Vince Boryla vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Vince Boryla, 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.

Vince Boryla played 5 years in the NBA, 4 less than D'Angelo Russell, who played 9. Vince Boryla had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, 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
Vince Boryla 5 4 1949-50 to 1953-54
D'Angelo Russell 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Vince Boryla D'Angelo Russell
Season 1949-502015-16
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Vince Boryla 59 - 10.4 - - - 1.6 - - - 3.4 3.5 10.2 .340 - - - 3.5 4.5 .764
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 %
Vince Boryla 5 - 15.0 - - - 1.4 - - - 5.0 4.6 10.4 .442 - - - 5.8 6.4 .906
D'Angelo Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Vince Boryla D'Angelo Russell
Season 1950-512016-17
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Vince Boryla 66 - 14.9 - - 3.8 2.8 - - - 3.7 5.3 13.1 .406 - - - 4.2 5.0 .837
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 %
Vince Boryla 14 - 15.5 - - 3.7 2.6 - - - 3.0 5.9 13.8 .430 - - - 3.6 4.0 .911
D'Angelo Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Vince Boryla D'Angelo Russell
Season 1951-522017-18
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Vince Boryla 42 34.3 11.9 - - 5.2 2.1 - - - 2.9 4.8 12.4 .387 - - - 2.3 2.7 .835
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 %
Vince Boryla ------- --- ----------
D'Angelo Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Vince Boryla D'Angelo Russell
Season 1952-532018-19
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsNets 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 %
Vince Boryla 66 33.3 10.2 - - 3.5 2.5 - - - 3.4 3.8 10.4 .370 - - - 2.5 3.0 .821
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 %
Vince Boryla 11 36.1 10.6 - - 3.2 1.8 - - - 3.2 4.0 10.5 .379 - - - 2.6 3.1 .853
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

Vince Boryla D'Angelo Russell
Season 1953-542019-20
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost E Div Round RobinDid 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 %
Vince Boryla 52 29.3 8.1 - - 2.5 1.5 - - - 2.5 3.4 10.1 .333 - - - 1.3 1.6 .864
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 %
Vince Boryla 3 22.0 9.0 - - 0.7 0.3 - - - 4.0 2.7 4.7 .571 - - - 3.7 4.3 .846
D'Angelo Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Vince Boryla D'Angelo Russell
Season -2020-21
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Vince Boryla ------- --- ----------
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 %
Vince Boryla ------- --- ----------
D'Angelo Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Vince Boryla D'Angelo Russell
Season -2021-22
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Vince Boryla ------- --- ----------
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 %
Vince Boryla ------- --- ----------
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

Vince Boryla D'Angelo Russell
Season -2022-23
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Vince Boryla ------- --- ----------
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 %
Vince Boryla ------- --- ----------
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

Vince Boryla D'Angelo Russell
Season -2023-24
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup 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 %
Vince Boryla ------- --- ----------
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 %
Vince Boryla ------- --- ----------
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