D'Angelo Russell vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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

D'Angelo Russell

vs.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships D'Angelo Russell 0 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons D'Angelo Russell 9 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played D'Angelo Russell 4 Fred Saunders 1

NBA Cups Won D'Angelo Russell 1 * Fred Saunders 0 *

All-Star Games D'Angelo Russell 1 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 17.8 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.4 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 5.8 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.1 Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 10,136 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 1,954 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 3,289 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 610 Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 184 Fred Saunders 37

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 571 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .430 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .369 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .792 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024) Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 14.2 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 2.9 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 4.8 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.0 Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.2 Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 453 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 94 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 153 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 31 Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 7 Fred Saunders 0

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 32 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .388 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .327 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .772 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022) Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (2023) Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.