D'Angelo Russell vs. P.J. Washington Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of P.J. Washington 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 11 years in the NBA, 4 more than P.J. Washington, who played 7. D'Angelo Russell had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while P.J. Washington had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 11 4 2015-16 to 2025-26
P.J. Washington 7 1 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
D'Angelo Russell P.J. Washington
Season 2015-162019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement 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:+22+2.1+1.0+0.4+1.6+2.0+1.2+0.3+0.6-0.9-0.9+0.3+1.8+.045+0.1+0.6+.023+0.3+0.1+.090
P.J. Washington 58 30.3 12.2 1.0 4.4 5.4 2.1 0.9 0.8 1.6 2.7 4.6 10.2 .455 1.5 4.0 .374 1.5 2.3 .647
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher D'Angelo Russell nor P.J. Washington played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
D'Angelo Russell P.J. Washington
Season 2016-172020-21
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:+1+1.8+2.7+1.0+2.1+3.0+2.3+0.3+0.9-0.8-0.6+0.9+3.1+.035+0.3+1.6+.034+0.6+0.7+.037
P.J. Washington 64 30.5 12.9 1.5 5.1 6.5 2.5 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.7 4.7 10.7 .440 1.8 4.5 .386 1.7 2.3 .745
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher D'Angelo Russell nor P.J. Washington played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
D'Angelo Russell P.J. Washington
Season 2017-182021-22
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:+17+1.5+5.2+0.7+0.6+1.3+2.9+0.1+0.5-1.8-0.4+2.0+5.8+.056+0.2+1.2+.041+1.1+1.5+.024
P.J. Washington 65 27.2 10.3 1.3 3.9 5.2 2.3 0.9 0.9 1.3 2.3 3.8 8.2 .470 1.7 4.6 .365 0.9 1.2 .716
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher D'Angelo Russell nor P.J. Washington played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
D'Angelo Russell P.J. Washington
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Brooklyn NetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid not play
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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%
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
difference:+8+2.4+5.4+0.3+0.7+1.0+4.6+0.3+0.9-1.6-0.9+2.2+5.3+.010+0.9+1.9+.021+0.3+0.1+.050
P.J. Washington 73 32.6 15.7 1.0 3.9 4.9 2.4 0.9 1.1 1.5 2.6 5.9 13.4 .444 2.0 5.9 .348 1.7 2.4 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
P.J. Washington DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
D'Angelo Russell P.J. Washington
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Golden State Warriors, Minnesota TimberwolvesCharlotte Hornets, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not playMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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5th 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 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
difference:+28+1.9+10.2+0.8+0.9+1.7+4.4+0.1+0.5-2.0-0.4+3.2+7.7+.010+1.7+3.9+.047+2.2+2.4+.126
P.J. Washington 73 30.4 12.9 1.2 4.5 5.6 1.9 1.0 0.8 1.3 2.3 4.8 11.1 .436 1.8 5.7 .320 1.4 2.0 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
D'Angelo Russell DNP------ --- ----------
P.J. Washington 22 35.7 13.0 1.5 5.1 6.6 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.5 3.0 4.5 10.6 .427 2.1 6.1 .348 1.8 2.5 .709

Season 6
D'Angelo Russell P.J. Washington
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
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6th 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 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
difference:+15+3.7+4.3+1.0+4.0+5.2+3.5+0.7-0.6-0.7+1.4+3.8+.022+1.3+3.2+.006+0.2+.043
P.J. Washington 57 32.2 14.7 1.4 6.3 7.8 2.3 1.1 1.1 2.1 2.3 5.3 11.7 .453 1.6 4.2 .381 2.5 3.5 .722
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher D'Angelo Russell nor P.J. Washington played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
D'Angelo Russell P.J. Washington
Season 2021-222025-26
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid not play
(season in progress)
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7th 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 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
difference:+38+0.1+2.4+1.1+3.4+4.6+5.1+1.1-0.1-0.4+0.3+2.2+.051+1.3+3.7+.015+0.6+0.2+.134
P.J. Washington 27 32.1 15.7 1.5 6.3 7.9 2.0 1.0 1.4 2.4 2.4 5.9 12.8 .462 1.4 4.3 .325 2.4 3.5 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
P.J. Washington DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* D'Angelo Russell played 4 seasons more than P.J. Washington in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 11, from 2023 to 2026—D'Angelo Russell played in two Playoffs and one NBA Cup.

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