Jim McMillian vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Jim McMillian, 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.

Jim McMillian and D'Angelo Russell both played 9 years in the NBA. Jim McMillian had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, 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
Jim McMillian 9 7 1970-71 to 1978-79
D'Angelo Russell 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim McMillian D'Angelo Russell
Season 1970-712015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 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 %
Jim McMillian 81 21.6 8.4 - - 4.1 1.6 - - - 1.5 3.6 7.8 .459 - - - 1.2 1.6 .769
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 %
Jim McMillian 12 43.5 15.1 - - 5.4 1.8 - - - 2.3 6.6 15.1 .436 - - - 1.9 2.8 .676
D'Angelo Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jim McMillian D'Angelo Russell
Season 1971-722016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Jim McMillian 80 38.1 18.8 - - 6.5 2.6 - - - 2.6 8.0 16.6 .482 - - - 2.7 3.5 .791
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 %
Jim McMillian 15 41.6 19.1 - - 5.7 1.5 - - - 2.9 7.5 16.9 .447 - - - 4.0 4.7 .857
D'Angelo Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jim McMillian D'Angelo Russell
Season 1972-732017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Jim McMillian 81 36.5 18.9 - - 5.5 2.7 - - - 2.2 8.1 17.7 .458 - - - 2.8 3.3 .845
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 %
Jim McMillian 17 37.1 20.1 - - 4.8 2.2 - - - 2.4 8.4 18.1 .466 - - - 3.2 4.4 .733
D'Angelo Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jim McMillian D'Angelo Russell
Season 1973-742018-19
Team Buffalo BravesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Braves Lost East Conf SemisNets 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 %
Jim McMillian 82 40.5 18.6 2.6 4.8 7.4 3.1 1.6 0.3 - 2.3 7.3 14.8 .494 - - - 4.0 4.6 .858
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 %
Jim McMillian 6 37.3 14.5 4.0 4.8 8.8 2.0 0.7 0.2 - 2.3 6.3 15.3 .413 - - - 1.8 2.7 .688
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
Jim McMillian D'Angelo Russell
Season 1974-752019-20
Team Buffalo BravesGolden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Braves Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Jim McMillian 62 34.4 14.3 2.0 4.2 6.2 2.5 1.1 0.2 - 2.1 5.6 11.2 .499 - - - 3.1 3.7 .840
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 %
Jim McMillian 7 34.3 13.0 1.4 3.4 4.9 2.0 1.6 0.3 - 1.7 5.6 12.3 .453 - - - 1.9 2.0 .929
D'Angelo Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jim McMillian D'Angelo Russell
Season 1975-762020-21
Team Buffalo BravesMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Braves Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Jim McMillian 74 35.3 15.8 1.8 3.5 5.3 2.8 1.2 0.2 - 1.9 6.6 12.4 .536 - - - 2.5 3.0 .858
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 %
Jim McMillian 9 38.7 17.2 1.2 2.9 4.1 2.1 1.6 0.4 - 3.2 6.8 14.3 .473 - - - 3.7 4.2 .868
D'Angelo Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jim McMillian D'Angelo Russell
Season 1976-772021-22
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 %
Jim McMillian 67 32.2 9.9 1.0 3.6 4.6 2.1 0.9 0.1 - 1.5 4.4 9.6 .464 - - - 1.0 1.3 .779
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 %
Jim McMillian ------- --- ----------
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
Jim McMillian D'Angelo Russell
Season 1977-782022-23
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisLakers 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 %
Jim McMillian 81 24.4 8.5 1.0 2.6 3.6 2.5 0.9 0.2 1.3 1.4 3.6 7.7 .462 - - - 1.4 1.7 .858
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 %
Jim McMillian 6 22.3 8.8 1.5 2.0 3.5 1.8 1.2 0.0 1.2 0.5 4.0 8.8 .453 - - - 0.8 1.0 .833
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
Jim McMillian D'Angelo Russell
Season 1978-792023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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 %
Jim McMillian 23 12.1 3.6 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.8 1.4 3.2 .446 - - - 0.7 0.9 .810
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 %
Jim McMillian ------- --- ----------
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
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