Evan Mobley vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Evan Mobley, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Evan Mobley played 4 years in the NBA, 6 less than D'Angelo Russell, who played 10. Evan Mobley had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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
Evan Mobley 4 3 2021-22 to 2024-25
D'Angelo Russell 10 4 2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Evan Mobley D'Angelo Russell
Season 2021-222015-16
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Lakers
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%
Evan Mobley 69 33.8 15.0 2.1 6.2 8.3 2.5 0.8 1.7 1.9 2.1 6.1 12.0 .508 0.3 1.3 .250 2.4 3.7 .663
difference:+11+5.6+1.8+1.5+3.4+4.9+0.8+0.4+1.5-0.6-0.3+1.2+.098+1.3+3.3+.101+0.6+1.3+.074
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 Evan Mobley nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Evan Mobley D'Angelo Russell
Season 2022-232016-17
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Evan Mobley 79 34.4 16.2 2.4 6.6 9.0 2.8 0.8 1.5 1.8 2.8 6.6 12.0 .554 0.3 1.3 .216 2.6 3.8 .674
difference:+16+5.7+0.6+1.9+3.6+5.5+2.0+0.6+1.2-1.0-0.7+1.0+1.8+.149+1.8+4.8+.136+0.3+0.8+.108
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Mobley 5 37.6 9.8 3.0 7.0 10.0 2.0 0.6 1.2 2.4 2.6 4.4 9.6 .458 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.6 .625
D'Angelo Russell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Evan Mobley D'Angelo Russell
Season 2023-242017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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%
Evan Mobley 50 30.6 15.7 2.2 7.1 9.4 3.2 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.7 6.4 11.0 .580 0.4 1.2 .373 2.5 3.4 .719
difference:+2+4.9+0.2+1.6+3.8+5.5+2.0+0.1+1.0-1.3-0.8+0.6+3.0+.166+1.5+4.6+.049+0.5+0.7+.021
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Mobley 12 35.2 16.0 2.5 6.8 9.3 2.3 0.8 2.2 1.8 2.8 6.8 12.2 .555 0.4 1.5 .278 2.1 3.0 .694
D'Angelo Russell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Evan Mobley D'Angelo Russell
Season 2024-252018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisNets 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Mobley 71 30.5 18.5 2.3 7.0 9.3 3.2 0.9 1.6 2.0 2.0 7.1 12.8 .557 1.2 3.2 .370 3.1 4.3 .725
difference:+10+0.3+2.6+1.6+3.8+5.4+3.8+0.3+1.4-1.1-0.3+1.0+5.9+.123+1.7+4.6+.001+1.1+1.8+.055
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Mobley 8 32.1 17.1 2.6 5.5 8.1 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 6.4 10.9 .586 1.8 3.9 .452 2.6 3.1 .840
difference:+3+2.5+2.3+2.2+2.3+4.5+2.0+0.3+0.8-1.4-1.1+1.0+9.7+.227+0.6+3.5+.128+0.4+0.5+.006
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

Additional Years

* D'Angelo Russell played 6 seasons more than Evan Mobley in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 10, from 2020 to 2025—D'Angelo Russell played in 3 Playoffs and one NBA Cup.