Lonzo Ball vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Lonzo Ball, 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 / 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.

Lonzo Ball played 7 years in the NBA, 4 less than D'Angelo Russell, who played 11. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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
Lonzo Ball 7 0 2017-18 to 2025-26
D'Angelo Russell 11 4 2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball D'Angelo Russell
Season 2017-182015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
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%
Lonzo Ball 52 34.2 10.2 1.3 5.6 6.9 7.2 1.7 0.8 2.6 2.3 3.9 10.8 .360 1.7 5.7 .305 0.6 1.4 .451
difference:+28+6.0+3.0+0.7+2.8+3.5+3.9+0.5+0.6-0.1-0.5+1.0+1.2+.050+0.1+1.1+.046+1.2+1.0+.286
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 Lonzo Ball nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Lonzo Ball D'Angelo Russell
Season 2018-192016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
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%
Lonzo Ball 47 30.3 9.9 1.1 4.2 5.3 5.4 1.5 0.4 2.2 2.4 3.9 9.7 .406 1.6 4.9 .329 0.4 1.0 .417
difference:+16+1.6+5.7+0.6+1.2+1.8+0.6+0.1+0.1-0.6-0.3+1.7+4.1+.001+0.5+1.2+.023+1.9+2.0+.365
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 Lonzo Ball nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Lonzo Ball D'Angelo Russell
Season 2019-202017-18
Team New Orleans PelicansBrooklyn 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%
Lonzo Ball 63 32.1 11.8 1.1 5.0 6.1 7.0 1.4 0.6 3.1 2.0 4.4 10.9 .403 2.3 6.3 .375 0.7 1.2 .566
difference:+15+6.4+3.7+0.5+1.7+2.2+1.8+0.6+0.2-0.1+1.4+3.1+.011+0.4+0.5+.051+1.3+1.5+.174
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 Lonzo Ball nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Lonzo Ball D'Angelo Russell
Season 2020-212018-19
Team New Orleans PelicansBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did not playNets 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%
Lonzo Ball 55 31.8 14.6 0.6 4.2 4.8 5.7 1.5 0.6 2.2 1.9 5.3 12.7 .414 3.1 8.3 .378 0.9 1.2 .781
difference:+26+1.6+6.5+0.1+1.0+0.9+1.3+0.3+0.4-0.9-0.2+2.8+6.0+.020+0.2+0.5+.009+1.1+1.3+.001
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%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
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
Lonzo Ball D'Angelo Russell
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Chicago BullsGolden 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%
Lonzo Ball 35 34.6 13.0 1.0 4.4 5.4 5.1 1.8 0.9 2.3 2.4 4.6 10.9 .423 3.1 7.4 .423 0.6 0.8 .750
difference:+10+2.3+10.1+0.6+0.8+1.5+1.2+0.7+0.6-1.0-0.5+3.4+7.9+.003+0.4+2.2+.056+3.0+3.6+.059
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 Lonzo Ball nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 5

Note: Lonzo Ball didn't play in 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Season 6
Lonzo Ball D'Angelo Russell
Season 2024-252020-21
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
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%
Lonzo Ball 35 22.2 7.6 0.7 2.7 3.4 3.3 1.3 0.5 1.2 1.6 2.5 6.9 .366 1.9 5.6 .344 0.6 0.8 .815
difference:+7+6.3+11.4+0.3+0.4+0.8+2.5+0.2+0.1-1.5+4.2+8.6+.065+1.0+1.8+.043+2.1+2.7+.050
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
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
Lonzo Ball D'Angelo Russell
Season 2025-262021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not play
(season in progress)		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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball 25 23.2 5.2 1.0 3.2 4.2 4.6 1.4 0.2 1.6 1.5 1.7 5.8 .299 1.2 4.7 .256 0.6 0.8 .700
difference:+40+8.8+12.9+0.6+0.3+0.9+2.5+0.4+0.1-0.9-0.5+4.5+9.2+.112+1.5+3.3+.084+2.4+2.9+.125
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball 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

Additional Years

* D'Angelo Russell played 4 seasons more than Lonzo Ball 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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