Scotty Pippen Jr. vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Scotty Pippen Jr., 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 / 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.

Scotty Pippen Jr. played 3 years in the NBA, 7 less than D'Angelo Russell, who played 10. Scotty Pippen Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, 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
Scotty Pippen Jr. 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25
D'Angelo Russell 10 4 2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Scotty Pippen Jr. D'Angelo Russell
Season 2022-232015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement 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%
Scotty Pippen Jr. 6 5.3 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 2.0 .333 0.2 0.5 .333 0.8 1.5 .556
difference:+74+22.9+10.9+0.3+2.5+2.7+3.0+0.9-2.2-1.3+4.2+10.0+.077+1.4+4.1+.018+1.0+0.9+.181
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 Scotty Pippen Jr. nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Scotty Pippen Jr. D'Angelo Russell
Season 2023-242016-17
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos 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%
Scotty Pippen Jr. 21 25.1 12.9 1.0 2.1 3.2 4.7 1.7 0.5 2.7 2.9 4.8 9.7 .493 1.4 3.4 .417 2.0 2.6 .745
difference:+42+3.6+2.7+0.5+0.9+0.3+0.1+0.3+0.2-0.1-0.8+0.8+4.1+.088+0.7+2.7+.065+0.3+0.4+.037
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 Scotty Pippen Jr. nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Scotty Pippen Jr. D'Angelo Russell
Season 2024-252017-18
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Scotty Pippen Jr. 79 21.3 9.9 0.8 2.5 3.3 4.4 1.3 0.4 1.7 2.6 3.6 7.5 .480 1.1 2.8 .397 1.5 2.2 .713
difference:+31+4.4+5.6+0.2+0.8+0.6+0.8+0.5-1.4-0.7+2.2+6.5+.066+0.8+3.0+.073+0.5+0.5+.027
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scotty Pippen Jr. 4 32.3 18.3 1.0 4.5 5.5 3.5 1.0 0.3 3.5 4.8 5.5 14.5 .379 2.5 7.0 .357 4.8 4.8 1.000
D'Angelo Russell DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* D'Angelo Russell played 7 seasons more than Scotty Pippen Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 10, from 2019 to 2025—D'Angelo Russell played in 4 Playoffs and one NBA Cup.

In those 7 extra years over Scotty Pippen Jr., D'Angelo Russell got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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