D'Angelo Russell vs. Justus Thigpen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Justus Thigpen and D'Angelo Russell 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

D'Angelo Russell

vs.

Justus Thigpen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Justus Thigpen: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships D'Angelo Russell 0 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Seasons D'Angelo Russell 9 Justus Thigpen 2

Playoffs Played D'Angelo Russell 4 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Cups Won D'Angelo Russell 1 * Justus Thigpen 0 *

All-Star Games D'Angelo Russell 1 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 17.8 Justus Thigpen 2.5

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.4 Justus Thigpen 0.5

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 5.8 Justus Thigpen 0.4

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.1 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 10,136 Justus Thigpen 48

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 1,954 Justus Thigpen 10

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 3,289 Justus Thigpen 8

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 610 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 184 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 571 Justus Thigpen 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .430 Justus Thigpen .400

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .369 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .792 Justus Thigpen -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020) Justus Thigpen 2.6 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018) Justus Thigpen 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022) Justus Thigpen 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 14.4 Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.0 Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 4.9 Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.0 Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.2 Justus Thigpen - *

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 418 Justus Thigpen -

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 86 Justus Thigpen -

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 141 Justus Thigpen -

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 29 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 6 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 29 Justus Thigpen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .389 Justus Thigpen -

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .337 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .782 Justus Thigpen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019) Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019) Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022) Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022) Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (2023) Justus Thigpen - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.