Stephon Castle vs. Julius Randle Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Julius Randle and Stephon Castle, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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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.
Stephon Castle played 2 years in the NBA, 10 less than Julius Randle, who played 12. Stephon Castle had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, while Julius Randle had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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 |
| Stephon Castle | 2 | 0 | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| Julius Randle | 12 | 3 | 2014-15 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Stephon Castle | Julius Randle | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2014-15 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First 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 | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 81 | 26.7 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 12.2 | .428 | 1.2 | 4.1 | .285 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .724 |
| difference: | +80 | +12.7 | +12.7 | +1.1 | +2.6 | +3.7 | +4.1 | +0.9 | +0.3 | -1.2 | -1.0 | +4.2 | +9.2 | +.095 | +1.2 | +4.1 | +3.1 | +2.2 | +.724 | |
| Julius Randle | 1 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 2.0 | .000 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Stephon Castle nor Julius Randle played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Stephon Castle | Julius Randle | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2015-16 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | 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 | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 15 | 31.0 | 18.2 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 12.3 | .500 | 1.1 | 3.9 | .276 | 4.9 | 6.8 | .716 |
| difference: | +66 | +2.8 | +6.9 | +0.5 | +3.6 | +4.1 | +5.5 | +0.8 | +0.1 | -2.1 | -0.7 | +1.7 | +2.0 | +.071 | +1.0 | +3.5 | +.002 | +2.5 | +3.5 | +.001 |
| Julius Randle | 81 | 28.2 | 11.3 | 2.1 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 10.3 | .429 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .278 | 2.4 | 3.3 | .715 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Stephon Castle nor Julius Randle played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Julius Randle played 10 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 12, from 2017 to 2026—Julius Randle played in 3 Playoffs. In those 10 extra years over Stephon Castle, Julius Randle got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 1 Most Improved Player 3 All-Star Game |