Mike McGee vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Mike McGee, 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

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.

Mike McGee and D'Angelo Russell both played 9 years in the NBA. Mike McGee had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, 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 achivements, 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
Mike McGee	9	7	1981-82 to 1989-90
D'Angelo Russell	9	4	2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Mike McGee	D'Angelo Russell
Season	1981-82	2015-16
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike McGee	39	9.0	4.9	0.9	0.4	1.3	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.9	1.5	2.1	4.4	.465	0.0	0.1	.000	0.8	1.4	.585
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike McGee	4	2.5	3.0	0.8	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.5	3.3	.462	0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.0	-
D'Angelo Russell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Mike McGee	D'Angelo Russell
Season	1982-83	2016-17
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike McGee	39	9.8	4.0	0.8	0.5	1.4	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.7	1.3	1.8	4.2	.423	0.0	0.2	.143	0.4	0.6	.739
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike McGee	6	4.2	2.0	0.8	0.3	1.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.8	0.7	1.8	.364	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.5	0.7	.750
D'Angelo Russell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Mike McGee	D'Angelo Russell
Season	1983-84	2017-18
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike McGee	77	18.5	9.8	1.5	1.0	2.5	1.1	0.6	0.1	1.4	2.3	4.5	7.6	.594	0.0	0.2	.167	0.8	1.5	.540
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike McGee	17	21.8	12.4	1.3	0.7	2.0	1.4	0.6	0.1	1.6	3.1	5.3	9.2	.573	0.4	1.0	.353	1.5	2.3	.641
D'Angelo Russell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Mike McGee	D'Angelo Russell
Season	1984-85	2018-19
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike McGee	76	15.4	10.2	1.3	0.9	2.2	0.9	0.5	0.1	1.1	1.9	4.3	8.1	.538	0.3	0.8	.361	1.2	2.1	.588
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		%
Mike McGee	17	15.3	11.2	1.2	0.9	2.1	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.8	1.5	4.5	8.4	.535	0.5	1.1	.500	1.7	2.5	.690
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
	Mike McGee	D'Angelo Russell
Season	1985-86	2019-20
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike McGee	71	17.1	8.3	0.7	1.3	2.0	1.2	0.7	0.1	1.0	1.8	3.5	7.7	.463	0.6	1.6	.360	0.6	0.9	.656
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		%
Mike McGee	6	4.7	2.7	0.5	0.3	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.5	1.3	3.0	.444	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.7	.000
D'Angelo Russell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Mike McGee	D'Angelo Russell
Season	1986-87	2020-21
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike McGee	76	18.7	10.4	0.9	1.2	2.1	2.0	0.8	0.0	1.4	2.1	4.1	8.9	.459	1.1	3.0	.376	1.1	1.8	.584
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		%
Mike McGee	8	12.6	3.4	1.1	1.4	2.5	1.9	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.9	1.3	4.9	.256	0.3	1.8	.143	0.6	1.3	.500
D'Angelo Russell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Mike McGee	D'Angelo Russell
Season	1987-88	2021-22
Team	Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike McGee	48	20.9	12.0	1.1	1.5	2.7	1.5	1.1	0.1	1.4	1.7	4.6	11.0	.421	1.1	3.3	.331	1.6	2.1	.745
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		%
Mike McGee	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Mike McGee	D'Angelo Russell
Season	1988-89	2022-23
Team	New Jersey Nets	Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike McGee	80	25.3	13.0	0.9	1.5	2.4	1.5	1.0	0.2	1.6	2.3	5.4	11.5	.473	1.2	3.2	.365	1.0	1.8	.535
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		%
Mike McGee	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Mike McGee	D'Angelo Russell
Season	1989-90	2023-24
Team	Phoenix Suns	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Finals	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others	-	In-Season Tournament Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike McGee	14	20.0	7.3	0.8	1.8	2.6	1.1	0.6	0.1	1.0	2.0	3.0	6.2	.483	0.6	1.6	.348	0.7	1.5	.476
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		%
Mike McGee	10	4.4	1.8	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.6	0.7	2.0	.350	0.3	0.7	.429	0.1	0.4	.250
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

Mike McGee vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9