D'Angelo Russell vs. Dion Waiters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dion Waiters and D'Angelo Russell that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2024-25
Dion Waiters: 2012-13 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships D'Angelo Russell 0 Dion Waiters 1

NBA Seasons D'Angelo Russell 10 Dion Waiters 8

Playoffs Played D'Angelo Russell 4 Dion Waiters 2

NBA Cups Won D'Angelo Russell 1 * Dion Waiters 0 *

All-Star Games D'Angelo Russell 1 Dion Waiters 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 17.3 Dion Waiters 13.1

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.4 Dion Waiters 2.6

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 5.7 Dion Waiters 2.8

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.1 Dion Waiters 0.9

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 Dion Waiters 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 10,868 Dion Waiters 5,505

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 2,116 Dion Waiters 1,108

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 3,586 Dion Waiters 1,163

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 666 Dion Waiters 391

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 207 Dion Waiters 113

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 629 Dion Waiters 419

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .427 Dion Waiters .412

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .365 Dion Waiters .346

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .796 Dion Waiters .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020) Dion Waiters 15.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018) Dion Waiters 3.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022) Dion Waiters 4.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017) Dion Waiters 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 14.2 Dion Waiters 7.0

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 2.9 Dion Waiters 2.1

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 4.8 Dion Waiters 1.9

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.0 Dion Waiters 0.5

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.2 Dion Waiters 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 453 Dion Waiters 161

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 94 Dion Waiters 49

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 153 Dion Waiters 44

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 31 Dion Waiters 11

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 7 Dion Waiters 4

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 32 Dion Waiters 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .388 Dion Waiters .410

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .327 Dion Waiters .350

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .772 Dion Waiters .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019) Dion Waiters 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019) Dion Waiters 2.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022) Dion Waiters 2.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (2023) Dion Waiters 0.2 (2020)