Andrew Nembhard vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Andrew Nembhard, 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 / 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.

Andrew Nembhard played 4 years in the NBA, 7 less than D'Angelo Russell, who played 11. Andrew Nembhard had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, 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
Andrew Nembhard 4 2 2022-23 to 2025-26
D'Angelo Russell 11 4 2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Andrew Nembhard D'Angelo Russell
Season 2022-232015-16
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Nembhard 75 27.7 9.5 0.5 2.2 2.7 4.5 0.9 0.2 1.7 2.4 3.8 8.6 .441 1.2 3.5 .350 0.7 0.8 .790
difference:+5+0.5+3.7+0.1+0.6+0.7+1.2+0.3-0.8-0.6+1.1+3.4+.031+0.4+1.1+.001+1.1+1.6+.053
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 Andrew Nembhard nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Andrew Nembhard D'Angelo Russell
Season 2023-242016-17
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid not play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Nembhard 68 25.0 9.2 0.5 1.5 2.1 4.1 0.9 0.1 1.5 2.1 3.8 7.7 .498 0.9 2.5 .357 0.7 0.8 .804
difference:+5+3.7+6.4+1.5+1.4+0.7+0.5+0.2-1.3+1.8+6.1+.093+1.2+3.6+.005+1.6+2.2+.022
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Nembhard 17 32.6 14.9 0.8 2.5 3.3 5.5 0.4 0.2 1.4 3.3 6.0 10.7 .560 1.7 3.5 .483 1.2 1.5 .769
D'Angelo Russell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Andrew Nembhard D'Angelo Russell
Season 2024-252017-18
Team Indiana PacersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost NBA FinalsDid not play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Nembhard 65 28.9 10.0 0.5 2.8 3.3 5.0 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.3 3.8 8.3 .458 0.8 2.7 .291 1.7 2.1 .794
difference:+17+3.2+5.5+0.1+0.5+0.6+0.2+0.4+0.2-1.4-0.4+2.0+5.7+.044+1.1+3.1+.033+0.3+0.6+.054
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Nembhard 23 33.4 12.5 0.6 2.6 3.2 4.7 1.5 0.2 1.8 2.7 4.6 9.7 .471 1.7 3.7 .465 1.6 2.0 .804
D'Angelo Russell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Andrew Nembhard D'Angelo Russell
Season 2025-262018-19
Team Indiana PacersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did not play
(season in progress)
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Nembhard 25 31.5 17.1 0.4 1.9 2.3 6.7 0.9 0.1 2.4 2.4 5.8 13.9 .420 1.8 5.1 .354 3.6 4.3 .833
difference:+56+1.3+4.0+0.3+1.3+1.6+0.3+0.3+0.1-0.7-0.7+2.3+4.8+.014+1.1+2.7+.015+1.6+1.8+.053
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Nembhard DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* D'Angelo Russell played 7 seasons more than Andrew Nembhard in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 11, from 2020 to 2026—D'Angelo Russell played in 3 Playoffs and one NBA Cup.