Billy Ray Bates vs. D'Angelo Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars D'Angelo Russell and Billy Ray Bates that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

D'Angelo Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 D'Angelo Russell 0

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 D'Angelo Russell 9

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 D'Angelo Russell 4

NBA Cups Won Billy Ray Bates 0 * D'Angelo Russell 1 *

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 D'Angelo Russell 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 D'Angelo Russell 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 D'Angelo Russell 3.4

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 D'Angelo Russell 5.8

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 D'Angelo Russell 1.1

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 D'Angelo Russell 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 D'Angelo Russell 10,136

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 D'Angelo Russell 1,954

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 D'Angelo Russell 3,289

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 D'Angelo Russell 610

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 D'Angelo Russell 184

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 D'Angelo Russell 571

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 D'Angelo Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 D'Angelo Russell .369

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 D'Angelo Russell .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 D'Angelo Russell 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 D'Angelo Russell 3.0

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 D'Angelo Russell 4.8

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 D'Angelo Russell 1.0

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 D'Angelo Russell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 D'Angelo Russell 418

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 D'Angelo Russell 89

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 D'Angelo Russell 143

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 D'Angelo Russell 30

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 D'Angelo Russell 7

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 D'Angelo Russell 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 D'Angelo Russell .383

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 D'Angelo Russell .326

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 D'Angelo Russell .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (2024)