Kyshawn George vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Kyshawn George, 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.
Kyshawn George played 2 years in the NBA, 9 less than D'Angelo Russell, who played 11. Kyshawn George had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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 |
| Kyshawn George | 2 | 0 | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 11 | 4 | 2015-16 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Kyshawn George | D'Angelo Russell | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2015-16 |
| Team | Washington Wizards | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs | Did not play | Did not play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kyshawn George | 68 | 26.5 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | .372 | 1.7 | 5.2 | .322 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .753 |
| difference: | +12 | +1.7 | +4.5 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.5 | -1.1 | -1.2 | +1.9 | +4.0 | +.038 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +.029 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +.016 |
| 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 Kyshawn George nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Kyshawn George | D'Angelo Russell | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2016-17 |
| Team | Washington Wizards | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did not play (season in progress) | Did not play |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kyshawn George | 27 | 31.9 | 15.0 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 11.7 | .467 | 2.2 | 5.4 | .408 | 1.9 | 2.6 | .739 |
| difference: | +36 | +3.2 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +1.8 | +2.2 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.6 | -0.3 | -2.1 | +0.2 | +2.1 | +.062 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +.056 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +.043 |
| 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 Kyshawn George nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* D'Angelo Russell played 9 seasons more than Kyshawn George in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 11, from 2018 to 2026—D'Angelo Russell played in 4 Playoffs and one NBA Cup. In those 9 extra years over Kyshawn George, D'Angelo Russell got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Star Game |