D'Angelo Russell vs. John Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thompson 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.

John Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24
John Thompson: 1964-65 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships D'Angelo Russell 0 John Thompson 2

NBA Seasons D'Angelo Russell 9 John Thompson 2

Playoffs Played D'Angelo Russell 4 John Thompson 2

NBA Cups Won D'Angelo Russell 1 * John Thompson 0 *

All-Star Games D'Angelo Russell 1 John Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 17.8 John Thompson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.4 John Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 5.8 John Thompson 0.3

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.1 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 10,136 John Thompson 262

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 1,954 John Thompson 260

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 3,289 John Thompson 19

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 610 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 184 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 571 John Thompson 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .430 John Thompson .410

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .369 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .792 John Thompson .595

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022) John Thompson 0.3 (1966)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 14.2 John Thompson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 2.9 John Thompson 2.7

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 4.8 John Thompson 0.2

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.0 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.2 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 453 John Thompson 13

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 94 John Thompson 16

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 153 John Thompson 1

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 31 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 7 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 32 John Thompson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .388 John Thompson .214

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .327 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .772 John Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019) John Thompson 3.7 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019) John Thompson 4.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022) John Thompson 0.3 (1965)

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

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (2023) John Thompson - 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.