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Cazzie Russell

Cazzie Lee Russell Jr.

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 218 lbs.
Born: June 7, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois
High School: Carver in Chicago, Illinois
College: University of Michigan
Draft: New York Knicks, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1966 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 18, 1966

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 22, 2013 9:17 AM
All-Time Rank: #247. Sean Elliott… #248. Ricky Pierce… #249. Larry Foust… #250. CAZZIE RUSSELL… #251. Jeff Mullins… #252. Archie Clark… #253. Mychal Thompson… 

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1966-67 22 NYK NBA SF 77 1696 344 789 .436 179 228 .785 251 187 174 867
1967-68 23 NYK NBA SF 82 2296 551 1192 .462 282 349 .808 374 195 223 1384
1968-69 24 NYK NBA SF 50 1645 362 804 .450 191 240 .796 209 115 140 915
1969-70 25 NYK NBA SF 78 1563 385 773 .498 124 160 .775 236 135 137 894
1970-71 26 NYK NBA SF 57 1056 216 504 .429 92 119 .773 192 77 74 524
1971-72 27 GSW NBA SF 79 2902 689 1514 .455 315 378 .833 428 248 176 1693
1972-73 28 GSW NBA SF 80 2429 541 1182 .458 172 199 .864 350 187 171 1254
1973-74 29 GSW NBA SF 82 2574 738 1531 .482 208 249 .835 142 211 353 192 54 17 194 1684
1974-75 30 LAL NBA SF 40 1055 264 580 .455 101 113 .894 34 81 115 109 27 2 56 629
1975-76 31 LAL NBA SF 74 1625 371 802 .463 132 148 .892 50 133 183 122 53 3 122 874
1976-77 32 LAL NBA SF 82 2583 578 1179 .490 188 219 .858 86 208 294 210 86 7 163 1344
1977-78 33 CHI NBA SF 36 789 133 304 .438 49 57 .860 31 52 83 61 19 4 35 63 315
Career NBA 817 22213 5172 11154 .464 2033 2459 .827 343 685 3068 1838 239 33 35 1693 12377

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1966-67 22 NYK NBA SF 77 22.0 4.5 10.2 .436 2.3 3.0 .785 3.3 2.4 2.3 11.3
1967-68 23 NYK NBA SF 82 28.0 6.7 14.5 .462 3.4 4.3 .808 4.6 2.4 2.7 16.9
1968-69 24 NYK NBA SF 50 32.9 7.2 16.1 .450 3.8 4.8 .796 4.2 2.3 2.8 18.3
1969-70 25 NYK NBA SF 78 20.0 4.9 9.9 .498 1.6 2.1 .775 3.0 1.7 1.8 11.5
1970-71 26 NYK NBA SF 57 18.5 3.8 8.8 .429 1.6 2.1 .773 3.4 1.4 1.3 9.2
1971-72 27 GSW NBA SF 79 36.7 8.7 19.2 .455 4.0 4.8 .833 5.4 3.1 2.2 21.4
1972-73 28 GSW NBA SF 80 30.4 6.8 14.8 .458 2.2 2.5 .864 4.4 2.3 2.1 15.7
1973-74 29 GSW NBA SF 82 31.4 9.0 18.7 .482 2.5 3.0 .835 1.7 2.6 4.3 2.3 0.7 0.2 2.4 20.5
1974-75 30 LAL NBA SF 40 26.4 6.6 14.5 .455 2.5 2.8 .894 0.9 2.0 2.9 2.7 0.7 0.1 1.4 15.7
1975-76 31 LAL NBA SF 74 22.0 5.0 10.8 .463 1.8 2.0 .892 0.7 1.8 2.5 1.6 0.7 0.0 1.6 11.8
1976-77 32 LAL NBA SF 82 31.5 7.0 14.4 .490 2.3 2.7 .858 1.0 2.5 3.6 2.6 1.0 0.1 2.0 16.4
1977-78 33 CHI NBA SF 36 21.9 3.7 8.4 .438 1.4 1.6 .860 0.9 1.4 2.3 1.7 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.8 8.8
Career NBA 817 27.2 6.3 13.7 .464 2.5 3.0 .827 1.1 2.2 3.8 2.2 0.8 0.1 1.0 2.1 15.1

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1966-67 22 NYK NBA SF 77 1696 7.3 16.7 .436 3.8 4.8 .785 5.3 4.0 3.7 18.4
1967-68 23 NYK NBA SF 82 2296 8.6 18.7 .462 4.4 5.5 .808 5.9 3.1 3.5 21.7
1968-69 24 NYK NBA SF 50 1645 7.9 17.6 .450 4.2 5.3 .796 4.6 2.5 3.1 20.0
1969-70 25 NYK NBA SF 78 1563 8.9 17.8 .498 2.9 3.7 .775 5.4 3.1 3.2 20.6
1970-71 26 NYK NBA SF 57 1056 7.4 17.2 .429 3.1 4.1 .773 6.5 2.6 2.5 17.9
1971-72 27 GSW NBA SF 79 2902 8.5 18.8 .455 3.9 4.7 .833 5.3 3.1 2.2 21.0
1972-73 28 GSW NBA SF 80 2429 8.0 17.5 .458 2.5 2.9 .864 5.2 2.8 2.5 18.6
1973-74 29 GSW NBA SF 82 2574 10.3 21.4 .482 2.9 3.5 .835 2.0 3.0 4.9 2.7 0.8 0.2 2.7 23.6
1974-75 30 LAL NBA SF 40 1055 9.0 19.8 .455 3.4 3.9 .894 1.2 2.8 3.9 3.7 0.9 0.1 1.9 21.5
1975-76 31 LAL NBA SF 74 1625 8.2 17.8 .463 2.9 3.3 .892 1.1 2.9 4.1 2.7 1.2 0.1 2.7 19.4
1976-77 32 LAL NBA SF 82 2583 8.1 16.4 .490 2.6 3.1 .858 1.2 2.9 4.1 2.9 1.2 0.1 2.3 18.7
1977-78 33 CHI NBA SF 36 789 6.1 13.9 .438 2.2 2.6 .860 1.4 2.4 3.8 2.8 0.9 0.2 1.6 2.9 14.4
Career NBA 817 22213 8.4 18.1 .464 3.3 4.0 .827 1.4 2.9 5.0 3.0 1.0 0.1 1.6 2.7 20.1

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1966-67 22 NYK NBA SF 77 1696 14.2 .487 .436 15.1 1.6 0.6 2.2 .061
1967-68 23 NYK NBA SF 82 2296 16.7 .514 .462 12.4 4.0 1.9 5.9 .124
1968-69 24 NYK NBA SF 50 1645 15.2 .503 .450 10.1 2.6 1.5 4.1 .119
1969-70 25 NYK NBA SF 78 1563 16.9 .530 .498 12.0 2.8 2.4 5.2 .161
1970-71 26 NYK NBA SF 57 1056 14.7 .471 .429 8.3 10.2 0.3 1.7 2.0 .093
1971-72 27 GSW NBA SF 79 2902 17.3 .504 .455 6.6 13.3 3.7 3.5 7.3 .120
1972-73 28 GSW NBA SF 80 2429 15.0 .494 .458 6.6 10.7 2.5 2.7 5.2 .104
1973-74 29 GSW NBA SF 82 2574 17.6 .513 .482 5.3 7.6 6.5 11.3 0.9 0.3 102 6.0 1.1 7.1 .133
1974-75 30 LAL NBA SF 40 1055 16.5 .499 .455 3.1 7.3 5.2 17.0 1.2 0.1 104 1.6 0.2 1.8 .083
1975-76 31 LAL NBA SF 74 1625 14.7 .504 .463 3.1 7.6 5.4 11.2 1.4 0.1 102 2.2 0.9 3.0 .090
1976-77 32 LAL NBA SF 82 2583 15.3 .527 .490 3.5 8.0 5.8 11.6 1.5 0.1 102 4.9 1.7 6.6 .123
1977-78 33 CHI NBA SF 36 789 11.6 .479 .438 4.3 7.1 5.7 11.5 1.1 0.3 9.6 18.6 102 106 0.8 0.3 1.1 .070
Career NBA 817 22213 15.8 .506 .464 4.0 7.6 6.3 12.1 1.3 0.2 9.6 18.6 102 103 33.0 18.6 51.7 .112

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1966-67 22 NYK NBA SF 4 89 26 66 .394 10 13 .769 19 11 16 62
1967-68 23 NYK NBA SF 6 209 55 98 .561 20 24 .833 23 10 16 130
1968-69 24 NYK NBA SF 5 36 5 21 .238 2 2 1.000 5 1 4 12
1969-70 25 NYK NBA SF 19 306 80 165 .485 18 19 .947 47 16 31 178
1970-71 26 NYK NBA SF 11 120 25 64 .391 12 12 1.000 22 8 14 62
1971-72 27 GSW NBA SF 5 161 31 63 .492 9 12 .750 22 9 13 71
1972-73 28 GSW NBA SF 11 263 72 147 .490 19 22 .864 36 17 24 163
1976-77 32 LAL NBA SF 11 382 65 157 .414 44 50 .880 22 26 48 25 16 1 33 174
Career NBA 72 1566 359 781 .460 134 154 .870 22 26 222 97 16 1 151 852

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1966-67 22 NYK NBA SF 4 22.3 6.5 16.5 .394 2.5 3.3 .769 4.8 2.8 4.0 15.5
1967-68 23 NYK NBA SF 6 34.8 9.2 16.3 .561 3.3 4.0 .833 3.8 1.7 2.7 21.7
1968-69 24 NYK NBA SF 5 7.2 1.0 4.2 .238 0.4 0.4 1.000 1.0 0.2 0.8 2.4
1969-70 25 NYK NBA SF 19 16.1 4.2 8.7 .485 0.9 1.0 .947 2.5 0.8 1.6 9.4
1970-71 26 NYK NBA SF 11 10.9 2.3 5.8 .391 1.1 1.1 1.000 2.0 0.7 1.3 5.6
1971-72 27 GSW NBA SF 5 32.2 6.2 12.6 .492 1.8 2.4 .750 4.4 1.8 2.6 14.2
1972-73 28 GSW NBA SF 11 23.9 6.5 13.4 .490 1.7 2.0 .864 3.3 1.5 2.2 14.8
1976-77 32 LAL NBA SF 11 34.7 5.9 14.3 .414 4.0 4.5 .880 2.0 2.4 4.4 2.3 1.5 0.1 3.0 15.8
Career NBA 72 21.8 5.0 10.8 .460 1.9 2.1 .870 2.0 2.4 3.1 1.3 1.5 0.1 2.1 11.8

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1966-67 22 NYK NBA SF 4 89 10.5 26.7 .394 4.0 5.3 .769 7.7 4.4 6.5 25.1
1967-68 23 NYK NBA SF 6 209 9.5 16.9 .561 3.4 4.1 .833 4.0 1.7 2.8 22.4
1968-69 24 NYK NBA SF 5 36 5.0 21.0 .238 2.0 2.0 1.000 5.0 1.0 4.0 12.0
1969-70 25 NYK NBA SF 19 306 9.4 19.4 .485 2.1 2.2 .947 5.5 1.9 3.6 20.9
1970-71 26 NYK NBA SF 11 120 7.5 19.2 .391 3.6 3.6 1.000 6.6 2.4 4.2 18.6
1971-72 27 GSW NBA SF 5 161 6.9 14.1 .492 2.0 2.7 .750 4.9 2.0 2.9 15.9
1972-73 28 GSW NBA SF 11 263 9.9 20.1 .490 2.6 3.0 .864 4.9 2.3 3.3 22.3
1976-77 32 LAL NBA SF 11 382 6.1 14.8 .414 4.1 4.7 .880 2.1 2.5 4.5 2.4 1.5 0.1 3.1 16.4
Career NBA 72 1566 8.3 18.0 .460 3.1 3.5 .870 2.1 2.5 5.1 2.2 1.5 0.1 3.5 19.6

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1966-67 22 NYK NBA SF 4 89 15.7 .432 .394 20.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 .025
1967-68 23 NYK NBA SF 6 209 18.3 .599 .561 7.3 0.8 0.1 0.9 .202
1968-69 24 NYK NBA SF 5 36 0.6 .274 .238 3.8 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.256
1969-70 25 NYK NBA SF 19 306 16.1 .513 .485 7.7 0.5 0.4 0.9 .138
1970-71 26 NYK NBA SF 11 120 14.5 .447 .391 8.5 10.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 .057
1971-72 27 GSW NBA SF 5 161 13.1 .520 .492 6.3 8.9 0.2 0.1 0.3 .096
1972-73 28 GSW NBA SF 11 263 18.6 .520 .490 6.5 11.4 0.6 0.2 0.8 .148
1976-77 32 LAL NBA SF 11 382 13.2 .486 .414 6.0 7.0 6.5 9.6 1.9 0.1 104 0.3 0.2 0.5 .068
Career NBA 72 1566 15.3 .502 .460 6.0 7.0 6.7 9.7 1.9 0.1 104 2.3 1.2 3.4 .105

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1971-72 27 GSW NBA SF 1 0 20:00 4 13 .308 2 2 1.000 1 0 1 10
Career NBA 1 0 20 4 13 .308 2 2 1.000 1 0 1 10

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 12 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Cazzie Russell 7.3 7.1 6.6 5.9 5.2 5.2 4.1 3.0 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.1
Metta World Peace 92.9 8.0 7.2 6.7 5.5 5.3 4.7 4.4 3.7 2.7 2.3 1.9 1.3
Scott Wedman 90.7 8.6 7.8 7.1 6.0 4.9 4.8 4.7 2.7 2.2 2.2 1.6 1.2
Armen Gilliam 89.6 7.6 6.8 6.7 6.6 5.3 5.1 4.6 4.5 4.1 2.8 1.5 1.3
Derrick McKey 89.1 7.4 7.4 6.6 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.1 3.9 2.1 1.8 0.4
Truck Robinson 89.0 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.1 4.3 3.3 3.2 2.7 -0.1
Antonio Davis 88.8 7.4 7.2 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.2 5.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 2.2 2.0
Tom Sanders 88.7 7.6 7.5 7.2 6.8 5.5 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 2.4 0.0
Grant Long 88.5 8.4 7.7 6.6 6.5 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.6 2.7 2.6 1.6 1.4
Dave Greenwood 88.3 7.1 6.5 6.5 6.2 5.7 3.6 3.4 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.1 0.4
Bo Outlaw 88.1 7.9 7.6 6.8 6.1 4.4 3.6 3.5 2.5 2.3 2.3 1.8 0.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Cazzie Russell 7.3 7.1 6.6 5.9 5.2 5.2 4.1 3.0 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.1
Scott Wedman 90.7 8.6 7.8 7.1 6.0 4.9 4.8 4.7 2.7 2.2 2.2 1.6 1.2 -0.1
Truck Robinson 89.0 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.1 4.3 3.3 3.2 2.7 -0.1
Antonio Davis 88.6 7.4 7.2 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.2 5.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 2.2 2.0 0.3
Armen Gilliam 88.6 7.6 6.8 6.7 6.6 5.3 5.1 4.6 4.5 4.1 2.8 1.5 1.3 1.2
Tom Sanders 88.5 7.6 7.5 7.2 6.8 5.5 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 2.4 0.0 -0.2
Dave Greenwood 88.3 7.1 6.5 6.5 6.2 5.7 3.6 3.4 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.1 0.4
Bo Outlaw 88.2 7.9 7.6 6.8 6.1 4.4 3.6 3.5 2.5 2.3 2.3 1.8 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.0
Caron Butler 88.0 7.2 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.5 3.6 3.5 2.3 2.1 1.2
Wayman Tisdale 87.9 7.0 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.4 4.5 3.4 3.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 -0.6
Kenyon Martin 87.3 7.1 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 4.0 3.8 3.3 2.7 2.1 1.2 0.9 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1972 NBA
Awards
1965-66 NCAA AP Player of the Year
Honors
1963-64 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
1964-65 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1965-66 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1966-67 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1970 New York Knicks (NBA)
Games
1967-68 NBA 82 (2)
1973-74 NBA 82 (1)
 1976-77 NBA 82 (3)
Field Goals
1973-74 NBA 738 (10)
Free Throw Pct
1967-68 NBA .808 (10)
1971-72 NBA .833 (8)
1972-73 NBA .864 (6)
1975-76 NBA .892 (3)
1976-77 NBA .858 (9)
Career NBA .827 (100)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.010 (301)
NBA Elo Player Rating
253rd (overall) as of May 22, 2013, 5:10AM
      

Transactions

May 11, 1966: Drafted by the New York Knicks in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1966 NBA Draft.

May 7, 1971: Traded by the New York Knicks to the San Francisco Warriors for Jerry Lucas.

September 6, 1974: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers; the Golden State Warriors received a 1976 1st round draft pick (Robert Parish) as compensation.

October 17, 1977: Waived by the Los Angeles Lakers.

January 23, 1978: Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls.

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