Caris LeVert vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Caris LeVert, 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.

Caris LeVert played 9 years in the NBA, 1 less than D'Angelo Russell, who played 10. Caris LeVert had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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
Caris LeVert	9	4	2016-17 to 2024-25
D'Angelo Russell	10	4	2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Caris LeVert	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2016-17	2015-16
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	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		%
Caris LeVert	57	21.7	8.2	0.4	2.9	3.3	1.9	0.9	0.1	1.0	1.6	3.0	6.7	.450	1.0	3.2	.321	1.2	1.6	.720
difference:	+23	+6.5	+5.0	+0.2	+0.1	+0.1	+1.4	+0.3	+0.1	-1.5	-0.2	+1.9	+5.3	+.040	+0.6	+1.4	+.030	+0.6	+0.8	+.017
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 Caris LeVert nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Caris LeVert	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2017-18	2016-17
Team	Brooklyn Nets	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		%
Caris LeVert	71	26.3	12.1	0.7	2.9	3.7	4.2	1.2	0.3	2.2	2.2	4.5	10.4	.435	1.2	3.5	.347	1.9	2.6	.711
difference:	+8	+2.4	+3.5	+0.2	+0.1	+0.2	+0.6	+0.2		-0.6	-0.1	+1.1	+3.4	+.030	+0.9	+2.6	+.005	+0.4	+0.4	+.071
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 Caris LeVert nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Caris LeVert	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2018-19	2017-18
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Caris LeVert	40	26.6	13.7	0.9	2.9	3.8	3.9	1.1	0.4	1.7	1.9	5.2	12.1	.429	1.2	3.9	.312	2.1	3.1	.691
difference:	+8	+0.9	+1.8	+0.3	+0.4	+0.1	+1.3	+0.3		-1.4		+0.6	+1.9	+.015	+0.7	+1.9	+.012	+0.1	+0.4	+.049
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caris LeVert	5	28.8	21.0	1.2	3.4	4.6	3.0	1.0	0.4	2.0	1.6	7.2	14.6	.493	2.4	5.2	.462	4.2	5.8	.724
D'Angelo Russell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Caris LeVert	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2019-20	2018-19
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets 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		%
Caris LeVert	45	29.6	18.7	1.1	3.1	4.2	4.4	1.2	0.2	2.6	1.8	6.9	16.3	.425	1.8	4.9	.364	3.1	4.4	.711
difference:	+36	+0.6	+2.4	+0.4	+0.1	+0.3	+2.6			-0.5	-0.1	+1.2	+2.4	+.009	+1.1	+2.9	+.005	+1.1	+1.9	+.069
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		%
Caris LeVert	4	35.0	20.3	2.0	4.0	6.0	9.5	1.3	0.3	3.3	1.8	6.8	18.3	.370	2.3	5.3	.429	4.5	6.3	.720
difference:	+1	+5.4	+0.9	+1.6	+0.8	+2.4	+5.9	+0.1	+0.1	-0.5	-0.6	+0.6	+2.3	+.011	+0.1	+2.1	+.105	+2.3	+3.7	+.126
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
	Caris LeVert	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2020-21	2019-20
Team	Brooklyn Nets, Indiana Pacers	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		%
Caris LeVert	47	31.6	20.2	0.7	3.9	4.6	5.2	1.4	0.6	2.2	2.2	7.6	17.3	.441	1.8	5.5	.326	3.1	3.8	.811
difference:	+2	+0.7	+2.9	+0.3	+0.3	+0.7	+1.1	+0.3	+0.3	-1.1	-0.3	+0.4	+1.5	+.015	+1.7	+4.1	+.041	+0.5	+0.6	+.002
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 Caris LeVert nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Caris LeVert	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2021-22	2020-21
Team	Indiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
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		%
Caris LeVert	58	30.7	17.0	0.7	2.9	3.7	4.3	0.9	0.4	1.9	2.3	6.5	14.7	.444	1.4	4.4	.320	2.5	3.3	.756
difference:	+16	+2.2	+2.0	+0.3	+0.6	+1.1	+1.5	+0.2		-0.8	-0.7	+0.2	+0.8	+.013	+1.5	+3.0	+.067	+0.2	+0.2	+.009
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 Caris LeVert nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Caris LeVert	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2022-23	2021-22
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Cavaliers 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		%
Caris LeVert	74	30.2	12.1	0.7	3.1	3.8	3.9	1.0	0.3	1.6	2.3	4.3	10.0	.431	1.7	4.4	.392	1.8	2.4	.722
difference:	+9	+1.8	+6.0	+0.3	+0.2	+0.5	+3.2			-0.9	-0.3	+1.9	+5.0	+.020	+1.0	+3.6	+.052	+1.2	+1.3	+.103
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		%
Caris LeVert	5	34.0	15.0	0.8	3.8	4.6	2.6	0.4	0.2	1.0	2.0	5.4	12.6	.429	2.6	7.2	.361	1.6	2.6	.615
difference:	+1	+1.3	+3.0	+0.8	+1.3	+2.1	+4.1	+1.1	+0.2	-1.8	-0.8	+1.4	+0.6	+.096	+0.6	+2.0	+.026	+0.4	+0.1	+.135
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
	Caris LeVert	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2023-24	2022-23
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Caris LeVert	68	28.8	14.0	0.6	3.5	4.1	5.1	1.1	0.5	1.7	1.8	5.1	12.1	.421	1.6	4.9	.325	2.3	3.0	.766
difference:	+3	+3.7	+3.8	+0.1	+1.0	+1.1	+1.1	+0.1	+0.1	-0.9	-0.2	+1.2	+1.3	+.048	+1.1	+2.0	+.071	+0.2		+.063
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		%
Caris LeVert	11	25.3	10.1	0.7	2.9	3.6	2.3	0.8	0.5	1.3	1.3	4.0	9.3	.431	0.5	3.0	.182	1.5	2.4	.654
difference:	+5	+4.3	+3.2	+0.1	+0.6	+0.7	+2.3	+0.1	+0.2	-0.5	-0.7	+1.2	+2.9	+.005	+1.2	+2.4	+.128	+0.2	+0.8	+.115
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
	Caris LeVert	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2024-25	2023-24
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Caris LeVert	64	24.9	12.1	0.6	2.5	3.2	3.4	0.9	0.5	1.2	1.5	4.4	9.4	.467	1.7	4.4	.373	1.7	2.4	.710
difference:	+12	+7.8	+5.9	+0.2	+0.2	+0.1	+2.9			-0.9	-0.6	+2.1	+4.8	+.011	+1.3	+2.8	+.042	+0.4	+0.1	+.118
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		%
Caris LeVert	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Additional Years

* D'Angelo Russell played 1 season more than Caris LeVert in the NBA.

In that period—his season 10 in 2025—D'Angelo Russell didn't play in the postseason.

Caris LeVert vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Caris LeVert, 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

Additional Years