D'Angelo Russell vs. Paul Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul 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.

Paul Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Paul Thompson: 1983-84 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships D'Angelo Russell 0 Paul Thompson 0

NBA Seasons D'Angelo Russell 9 Paul Thompson 3

Playoffs Played D'Angelo Russell 4 Paul Thompson 1

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 17.8 Paul Thompson 8.9

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.4 Paul Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 5.8 Paul Thompson 1.5

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.1 Paul Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 Paul Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 10,136 Paul Thompson 1,374

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 1,954 Paul Thompson 533

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 3,289 Paul Thompson 224

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 610 Paul Thompson 141

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 184 Paul Thompson 79

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 571 Paul Thompson 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .430 Paul Thompson .432

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .369 Paul Thompson .210

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .792 Paul Thompson .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020) Paul Thompson 9.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018) Paul Thompson 3.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022) Paul Thompson 1.6 (1985)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017) Paul Thompson 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024) Paul Thompson 0.7 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 14.2 Paul Thompson 4.3

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 2.9 Paul Thompson 1.7

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 4.8 Paul Thompson 0.7

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.0 Paul Thompson 1.3

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.2 Paul Thompson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 453 Paul Thompson 13

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 94 Paul Thompson 5

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 153 Paul Thompson 2

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 31 Paul Thompson 4

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 7 Paul Thompson 1

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 32 Paul Thompson 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .388 Paul Thompson .417

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .327 Paul Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .772 Paul Thompson .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019) Paul Thompson 4.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019) Paul Thompson 1.7 (1985)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022) Paul Thompson 0.7 (1985)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022) Paul Thompson 1.3 (1985)

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (2023) Paul Thompson 0.3 (1985)