Kia Vaughn vs Mercedes Russell

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Kia Vaughn and Mercedes Russell compared on their WNBA careers: Kia Vaughn played 13 seasons, 2009 to 2022, Mercedes Russell 9 seasons, 2018 to 2026. Kia Vaughn averaged 5.9 points a game to Mercedes Russell's 4.5. Mercedes Russell won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kia Vaughn leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Mercedes Russell in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kia Vaughn and Mercedes Russell career per game

386	GP	216
18.5	MIN	16.8
5.9, better	PTS	4.5
4.2, better	REB	3.7
0.8	AST	0.9, better
0.5	STL	0.6, better
0.5, better	BLK	0.3
46.8	FG%	51.8, better
10, better	3P%	0
66.8, better	FT%	65.5
49	TS%	54.5, better

Career totals

Kia Vaughn and Mercedes Russell career totals

2,288, better	PTS	977
1,626, better	REB	794
322, better	AST	196
208, better	STL	122
175, better	BLK	69
46.8	FG%	51.8, better
10, better	3P%	0
66.8, better	FT%	65.5
49	TS%	54.5, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kia Vaughn and Mercedes Russell postseason

32	GP	13
18.6	MIN	20.6
5.2	PTS	5.7, better
4.1	REB	5.2, better
0.8	AST	1.2, better
0.3, better	STL	0.2
0.2	BLK	0.4, better
42.3	FG%	62.7, better
0	3P%	0
70.6	FT%	100, better
45.4	TS%	66.8, better

Where each stands all time

Kia Vaughn and Mercedes Russell all-time places

138th (2,288), better	Points	275th (977)
49th (1,626), better	Rebounds	173rd (794)
208th (322), better	Assists	300th (196)
160th (208), better	Steals	250th (122)
65th (175), 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

Kia Vaughn and Mercedes Russell titles and awards
Kia Vaughn	Title or award	Mercedes Russell
—	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.

Kia Vaughn and Mercedes Russell season by season

1st	2009	4.8, better	2.6, better	0.2	2018	1.7	1.4	0.2
2nd	2010	2.1	1.4	0.3	2019	7.5, better	6.1, better	1.0, better
3rd	2011	10.1, better	6.7, better	1.1, better	2020	3.5	3.2	0.6
4th	2012	6.4	5.0	0.9	2021	7.3, better	6.1, better	1.6, better
5th	2013	6.9, better	5.2, better	0.6, better	2022	2.0	1.8	0.2
6th	2014	9.0, better	6.3, better	1.2	2023	5.0	4.0	1.3, better
7th	2015	5.7, better	4.2, better	1.0, better	2024	3.9	3.0	0.8
8th	2016	6.3, better	4.3, better	0.6	2025	1.7	1.2	0.6
9th	2017	5.8, better	4.9, better	0.7, better	2026	1.6	1.1	0.6
10th	2018	5.7	4.0	0.7	—	—	—	—
11th	2020	6.1	3.6	1.5	—	—	—	—
12th	2021	4.6	2.7	1.3	—	—	—	—
13th	2022	2.5	3.2	0.9	—	—	—	—