Kyrie Irving vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

Kyrie Irving played 14 years in the NBA, 3 more than D'Angelo Russell, who played 11. Kyrie Irving had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, 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.

Rookie Season
	Kyrie Irving	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2011-12	2015-16
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	51	30.5	18.5	0.9	2.9	3.7	5.4	1.1	0.4	3.1	2.2	6.9	14.6	.469	1.4	3.6	.399	3.4	3.8	.872
difference:	+29	+2.3	+5.3	+0.3	+0.1	+0.3	+2.1	+0.1	+0.2	-0.6	-0.4	+2.0	+2.6	+.059	+0.2	+1.0	+.048	+1.6	+1.4	+.135
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 Kyrie Irving nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
	Kyrie Irving	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2012-13	2016-17
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	59	34.7	22.5	0.6	3.1	3.7	5.9	1.5	0.4	3.2	2.5	8.2	18.1	.452	1.8	4.7	.391	4.2	4.9	.855
difference:	+4	+6.0	+6.9	+0.1	+0.1	+0.2	+1.1	+0.1	+0.1	-0.4	-0.4	+2.6	+4.3	+.047	+0.3	+1.4	+.039	+1.9	+1.9	+.073
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
* Neiher Kyrie Irving nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
	Kyrie Irving	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2013-14	2017-18
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	71	35.2	20.8	0.7	2.9	3.6	6.1	1.5	0.3	2.7	2.3	7.5	17.4	.430	1.7	4.8	.358	4.1	4.8	.861
difference:	+23	+9.5	+5.3	+0.1	+0.4	+0.3	+0.9	+0.7	+0.1	-0.4	-0.4	+1.7	+3.4	+.016	+0.2	+1.0	+.034	+2.1	+2.1	+.121
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 Kyrie Irving nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
	Kyrie Irving	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2014-15	2018-19
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Nets 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	75	36.4	21.7	0.7	2.4	3.2	5.2	1.5	0.3	2.5	1.9	7.7	16.5	.468	2.1	5.0	.415	4.2	4.9	.863
difference:	+6	+6.2	+0.6		+0.8	+0.7	+1.8	+0.3	+0.1	-0.6	-0.2	+0.4	+2.2	+.034	+0.8	+2.8	+.046	+2.2	+2.4	+.083
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	13	35.7	19.0	0.8	2.8	3.6	3.8	1.3	0.8	1.5	2.2	6.2	14.2	.438	2.1	4.6	.450	4.5	5.3	.841
difference:	+8	+6.1	+0.4	+0.4	+0.4		+0.2	+0.1	+0.6	-1.3	-0.2	+1.2	+6.4	+.079	+0.3	+2.8	+.126	+2.3	+2.7	+.005
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
	Kyrie Irving	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2015-16	2019-20
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did not play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	53	31.5	19.6	0.8	2.1	3.0	4.7	1.1	0.3	2.3	2.0	7.4	16.6	.448	1.6	4.9	.321	3.2	3.6	.885
difference:	+8	+0.8	+3.5	+0.4	+1.5	+0.9	+1.6			-1.0	-0.1	+0.6	+2.2	+.022	+1.9	+4.7	+.046	+0.4	+0.8	+.076
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	21	36.9	25.2	0.7	2.2	3.0	4.7	1.7	0.6	2.3	2.2	9.6	20.1	.475	2.4	5.5	.440	3.7	4.2	.875
D'Angelo Russell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Kyrie Irving	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2016-17	2020-21
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Did not play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	72	35.1	25.2	0.7	2.5	3.2	5.8	1.2	0.3	2.5	2.2	9.3	19.7	.473	2.5	6.1	.401	4.1	4.6	.905
difference:	+30	+6.6	+6.2	+0.3	+0.2	+0.6		+0.1	+0.1	-0.2	-0.6	+2.6	+4.2	+.042	+0.4	+1.3	+.014	+1.4	+1.1	+.140
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	18	36.3	25.9	0.7	2.1	2.8	5.3	1.3	0.4	2.7	2.1	9.6	20.6	.468	2.4	6.6	.373	4.2	4.7	.905
D'Angelo Russell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Kyrie Irving	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2017-18	2021-22
Team	Boston Celtics	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did not play	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	60	32.2	24.4	0.6	3.2	3.8	5.1	1.1	0.3	2.3	2.0	8.9	18.1	.491	2.8	6.8	.408	3.9	4.4	.889
difference:	+5	+0.2	+6.3	+0.2	+0.3	+0.5	+2.0	+0.1		-0.2		+2.7	+3.1	+.080	+0.1	+1.2	+.068	+0.9	+0.7	+.064
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Season 8
	Kyrie Irving	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2018-19	2022-23
Team	Boston Celtics	Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	67	33.0	23.8	1.1	3.9	5.0	6.9	1.5	0.5	2.6	2.5	9.0	18.5	.487	2.6	6.5	.401	3.2	3.7	.873
difference:	+4	+0.5	+6.0	+0.6	+1.4	+2.0	+0.7	+0.5	+0.1		-0.5	+2.7	+5.1	+.018	+0.1	+0.4	+.005	+0.7	+0.7	+.044
D'Angelo Russell	71	32.5	17.8	0.5	2.5	3.0	6.2	1.0	0.4	2.6	2.0	6.3	13.4	.469	2.7	6.9	.396	2.5	3.0	.829
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	9	36.7	21.3	0.6	3.8	4.3	7.0	1.4	0.4	3.1	2.9	7.7	19.9	.385	2.0	6.4	.310	4.0	4.4	.900
difference:	+7	+7.1	+8.0		+1.5	+1.4	+2.4	+0.7	+0.1	-1.3	-0.9	+2.5	+7.7	+.041	+0.3	+1.0		+2.7	+2.8	+.131
D'Angelo Russell	16	29.6	13.3	0.6	2.3	2.9	4.6	0.7	0.3	1.8	2.0	5.2	12.2	.426	1.7	5.4	.310	1.3	1.6	.769

Season 9
	Kyrie Irving	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2019-20	2023-24
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others	-	NBA Cup Champion

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	20	32.9	27.4	1.1	4.1	5.2	6.4	1.4	0.5	2.6	2.7	10.0	20.8	.478	2.8	7.1	.394	4.7	5.1	.922
difference:	+56	+0.2	+9.4	+0.7	+1.4	+2.1	+0.1	+0.5		-0.5	-0.6	+3.5	+6.6	+.022	+0.2	+0.1	+.021	+2.6	+2.6	+.094
D'Angelo Russell	76	32.7	18.0	0.4	2.7	3.1	6.3	0.9	0.5	2.1	2.1	6.5	14.2	.456	3.0	7.2	.415	2.1	2.5	.828
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
D'Angelo Russell	5	37.0	14.2	0.2	2.6	2.8	4.2	0.8	0.2	1.8	1.2	5.6	14.6	.384	2.8	8.8	.318	0.2	0.4	.500

Season 10
	Kyrie Irving	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2020-21	2024-25
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Did not play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	54	34.9	26.9	1.0	3.8	4.8	6.0	1.4	0.7	2.4	2.6	10.2	20.1	.506	2.8	7.0	.402	3.7	4.0	.922
difference:	+4	+9.4	+14.3	+0.7	+1.4	+2.0	+0.9	+0.4	+0.3	-0.5	-0.6	+5.9	+9.1	+.116	+0.9	+0.8	+.088	+1.6	+1.5	+.088
D'Angelo Russell	58	25.5	12.6	0.3	2.4	2.8	5.1	1.0	0.4	1.9	2.0	4.3	11.0	.390	1.9	6.2	.314	2.1	2.5	.834
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	9	36.1	22.7	1.3	4.4	5.8	3.4	1.0	0.6	1.2	2.1	8.6	18.1	.472	2.7	7.2	.369	2.9	3.1	.929
D'Angelo Russell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years
* Kyrie Irving played 3 seasons more than D'Angelo Russell in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 12 to 14, from 2023 to 2025—Kyrie Irving played in one postseason. In those 3 extra years over D'Angelo Russell, Kyrie Irving got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-Star Game