Andre Drummond vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Andre Drummond, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Andre Drummond played 14 years in the NBA, 3 more than D'Angelo Russell, who played 11. Andre Drummond had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while D'Angelo Russell had his rookie season in 2015-16. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Andre Drummond	14	4	2012-13 to 2025-26
D'Angelo Russell	11	4	2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Andre Drummond	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2012-13	2015-16
Team	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	60	20.7	7.9	2.8	4.8	7.6	0.5	1.0	1.6	1.0	2.4	3.5	5.7	.608	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	2.7	.371
difference:	+20	+7.5	+5.3	+2.2	+2.0	+4.2	+2.8	+0.2	+1.4	-1.5	-0.6	+1.4	+6.3	+.198	+1.6	+4.6		+0.8	+0.3	+.366
D'Angelo Russell	80	28.2	13.2	0.6	2.8	3.4	3.3	1.2	0.2	2.5	1.8	4.9	12.0	.410	1.6	4.6	.351	1.8	2.4	.737

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Andre Drummond	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2013-14	2016-17
Team	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	81	32.3	13.5	5.4	7.8	13.2	0.4	1.2	1.6	1.4	3.4	5.9	9.5	.623	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	4.0	.418
difference:	+18	+3.6	+2.1	+4.9	+4.8	+9.7	+4.4	+0.2	+1.3	-1.4	-1.3	+0.3	+4.3	+.218	+2.1	+6.1		+0.6	+1.0	+.364
D'Angelo Russell	63	28.7	15.6	0.5	3.0	3.5	4.8	1.4	0.3	2.8	2.1	5.6	13.8	.405	2.1	6.1	.352	2.3	3.0	.782

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Andre Drummond	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2014-15	2017-18
Team	Detroit Pistons	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	82	30.5	13.8	5.3	8.1	13.5	0.7	0.9	1.9	1.5	3.5	6.0	11.7	.514	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	4.5	.389
difference:	+34	+4.8	+1.7	+4.7	+4.8	+9.6	+4.5	+0.1	+1.5	-1.6	-1.6	+0.2	+2.3	+.100	+1.9	+5.8		+0.3	+1.8	+.351
D'Angelo Russell	48	25.7	15.5	0.6	3.3	3.9	5.2	0.8	0.4	3.1	1.9	5.8	14.0	.414	1.9	5.8	.324	2.0	2.7	.740

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Andre Drummond	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2015-16	2018-19
Team	Detroit Pistons	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	81	32.9	16.2	4.9	9.9	14.8	0.8	1.5	1.4	1.9	3.0	6.8	13.1	.521	0.0	0.1	.333	2.6	7.2	.355
difference:		+2.7	+4.9	+4.2	+6.7	+10.9	+6.2	+0.3	+1.2	-1.2	-1.3	+1.3	+5.6	+.087	+2.9	+7.7	+.036	+0.6	+4.7	+.425
D'Angelo Russell	81	30.2	21.1	0.7	3.2	3.9	7.0	1.2	0.2	3.1	1.7	8.1	18.7	.434	2.9	7.8	.369	2.0	2.5	.780

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	4	32.8	16.8	3.0	6.0	9.0	0.0	0.3	1.5	1.0	2.0	7.0	13.5	.519	0.0	0.3	.000	2.8	8.5	.324
difference:	+1	+3.2	+2.6	+2.6	+2.8	+5.4	+3.6	+1.1	+1.3	-1.8	-0.4	+0.4	+7.1	+.160	+2.4	+7.1	+.324	+0.6	+5.9	+.522
D'Angelo Russell	5	29.6	19.4	0.4	3.2	3.6	3.6	1.4	0.2	2.8	2.4	7.4	20.6	.359	2.4	7.4	.324	2.2	2.6	.846


Season 5
	Andre Drummond	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2016-17	2019-20
Team	Detroit Pistons	Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	81	29.7	13.6	4.3	9.5	13.8	1.1	1.5	1.1	1.9	2.9	6.0	11.2	.530	0.0	0.1	.286	1.7	4.4	.386
difference:	+36	+2.6	+9.5	+3.9	+5.9	+9.9	+5.2	+0.4	+0.8	-1.4	-1.0	+2.0	+7.6	+.104	+3.5	+9.5	+.081	+1.9		+.423
D'Angelo Russell	45	32.3	23.1	0.4	3.6	3.9	6.3	1.1	0.3	3.3	1.9	8.0	18.8	.426	3.5	9.6	.367	3.6	4.4	.809

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Andre Drummond	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2017-18	2020-21
Team	Detroit Pistons	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	Rebounds Leader	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	78	33.7	15.0	5.1	10.9	16.0	3.0	1.5	1.6	2.6	3.2	6.0	11.3	.529	0.0	0.1	.000	3.1	5.1	.605
difference:	+36	+5.2	+4.0	+4.7	+8.6	+13.4	+2.8	+0.4	+1.2	-0.1	-1.6	+0.7	+4.2	+.098	+2.9	+7.3	+.387	+0.4	+1.6	+.160
D'Angelo Russell	42	28.5	19.0	0.4	2.3	2.6	5.8	1.1	0.4	2.7	1.6	6.7	15.5	.431	2.9	7.4	.387	2.7	3.5	.765

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Andre Drummond	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2018-19	2021-22
Team	Detroit Pistons	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	Rebounds Leader	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	79	33.5	17.3	5.4	10.2	15.6	1.4	1.7	1.7	2.2	3.4	7.1	13.3	.533	0.1	0.5	.132	3.1	5.2	.590
difference:	+14	+1.5	+0.8	+5.0	+7.3	+12.3	+5.7	+0.7	+1.4	-0.3	-1.4	+0.9	+1.7	+.122	+2.6	+7.5	+.208	+0.1	+1.5	+.235
D'Angelo Russell	65	32.0	18.1	0.4	2.9	3.3	7.1	1.0	0.3	2.5	2.0	6.2	15.0	.411	2.7	8.0	.340	3.0	3.7	.825

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	4	31.8	14.3	5.0	8.0	13.0	2.3	1.5	1.3	2.8	4.3	6.0	13.5	.444	0.0	0.3	.000	2.3	5.3	.429
difference:	+2	+0.9	+2.3	+5.0	+5.5	+10.5	+4.4		+1.3		-1.5	+2.0	+1.5	+.111	+2.0	+4.9	+.387	+0.3	+2.6	+.321
D'Angelo Russell	6	32.7	12.0	0.0	2.5	2.5	6.7	1.5	0.0	2.8	2.8	4.0	12.0	.333	2.0	5.2	.387	2.0	2.7	.750


Season 8
	Andre Drummond	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2019-20	2022-23
Team	Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers	Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	Rebounds Leader	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	57	32.9	17.7	4.4	10.8	15.2	2.7	1.9	1.6	3.6	3.5	7.3	13.8	.533	0.1	0.6	.143	3.0	5.2	.575
difference:	+14	+0.4	+0.1	+3.9	+8.3	+12.2	+3.5	+0.9	+1.2	-1.0	-1.5	+1.0	+0.4	+.064	+2.6	+6.3	+.253	+0.5	+2.2	+.254
D'Angelo Russell	71	32.5	17.8	0.5	2.5	3.0	6.2	1.0	0.4	2.6	2.0	6.3	13.4	.469	2.7	6.9	.396	2.5	3.0	.829

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
D'Angelo Russell	16	29.6	13.3	0.6	2.3	2.9	4.6	0.7	0.3	1.8	2.0	5.2	12.2	.426	1.7	5.4	.310	1.3	1.6	.769


Season 9
	Andre Drummond	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2020-21	2023-24
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others	-	NBA Cup Champion

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	46	27.0	14.9	3.6	8.4	12.0	2.0	1.4	1.1	2.7	3.2	6.1	12.4	.493	0.0	0.2	.000	2.7	4.5	.600
difference:	+30	+5.7	+3.1	+3.2	+5.7	+8.9	+4.3	+0.5	+0.6	-0.6	-1.1	+0.4	+1.8	+.037	+3.0	+7.0	+.415	+0.6	+2.0	+.228
D'Angelo Russell	76	32.7	18.0	0.4	2.7	3.1	6.3	0.9	0.5	2.1	2.1	6.5	14.2	.456	3.0	7.2	.415	2.1	2.5	.828

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	5	21.0	9.0	3.8	7.2	11.0	0.0	0.8	0.6	2.2	2.4	3.8	6.4	.594	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.0	.700
difference:		+16.0	+5.2	+3.6	+4.6	+8.2	+4.2		+0.4	-0.4	-1.2	+1.8	+8.2	+.210	+2.8	+8.8		+1.2	+1.6	+.200
D'Angelo Russell	5	37.0	14.2	0.2	2.6	2.8	4.2	0.8	0.2	1.8	1.2	5.6	14.6	.384	2.8	8.8	.318	0.2	0.4	.500


Season 10
	Andre Drummond	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2021-22	2024-25
Team	Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets	Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	73	19.7	7.9	3.1	6.2	9.3	1.8	1.1	0.9	1.6	2.6	3.4	5.9	.570	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	2.2	.524
difference:	+15	+5.8	+4.7	+2.8	+3.8	+6.5	+3.3	+0.1	+0.5	-0.3	-0.6	+0.9	+5.1	+.180	+1.9	+6.2		+0.9	+0.3	+.310
D'Angelo Russell	58	25.5	12.6	0.3	2.4	2.8	5.1	1.0	0.4	1.9	2.0	4.3	11.0	.390	1.9	6.2	.314	2.1	2.5	.834

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	4	15.0	3.8	0.8	2.3	3.0	0.8	1.3	0.8	1.5	3.0	1.5	2.8	.545	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.3	.600
D'Angelo Russell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Andre Drummond	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2022-23	2025-26
Team	Chicago Bulls	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	67	12.7	6.0	2.1	4.6	6.6	0.5	0.7	0.4	1.1	1.7	2.5	4.1	.606	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.9	.536
difference:	+47	+8.0	+5.6	+1.7	+2.3	+3.9	+4.0	+0.2	+0.3	-1.0	-0.2	+1.6	+6.1	+.202	+1.5	+5.0		+1.0	+0.9	+.160
D'Angelo Russell	20	20.7	11.6	0.4	2.3	2.7	4.5	0.5	0.1	2.1	1.5	4.1	10.2	.404	1.5	5.0	.290	2.0	2.8	.696

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 11

Additional Years

* Andre Drummond played 3 seasons more than D'Angelo Russell in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 12 to 14, from 2024 to 2026—Andre Drummond didn't play in the postseason.

Andre Drummond vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Andre Drummond, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years