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

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark 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 / 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 Mark Williams, who played 3. D'Angelo Russell had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Mark 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
Mark Williams 3 0 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
D'Angelo Russell Mark Williams
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Hornets
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%
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:+37+8.9+4.2+1.6+2.1+3.7+2.9+0.5+0.8-1.6-0.4+1.2+6.2+.227+1.6+4.6+0.2+0.1+.046
Mark Williams 43 19.3 9.0 2.2 4.9 7.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.9 2.2 3.7 5.8 .637 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.3 .691
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher D'Angelo Russell nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
D'Angelo Russell Mark Williams
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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:+44+2.0+2.9+3.5+2.7+6.2+3.6+0.6+0.8-1.9-0.5+0.4+5.9+.244+2.1+6.1+0.1+0.4+.063
Mark Williams 19 26.7 12.7 4.0 5.7 9.7 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.9 2.6 5.2 7.9 .649 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .719
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher D'Angelo Russell nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
D'Angelo Russell Mark Williams
Season 2017-182024-25
Team Brooklyn NetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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:+4+0.9+0.2+2.4+3.9+6.3+2.7+0.1+0.8-1.5-0.5+0.3+3.8+.190+1.9+5.7+.324+1.0+1.0+.064
Mark Williams 44 26.6 15.3 3.0 7.2 10.2 2.5 0.7 1.2 1.6 2.4 6.1 10.2 .604 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 3.7 .804
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher D'Angelo Russell nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* D'Angelo Russell played 7 seasons more than Mark 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 Mark Williams, D'Angelo Russell got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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