Courtney Paris vs Mercedes Russell

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Courtney Paris and Mercedes Russell compared on their WNBA careers: Courtney Paris played 10 seasons, 2009 to 2019, Mercedes Russell 9 seasons, 2018 to 2026. Courtney Paris averaged 4.7 points a game to Mercedes Russell's 4.5. Courtney Paris won 1 title, Mercedes Russell won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

They are level: each leads in 4 of the 8 lines. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Courtney Paris and Mercedes Russell career per game

264	GP	216
16	MIN	16.8
4.7, better	PTS	4.5
5.5, better	REB	3.7
0.8	AST	0.9, better
0.4	STL	0.6, better
0.6, better	BLK	0.3
52.9, better	FG%	51.8
0	3P%	0
48.7	FT%	65.5, better
53.2	TS%	54.5, better

Career totals

Courtney Paris and Mercedes Russell career totals

1,244, better	PTS	977
1,462, better	REB	794
199, better	AST	196
101	STL	122, better
168, better	BLK	69
52.9, better	FG%	51.8
0	3P%	0
48.7	FT%	65.5, better
53.2	TS%	54.5, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Courtney Paris and Mercedes Russell postseason

14	GP	13
7.1	MIN	20.6
1.8	PTS	5.7, better
2.5	REB	5.2, better
0.5	AST	1.2, better
0.3, better	STL	0.2
0.2	BLK	0.4, better
50	FG%	62.7, better
0	3P%	0
42.9	FT%	100, better
49.8	TS%	66.8, better

Where each stands all time

Courtney Paris and Mercedes Russell all-time places

235th (1,244), better	Points	275th (977)
68th (1,462), better	Rebounds	173rd (794)
296th (199), better	Assists	300th (196)
286th (101)	Steals	250th (122), better
70th (168), better	Blocks	190th (69)

Among the WNBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Courtney Paris and Mercedes Russell titles and awards
Courtney Paris	Title or award	Mercedes Russell
1	Championships	2, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Courtney Paris and Mercedes Russell season by season

1st	2009	4.8, better	4.1, better	0.7, better	2018	1.7	1.4	0.2
2nd	2011	3.4	3.1	0.4	2019	7.5, better	6.1, better	1.0, better
3rd	2012	3.2	3.1	0.4	2020	3.5, better	3.2, better	0.6, better
4th	2013	3.8	4.1	0.5	2021	7.3, better	6.1, better	1.6, better
5th	2014	9.2, better	10.2, better	1.1, better	2022	2.0	1.8	0.2
6th	2015	6.6, better	9.3, better	1.3	2023	5.0	4.0	1.3
7th	2016	7.7, better	8.0, better	1.1, better	2024	3.9	3.0	0.8
8th	2017	4.2, better	3.7, better	0.7, better	2025	1.7	1.2	0.6
9th	2018	2.1, better	3.9, better	0.6	2026	1.6	1.1	0.6
10th	2019	0.5	1.7	0.4	—	—	—	—