D'Angelo Russell vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and D'Angelo Russell, 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.

D'Angelo Russell played 10 years in the NBA, 7 more than Jalen Williams, who played 3. D'Angelo Russell had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Jalen Williams had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
D'Angelo Russell 10 4 2015-16 to 2024-25
Jalen Williams 3 2 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
D'Angelo Russell Jalen Williams
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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%
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
difference:+5+2.1+0.9+0.5+0.6+1.1+0.2+0.3-0.9-0.7+0.6+1.4+.111+0.6+1.9+.005+0.3+0.1+.075
Jalen Williams 75 30.3 14.1 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.3 1.4 0.5 1.6 2.5 5.5 10.6 .521 1.0 2.7 .356 2.1 2.5 .812
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher D'Angelo Russell nor Jalen Williams played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
D'Angelo Russell Jalen Williams
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
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
difference:+8+2.6+3.5+0.5+0.5+0.3+0.3+0.3-1.1-0.4+1.9+0.2+.135+0.6+2.7+.075+0.2+0.1+.032
Jalen Williams 71 31.3 19.1 0.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 1.1 0.6 1.7 2.5 7.5 14.0 .540 1.5 3.4 .427 2.5 3.1 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
D'Angelo Russell DNP------ --- ----------
Jalen Williams 10 37.7 18.7 1.3 5.5 6.8 5.4 1.7 0.5 1.9 2.1 7.5 16.0 .469 1.5 3.9 .385 2.2 2.7 .815

Season 3
D'Angelo Russell Jalen Williams
Season 2017-182024-25
Team Brooklyn NetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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%
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
difference:+21+6.7+6.1+0.3+1.2+1.4+0.1+0.8+0.3-0.9-0.4+2.4+2.9+.070+0.1+0.9+.041+1.4+1.6+.049
Jalen Williams 69 32.4 21.6 0.9 4.5 5.3 5.1 1.6 0.7 2.2 2.3 8.2 16.9 .484 1.8 4.9 .365 3.4 4.3 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
D'Angelo Russell DNP------ --- ----------
Jalen Williams 23 34.6 21.4 1.0 4.5 5.5 4.8 1.4 0.4 1.8 2.2 7.7 17.2 .449 1.5 5.0 .304 4.4 5.6 .789

Additional Years

* D'Angelo Russell played 7 seasons more than Jalen Williams in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 10, from 2019 to 2025—D'Angelo Russell played in 4 Playoffs and one NBA Cup.

In those 7 extra years over Jalen Williams, D'Angelo Russell got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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