1968-69 to 1980-81

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Cazzie Russell	Wes Unseld
Season	1966-67	1968-69
Team	New York Knicks	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rookie of the Year
	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div Semis	Bullets Lost East Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	77	22.0	11.3	-	-	3.3	2.4	-	-	-	2.3	4.5	10.2	.436	-	-	-	2.3	3.0	.785
Wes Unseld	82	36.2	13.8	-	-	18.2	2.6	-	-	-	3.4	5.2	10.9	.476	-	-	-	3.4	5.6	.605

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	4	22.3	15.5	-	-	4.8	2.8	-	-	-	4.0	6.5	16.5	.394	-	-	-	2.5	3.3	.769
Wes Unseld	4	41.3	18.8	-	-	18.5	1.3	-	-	-	3.5	7.5	14.3	.526	-	-	-	3.8	4.8	.789


Season 2
	Cazzie Russell	Wes Unseld
Season	1967-68	1969-70
Team	New York Knicks	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div Semis	Bullets Lost East Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	82	28.0	16.9	-	-	4.6	2.4	-	-	-	2.7	6.7	14.5	.462	-	-	-	3.4	4.3	.808
Wes Unseld	82	39.4	16.2	-	-	16.7	3.5	-	-	-	3.0	6.4	12.4	.518	-	-	-	3.3	5.2	.638

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	6	34.8	21.7	-	-	3.8	1.7	-	-	-	2.7	9.2	16.3	.561	-	-	-	3.3	4.0	.833
Wes Unseld	7	41.3	10.4	-	-	23.6	3.4	-	-	-	3.6	4.1	10.0	.414	-	-	-	2.1	2.7	.789


Season 3
	Cazzie Russell	Wes Unseld
Season	1968-69	1970-71
Team	New York Knicks	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div Finals	Bullets Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	50	32.9	18.3	-	-	4.2	2.3	-	-	-	2.8	7.2	16.1	.450	-	-	-	3.8	4.8	.796
Wes Unseld	74	39.2	14.1	-	-	16.9	4.0	-	-	-	3.2	5.7	11.4	.501	-	-	-	2.7	4.1	.657

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	5	7.2	2.4	-	-	1.0	0.2	-	-	-	0.8	1.0	4.2	.238	-	-	-	0.4	0.4	1.000
Wes Unseld	18	42.2	13.2	-	-	18.8	3.8	-	-	-	3.3	5.3	11.6	.462	-	-	-	2.6	4.5	.568


Season 4
	Cazzie Russell	Wes Unseld
Season	1969-70	1971-72
Team	New York Knicks	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	78	20.0	11.5	-	-	3.0	1.7	-	-	-	1.8	4.9	9.9	.498	-	-	-	1.6	2.1	.775
Wes Unseld	76	41.7	13.0	-	-	17.6	3.7	-	-	-	2.9	5.4	10.8	.498	-	-	-	2.3	3.6	.629

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	19	16.1	9.4	-	-	2.5	0.8	-	-	-	1.6	4.2	8.7	.485	-	-	-	0.9	1.0	.947
Wes Unseld	6	44.3	12.3	-	-	12.5	4.2	-	-	-	3.7	5.3	10.8	.492	-	-	-	1.7	3.2	.526


Season 5
	Cazzie Russell	Wes Unseld
Season	1970-71	1972-73
Team	New York Knicks	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	57	18.5	9.2	-	-	3.4	1.4	-	-	-	1.3	3.8	8.8	.429	-	-	-	1.6	2.1	.773
Wes Unseld	79	39.1	12.5	-	-	15.9	4.4	-	-	-	2.1	5.3	10.8	.493	-	-	-	1.9	2.7	.703

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	11	10.9	5.6	-	-	2.0	0.7	-	-	-	1.3	2.3	5.8	.391	-	-	-	1.1	1.1	1.000
Wes Unseld	5	40.2	9.8	-	-	15.2	3.4	-	-	-	2.4	4.0	9.6	.417	-	-	-	1.8	3.8	.474


Season 6
	Cazzie Russell	Wes Unseld
Season	1971-72	1973-74
Team	Golden State Warriors	Capital Bullets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	79	36.7	21.4	-	-	5.4	3.1	-	-	-	2.2	8.7	19.2	.455	-	-	-	4.0	4.8	.833
Wes Unseld	56	30.8	5.9	2.7	6.5	9.2	2.8	1.0	0.3	-	2.2	2.6	5.9	.438	-	-	-	0.6	1.0	.655

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	5	32.2	14.2	-	-	4.4	1.8	-	-	-	2.6	6.2	12.6	.492	-	-	-	1.8	2.4	.750
Wes Unseld	7	42.4	10.1	3.1	9.0	12.1	3.9	0.6	0.1	-	2.1	4.4	9.0	.492	-	-	-	1.3	2.1	.600


Season 7
	Cazzie Russell	Wes Unseld
Season	1972-73	1974-75
Team	Golden State Warriors	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	Rebounds Leader
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Finals	Bullets Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	80	30.4	15.7	-	-	4.4	2.3	-	-	-	2.1	6.8	14.8	.458	-	-	-	2.2	2.5	.864
Wes Unseld	73	39.8	9.2	4.4	10.4	14.8	4.1	1.6	0.9	-	2.5	3.7	7.5	.502	-	-	-	1.7	2.5	.685

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	11	23.9	14.8	-	-	3.3	1.5	-	-	-	2.2	6.5	13.4	.490	-	-	-	1.7	2.0	.864
Wes Unseld	17	43.2	10.7	3.8	12.4	16.2	3.8	0.9	1.2	-	2.3	4.2	7.6	.546	-	-	-	2.4	3.6	.656


Season 8
	Cazzie Russell	Wes Unseld
Season	1973-74	1975-76
Team	Golden State Warriors	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	82	31.4	20.5	1.7	2.6	4.3	2.3	0.7	0.2	-	2.4	9.0	18.7	.482	-	-	-	2.5	3.0	.835
Wes Unseld	78	37.5	9.6	3.5	9.8	13.3	5.2	1.1	0.8	-	2.6	4.1	7.3	.561	-	-	-	1.5	2.5	.585

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wes Unseld	7	44.3	7.0	3.7	8.4	12.1	4.0	0.9	0.6	-	2.7	2.6	5.6	.462	-	-	-	1.9	3.4	.542


Season 9
	Cazzie Russell	Wes Unseld
Season	1974-75	1976-77
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	40	26.4	15.7	0.9	2.0	2.9	2.7	0.7	0.1	-	1.4	6.6	14.5	.455	-	-	-	2.5	2.8	.894
Wes Unseld	82	34.9	7.8	3.0	7.7	10.7	4.4	1.1	0.5	-	3.1	3.3	6.7	.490	-	-	-	1.2	2.0	.602

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wes Unseld	9	40.9	7.4	2.7	9.0	11.7	4.9	0.9	0.7	-	3.6	3.3	6.0	.556	-	-	-	0.8	1.3	.583


Season 10
	Cazzie Russell	Wes Unseld
Season	1975-76	1977-78
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	74	22.0	11.8	0.7	1.8	2.5	1.6	0.7	0.0	-	1.6	5.0	10.8	.463	-	-	-	1.8	2.0	.892
Wes Unseld	80	33.1	7.6	3.6	8.4	11.9	4.1	1.2	0.6	2.2	2.9	3.2	6.1	.523	-	-	-	1.2	2.2	.538

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wes Unseld	18	37.6	9.4	4.0	8.0	12.0	4.4	0.9	0.4	2.0	3.4	3.9	7.4	.530	-	-	-	1.5	2.6	.587


Season 11
	Cazzie Russell	Wes Unseld
Season	1976-77	1978-79
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	Bullets Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	82	31.5	16.4	1.0	2.5	3.6	2.6	1.0	0.1	-	2.0	7.0	14.4	.490	-	-	-	2.3	2.7	.858
Wes Unseld	77	31.2	10.9	3.6	7.2	10.8	4.1	0.9	0.5	2.0	2.6	4.5	7.8	.577	-	-	-	2.0	3.1	.643

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	11	34.7	15.8	2.0	2.4	4.4	2.3	1.5	0.1	-	3.0	5.9	14.3	.414	-	-	-	4.0	4.5	.880
Wes Unseld	19	38.7	10.3	4.7	8.6	13.3	3.4	0.9	0.7	1.6	3.5	4.1	8.3	.494	-	-	-	2.1	3.4	.609


Season 12
	Cazzie Russell	Wes Unseld
Season	1977-78	1979-80
Team	Chicago Bulls	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	36	21.9	8.8	0.9	1.4	2.3	1.7	0.5	0.1	1.0	1.8	3.7	8.4	.438	-	-	-	1.4	1.6	.860
Wes Unseld	82	36.3	9.7	4.1	9.3	13.3	4.5	0.8	0.7	1.9	3.0	4.0	7.8	.513	0.0	0.0	.500	1.7	2.5	.665

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wes Unseld	2	43.5	9.0	3.5	10.5	14.0	3.5	0.0	1.5	1.5	2.5	3.5	7.0	.500	0.0	0.5	.000	2.0	3.0	.667


Season 13
	Cazzie Russell	Wes Unseld
Season	-	1980-81
Team	-	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wes Unseld	63	32.3	8.0	3.3	7.4	10.7	2.7	0.8	0.6	1.5	2.7	3.6	6.8	.524	0.0	0.1	.500	0.9	1.4	.640

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cazzie Russell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wes Unseld	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Cazzie Russell vs. Wes Unseld Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wes Unseld and Cazzie Russell, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13