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Campy Russell
Campy Russell stats, teams and career impact
#527 all-timeCareer averages · 15.8 PPG · 4.8 RPG · 3.0 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Final NBA team
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) · 215 lb (98 kg)
- Born
- January 12, 1952 (74 yrs old)
- College
- Michigan
- NBA seasons
- 9 seasons · 1974–75 to 1984–85
Career summaryCampy Russell was a small forward who played 9 NBA seasons, from 1974–75 through 1984–85.
- Career PPG
- 15.8
- Career RPG
- 4.8
- Career APG
- 3.0
- #38 in 1977–78
- #527 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Campy Russell ranks #527 all time
Campy Russell ranks #527 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #38.7. His full-career value ranks #559, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
566 games · Career Value Rank #559
NBA honorsAll-StarContext only; honors are not model inputs.
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 45.9%FG%
- Three-point
- 36.6%3P%
- Free throw
- 77.2%FT%
566 career games · 16,781 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Campy Russell stats by season
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| 1984–85 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | -12.12 | CLE | 3 | 0 | 8.0 | 28.6% | 0.0% | 66.7% | — | -5.2 |
| 1981–82 | 13.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | -1.42 | NYK | 77 | 63 | 30.6 | 47.8% | 43.9% | 77.6% | #173 | 28.5 |
| 1980–81 | 16.4 | 4.5 | 3.3 | -1.89 | NYK | 79 | 79 | 36.3 | 46.4% | 30.8% | 78.1% | #179 | 6.5 |
| 1979–80 | 18.2 | 5.5 | 4.2 | +0.54 | CLE | 41 | 0 | 32.5 | 45.1% | 11.1% | 74.5% | #70 | 74.5 |
| 1978–79 | 21.9 | 6.8 | 4.7 | +1.72 | CLE | 74 | 0 | 38.6 | 47.6% | — | 79.7% | #42 | 227.5 |
| 1977–78 | 19.4 | 6.4 | 3.9 | +1.72 | CLE | 72 | 0 | 35.0 | 44.8% | — | 75.1% | #38 | 202.3 |
| 1976–77 | 16.5 | 6.0 | 2.7 | +1.06 | CLE | 70 | 47 | 30.1 | 43.4% | — | 77.8% | #59 | 136.4 |
| 1975–76 | 15.0 | 4.2 | 1.3 | +1.41 | CLE | 82 | 0 | 23.9 | 48.2% | — | 77.3% | #36 | 141.5 |
| 1974–75 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | -2.78 | CLE | 68 | 0 | 11.1 | 41.1% | — | 75.2% | #162 | -12.3 |
| Career | 15.8 | 4.8 | 3.0 | — | CLE/NYK | 566 | — | 29.6 | 45.9% | 36.6% | 77.2% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
58.6 composite · lower is better
49.0 average league finish
800 total value
Career standing
How Campy Russell ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score58.6
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 235.5
- Qualified seasons
- 8
- All-time rank
- #527
Strongest seasons
Every season
Campy Russell advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 33 | 3 | 24 | -12.12 | — | — | -5.2 | — | Limited |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 30 | 77 | 2,358 | -1.42 | 32.3 | #173 | 28.5 | 39th | Broad |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 29 | 79 | 2,865 | -1.89 | 28.2 | #179 | 6.5 | 31st | Broad |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 28 | 41 | 1,331 | +0.54 | 70.1 | #70 | 74.5 | 56th | Broad |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 27 | 74 | 2,859 | +1.72 | 81.9 | #42 | 227.5 | 85th | Broad |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 26 | 72 | 2,520 | +1.72 | 84.3 | #38 | 202.3 | 86th | Broad |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 25 | 70 | 2,109 | +1.06 | 76.1 | #59 | 136.4 | 76th | Broad |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 24 | 82 | 1,961 | +1.41 | 81.4 | #36 | 141.5 | 75th | Broad |
| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 23 | 68 | 754 | -2.78 | 13.9 | #162 | -12.3 | 16th | Standard |
Career movement
Campy Russell's career impact by season
Peak +1.72 in 1977–78 · 9 seasons · 16,781 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
—’83
—’84
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Campy RussellMikal Bridges
| NBA season | Campy Russell | Mikal Bridges |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -2.8 | -0.9 |
| 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 3 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
| 5 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 6 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| 7 | -1.9 | -1.0 |
| 8 | -1.4 | 1.5 |
| 9 | -12.1 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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