Jonathan Kuminga vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Jonathan Kuminga, 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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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.

Jonathan Kuminga played 5 years in the NBA, 6 less than D'Angelo Russell, who played 11. Jonathan Kuminga 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
Jonathan Kuminga 5 3 2021-22 to 2025-26
D'Angelo Russell 11 4 2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jonathan Kuminga D'Angelo Russell
Season 2021-222015-16
Team Golden State WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Jonathan Kuminga 70 16.9 9.3 0.8 2.6 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.1 2.1 3.4 6.6 .513 0.7 2.1 .336 1.9 2.7 .684
difference:+10+11.3+3.9+0.2+0.2+0.1+2.4+0.8+0.1-1.4-0.3+1.5+5.4+.103+0.9+2.5+.015+0.1+0.3+.053
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jonathan Kuminga 16 8.6 5.2 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.7 1.9 3.8 .500 0.2 0.8 .231 1.3 1.6 .769
D'Angelo Russell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Jonathan Kuminga D'Angelo Russell
Season 2022-232016-17
Team Golden State WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Jonathan Kuminga 67 20.8 9.9 1.0 2.4 3.4 1.9 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.3 3.9 7.4 .525 0.8 2.2 .370 1.3 2.1 .652
difference:+4+7.9+5.7+0.5+0.6+0.1+2.9+0.8+0.2-1.4-0.2+1.7+6.4+.120+1.3+3.9+.018+1.0+0.9+.130
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%
Jonathan Kuminga 10 6.1 3.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.3 2.4 .542 0.3 0.7 .429 0.5 0.9 .556
D'Angelo Russell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Jonathan Kuminga D'Angelo Russell
Season 2023-242017-18
Team Golden State WarriorsBrooklyn Nets
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%
Jonathan Kuminga 74 26.3 16.1 1.2 3.6 4.8 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.6 2.3 6.2 11.6 .529 0.7 2.2 .321 3.0 4.0 .746
difference:+26+0.6+0.6+0.6+0.3+0.9+3.0+0.1+0.1-1.5-0.4+0.4+2.4+.115+1.2+3.6+.003+1.0+1.3+.006
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
* Neiher Jonathan Kuminga nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Jonathan Kuminga D'Angelo Russell
Season 2024-252018-19
Team Golden State WarriorsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost West 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%
Jonathan Kuminga 47 24.3 15.3 1.2 3.4 4.6 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.9 5.5 12.1 .454 1.0 3.2 .305 3.3 5.0 .668
difference:+34+5.9+5.8+0.5+0.2+0.7+4.8+0.4+0.2-1.6-0.2+2.6+6.6+.020+1.9+4.6+.064+1.3+2.5+.112
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%
Jonathan Kuminga 8 23.4 15.3 0.9 1.6 2.5 1.3 0.5 0.5 1.6 1.6 5.6 11.6 .484 1.3 3.1 .400 2.8 3.9 .710
difference:+3+6.2+4.1+0.5+1.6+1.1+2.3+0.9+0.3-1.2-0.8+1.8+9.0+.125+1.1+4.3+.076+0.6+1.3+.136
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

Jonathan Kuminga D'Angelo Russell
Season 2025-262019-20
Team Golden State WarriorsGolden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Jonathan Kuminga 18 24.8 11.8 1.6 4.6 6.2 2.6 0.3 0.3 2.4 1.7 4.3 10.1 .431 0.9 2.8 .320 2.2 3.0 .741
difference:+27+7.5+11.3+1.2+1.0+2.3+3.7+0.8-0.9-0.2+3.7+8.7+.005+2.6+6.8+.047+1.4+1.4+.068
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
* Neiher Jonathan Kuminga nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* D'Angelo Russell played 6 seasons more than Jonathan Kuminga in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 11, from 2021 to 2026—D'Angelo Russell played in 3 Playoffs and one NBA Cup.