Jim Cleamons vs. D'Angelo Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars D'Angelo Russell and Jim Cleamons 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

Jim Cleamons

vs.

D'Angelo Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 D'Angelo Russell 0

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 D'Angelo Russell 9

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 D'Angelo Russell 4

NBA Cups Won Jim Cleamons 0 * D'Angelo Russell 1 *

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 D'Angelo Russell 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 D'Angelo Russell 0

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 D'Angelo Russell 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 D'Angelo Russell 3.4

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 D'Angelo Russell 5.8

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * D'Angelo Russell 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * D'Angelo Russell 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 D'Angelo Russell 10,136

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 D'Angelo Russell 1,954

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 D'Angelo Russell 3,289

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * D'Angelo Russell 610

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * D'Angelo Russell 184

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 D'Angelo Russell 571

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 D'Angelo Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * D'Angelo Russell .369

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 D'Angelo Russell .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 D'Angelo Russell 14.2

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 D'Angelo Russell 2.9

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 D'Angelo Russell 4.8

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * D'Angelo Russell 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * D'Angelo Russell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 D'Angelo Russell 453

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 D'Angelo Russell 94

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 D'Angelo Russell 153

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * D'Angelo Russell 31

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * D'Angelo Russell 7

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 D'Angelo Russell 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 D'Angelo Russell .388

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * D'Angelo Russell .327

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 D'Angelo Russell .772

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (2023)

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.