D'Angelo Russell vs. Slick Watts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slick Watts 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.

Slick Watts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Slick Watts: 1973-74 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships D'Angelo Russell 0 Slick Watts 0

NBA Seasons D'Angelo Russell 9 Slick Watts 6

Playoffs Played D'Angelo Russell 4 Slick Watts 3

NBA Cups Won D'Angelo Russell 1 * Slick Watts 0 *

All-Star Games D'Angelo Russell 1 Slick Watts 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team D'Angelo Russell 0 Slick Watts 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) D'Angelo Russell 0 Slick Watts 1

Assists Leader D'Angelo Russell 0 Slick Watts 1

Steals Leader D'Angelo Russell 0 Slick Watts 1

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 17.8 Slick Watts 8.9

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.4 Slick Watts 3.2

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 5.8 Slick Watts 6.1

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.1 Slick Watts 2.2

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 Slick Watts 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 10,136 Slick Watts 3,901

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 1,954 Slick Watts 1,398

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 3,289 Slick Watts 2,678

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 610 Slick Watts 961

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 184 Slick Watts 111

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 571 Slick Watts 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .430 Slick Watts .413

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .369 Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .792 Slick Watts .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020) Slick Watts 13.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018) Slick Watts 4.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022) Slick Watts 8.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017) Slick Watts 3.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024) Slick Watts 0.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 14.2 Slick Watts 10.9

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 2.9 Slick Watts 3.4

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 4.8 Slick Watts 7.1

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.0 Slick Watts 2.5

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.2 Slick Watts 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 453 Slick Watts 185

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 94 Slick Watts 58

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 153 Slick Watts 120

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 31 Slick Watts 43

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 7 Slick Watts 7

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 32 Slick Watts 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .388 Slick Watts .446

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .327 Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .772 Slick Watts .519

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019) Slick Watts 11.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019) Slick Watts 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022) Slick Watts 8.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022) Slick Watts 3.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (2023) Slick Watts 0.5 (1979)

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