Clint Capela vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Clint Capela, 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.

Clint Capela played 12 years in the NBA, 1 more than D'Angelo Russell, who played 11. Clint Capela had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, 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
Clint Capela	12	8	2014-15 to 2025-26
D'Angelo Russell	11	4	2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Clint Capela	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2014-15	2015-16
Team	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Clint Capela	12	7.5	2.7	0.8	2.2	3.0	0.2	0.1	0.8	0.4	1.2	1.2	2.4	.483	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	1.9	.174
difference:	+68	+20.7	+10.5	+0.2	+0.6	+0.4	+3.1	+1.1	+0.6	-2.1	-0.6	+3.7	+9.6	+.073	+1.6	+4.6		+1.5	+0.5	+.563
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	17	7.5	3.4	0.8	1.7	2.5	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.2	1.1	1.2	1.8	.677	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.7	.517
D'Angelo Russell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Clint Capela	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2015-16	2016-17
Team	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Clint Capela	77	19.1	7.0	2.5	3.9	6.4	0.6	0.8	1.2	0.8	2.5	3.0	5.2	.582	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	2.7	.379
difference:	+14	+9.6	+8.6	+2.0	+0.9	+2.9	+4.2	+0.6	+0.9	-2.0	-0.4	+2.6	+8.6	+.177	+2.1	+6.1		+1.3	+0.3	+.403
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	5	8.6	1.6	1.6	2.4	4.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.6	1.0	0.6	1.8	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	1.0	.400
D'Angelo Russell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Clint Capela	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2016-17	2017-18
Team	Houston Rockets	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Clint Capela	65	23.9	12.6	2.7	5.4	8.1	1.0	0.5	1.2	1.3	2.8	5.6	8.7	.643	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.7	.531
difference:	+17	+1.8	+2.9	+2.1	+2.1	+4.2	+4.2	+0.3	+0.8	-1.8	-0.9	+0.2	+5.3	+.229	+1.9	+5.8		+0.6		+.209
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		%
Clint Capela	11	26.0	10.5	2.4	6.4	8.7	1.1	0.7	2.5	0.7	2.5	4.2	7.5	.561	0.0	0.1	.000	2.2	3.5	.615
D'Angelo Russell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Clint Capela	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2017-18	2018-19
Team	Houston Rockets	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Clint Capela	74	27.5	13.9	3.3	7.6	10.8	0.9	0.8	1.9	1.4	2.5	6.0	9.1	.652	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	3.5	.560
difference:	+7	+2.7	+7.2	+2.6	+4.4	+6.9	+6.1	+0.4	+1.7	-1.7	-0.8	+2.1	+9.6	+.218	+2.9	+7.8		+0.1	+1.0	+.220
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		%
Clint Capela	17	30.6	12.7	3.6	8.0	11.6	1.3	0.8	2.1	0.9	2.2	5.6	8.5	.660	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	3.2	.473
difference:	+12	+1.0	+6.7	+3.2	+4.8	+8.0	+2.3	+0.6	+1.9	-1.9	-0.2	+1.8	+12.1	+.301	+2.4	+7.4		+0.7	+0.6	+.373
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
	Clint Capela	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2018-19	2019-20
Team	Houston Rockets	Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Clint Capela	67	33.6	16.6	4.4	8.2	12.7	1.4	0.7	1.5	1.4	2.5	7.1	10.9	.648	0.0	0.0	-	2.5	3.9	.636
difference:	+22	+1.3	+6.5	+4.0	+4.6	+8.8	+4.9	+0.4	+1.2	-1.9	-0.6	+0.9	+7.9	+.222	+3.5	+9.6		+1.1	+0.5	+.173
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	11	30.1	9.7	3.7	6.5	10.3	1.5	0.3	1.1	1.5	2.4	4.2	7.5	.561	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	3.2	.429
D'Angelo Russell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Clint Capela	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2019-20	2020-21
Team	Houston Rockets	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		%
Clint Capela	39	32.8	13.9	4.3	9.5	13.8	1.2	0.8	1.8	1.6	2.6	6.3	9.9	.629	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.7	.529
difference:	+3	+4.3	+5.1	+3.9	+7.2	+11.2	+4.6	+0.3	+1.4	-1.1	-1.0	+0.4	+5.6	+.198	+2.9	+7.4		+1.3	+0.8	+.236
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 Clint Capela nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Clint Capela	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2020-21	2021-22
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	Rebounds Leader	-
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Clint Capela	63	30.1	15.2	4.7	9.6	14.3	0.8	0.7	2.0	1.2	2.3	6.6	11.0	.594	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	3.6	.573
difference:	+2	+1.9	+2.9	+4.3	+6.7	+11.0	+6.3	+0.3	+1.7	-1.3	-0.3	+0.4	+4.0	+.183	+2.7	+8.0		+0.9	+0.1	+.252
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		%
Clint Capela	18	31.6	10.1	3.4	7.8	11.2	0.9	0.7	1.1	1.0	2.6	4.6	7.6	.603	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	2.2	.436
difference:	+12	+1.1	+1.9	+3.4	+5.3	+8.7	+5.8	+0.8	+1.1	-1.8	-0.2	+0.6	+4.4	+.270	+2.0	+5.2		+1.1	+0.5	+.314
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
	Clint Capela	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2021-22	2022-23
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Clint Capela	74	27.6	11.1	3.8	8.1	11.9	1.2	0.7	1.3	0.6	2.2	5.0	8.2	.613	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	2.3	.473
difference:	+3	+4.9	+6.7	+3.3	+5.6	+8.9	+5.0	+0.3	+0.9	-2.0	-0.2	+1.3	+5.2	+.144	+2.7	+6.9		+1.4	+0.7	+.356
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		%
Clint Capela	2	20.0	2.0	2.0	5.5	7.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	3.0	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+14	+9.6	+11.3	+1.4	+3.2	+4.6	+4.6	+0.2	+0.2	-1.3	-1.0	+4.2	+9.2	+.093	+1.7	+5.4		+1.3	+1.6
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
	Clint Capela	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2022-23	2023-24
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East 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		%
Clint Capela	65	26.6	12.0	4.0	7.1	11.0	0.9	0.7	1.2	0.8	2.1	5.4	8.2	.653	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	2.0	.603
difference:	+11	+6.1	+6.0	+3.6	+4.4	+7.9	+5.4	+0.2	+0.7	-1.3		+1.1	+6.0	+.197	+3.0	+7.2		+0.9	+0.5	+.225
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		%
Clint Capela	6	25.2	8.3	2.5	5.8	8.3	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.7	0.8	3.8	6.3	.605	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.0	.667
difference:	+1	+11.8	+5.9	+2.3	+3.2	+5.5	+3.7	+0.2	+0.3	-1.1	-0.4	+1.8	+8.3	+.221	+2.8	+8.8		+0.5	+0.6	+.167
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
	Clint Capela	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2023-24	2024-25
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	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		%
Clint Capela	73	25.8	11.5	4.6	6.0	10.6	1.2	0.6	1.5	1.0	2.2	4.8	8.5	.571	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.8	.631
difference:	+15	+0.3	+1.1	+4.3	+3.6	+7.8	+3.9	+0.4	+1.1	-0.9	-0.2	+0.5	+2.5	+.181	+1.9	+6.2		+0.3	+0.3	+.203
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
* Neiher Clint Capela nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 10


Season 11
	Clint Capela	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2024-25	2025-26
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play (season in progress)

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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		%
Clint Capela	55	21.4	8.9	3.2	5.4	8.5	1.1	0.6	1.0	0.9	1.9	4.0	7.1	.559	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.8	.536
difference:	+30	+2.4	+1.3	+2.9	+3.4	+6.1	+2.9	+0.1	+0.9	-1.0	-0.7	+0.4	+1.8	+.154	+1.3	+4.4		+0.8	+0.6	+.181
D'Angelo Russell	25	19.0	10.2	0.3	2.0	2.4	4.0	0.5	0.1	1.9	1.2	3.6	8.9	.405	1.3	4.4	.300	1.7	2.4	.717

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

Additional Years

* Clint Capela played 1 season more than D'Angelo Russell in the NBA.

In that period—his season 12 in 2026—Clint Capela didn't play in the postseason.

Clint Capela vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Clint Capela, 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