D'Angelo Russell vs. Lionel Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lionel Simmons 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.

Lionel Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Lionel Simmons: 1990-91 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships D'Angelo Russell 0 Lionel Simmons 0

NBA Seasons D'Angelo Russell 9 Lionel Simmons 7

Playoffs Played D'Angelo Russell 4 Lionel Simmons 1

NBA Cups Won D'Angelo Russell 1 * Lionel Simmons 0 *

All-Star Games D'Angelo Russell 1 Lionel Simmons 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 17.8 Lionel Simmons 12.8

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.4 Lionel Simmons 6.2

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 5.8 Lionel Simmons 3.3

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.1 Lionel Simmons 1.1

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 Lionel Simmons 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 10,136 Lionel Simmons 5,833

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 1,954 Lionel Simmons 2,833

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 3,289 Lionel Simmons 1,498

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 610 Lionel Simmons 514

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 184 Lionel Simmons 361

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 571 Lionel Simmons 454

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .430 Lionel Simmons .433

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .369 Lionel Simmons .305

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .792 Lionel Simmons .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020) Lionel Simmons 18.0 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018) Lionel Simmons 8.8 (1991)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022) Lionel Simmons 4.5 (1993)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017) Lionel Simmons 1.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024) Lionel Simmons 1.7 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 14.2 Lionel Simmons 9.5

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 2.9 Lionel Simmons 3.0

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 4.8 Lionel Simmons 2.0

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.0 Lionel Simmons 1.5

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.2 Lionel Simmons 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 453 Lionel Simmons 38

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 94 Lionel Simmons 12

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 153 Lionel Simmons 8

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 31 Lionel Simmons 6

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 7 Lionel Simmons 2

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 32 Lionel Simmons 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .388 Lionel Simmons .455

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .327 Lionel Simmons .333

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .772 Lionel Simmons .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019) Lionel Simmons 9.5 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019) Lionel Simmons 3.0 (1996)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022) Lionel Simmons 2.0 (1996)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022) Lionel Simmons 1.5 (1996)

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (2023) Lionel Simmons 0.5 (1996)