D'Angelo Russell vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward 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 2025-26
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships D'Angelo Russell 0 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons D'Angelo Russell 11 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played D'Angelo Russell 4 Gerry Ward 3

NBA Cups Won D'Angelo Russell 1 * Gerry Ward 0 *

All-Star Games D'Angelo Russell 1 Gerry Ward 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 17.0 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.3 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 5.6 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.0 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 11,108 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 2,173 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 3,678 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 677 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 209 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 652 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .426 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .363 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .793 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024) Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 14.2 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 2.9 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 4.8 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.0 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.2 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 453 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 94 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 153 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 31 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 7 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 32 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .388 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .327 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .772 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (2023) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.