Walter Dukes vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Walter Dukes, 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.

Walter Dukes played 8 years in the NBA, 1 less than D'Angelo Russell, who played 9. Walter Dukes had the first of his seasons in 1955-56, 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
Walter Dukes 8 7 1955-56 to 1962-63
D'Angelo Russell 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Walter Dukes D'Angelo Russell
Season 1955-562015-16
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Walter Dukes 60 21.5 7.8 - - 7.4 0.7 - - - 3.5 2.5 6.2 .403 - - - 2.8 3.9 .708
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 %
Walter Dukes ------- --- ----------
D'Angelo Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Walter Dukes D'Angelo Russell
Season 1956-572016-17
Team Minneapolis LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div 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 %
Walter Dukes 71 26.3 10.1 - - 11.2 0.8 - - - 3.8 3.2 8.8 .364 - - - 3.7 5.4 .689
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 %
Walter Dukes 5 35.4 13.6 - - 14.8 1.0 - - - 5.2 4.8 11.4 .421 - - - 4.0 5.4 .741
D'Angelo Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Walter Dukes D'Angelo Russell
Season 1957-582017-18
Team Detroit PistonsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Walter Dukes 72 30.3 11.2 - - 13.3 0.7 - - - 4.3 3.9 11.1 .349 - - - 3.4 5.1 .675
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 %
Walter Dukes 7 40.9 15.9 - - 13.9 0.6 - - - 5.4 5.3 14.4 .366 - - - 5.3 8.0 .661
D'Angelo Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Walter Dukes D'Angelo Russell
Season 1958-592018-19
Team Detroit PistonsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Walter Dukes 72 32.5 13.0 - - 13.3 0.9 - - - 4.6 4.4 12.6 .352 - - - 4.1 6.3 .657
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 %
Walter Dukes 3 37.7 14.3 - - 13.3 1.0 - - - 5.0 5.0 10.0 .500 - - - 4.3 5.7 .765
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
Walter Dukes D'Angelo Russell
Season 1959-602019-20
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Walter Dukes 66 32.4 15.2 - - 13.4 1.2 - - - 4.7 4.8 13.2 .361 - - - 5.7 7.7 .740
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 %
Walter Dukes 2 39.0 24.0 - - 16.5 1.0 - - - 4.5 8.0 15.5 .516 - - - 8.0 11.0 .727
D'Angelo Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Walter Dukes D'Angelo Russell
Season 1960-612020-21
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Walter Dukes 73 28.0 11.7 - - 14.1 1.9 - - - 4.3 3.9 9.7 .405 - - - 3.8 5.5 .703
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 %
Walter Dukes 5 30.4 10.0 - - 9.8 2.2 - - - 5.0 4.0 10.6 .377 - - - 2.0 3.6 .556
D'Angelo Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Walter Dukes D'Angelo Russell
Season 1961-622021-22
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div FinalsTimberwolves 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 %
Walter Dukes 77 24.6 9.4 - - 10.4 1.6 - - - 4.2 3.3 8.4 .396 - - - 2.7 3.8 .715
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 %
Walter Dukes 10 34.7 12.4 - - 13.8 2.4 - - - 5.2 3.9 9.1 .429 - - - 4.6 6.1 .754
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
Walter Dukes D'Angelo Russell
Season 1962-632022-23
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Walter Dukes 62 14.7 4.3 - - 5.8 0.9 - - - 3.0 1.3 4.1 .325 - - - 1.6 2.2 .737
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 %
Walter Dukes 3 2.7 1.0 - - 0.3 0.7 - - - 1.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
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
Walter Dukes D'Angelo Russell
Season -2023-24
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers 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 %
Walter Dukes ------- --- ----------
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 %
Walter Dukes ------- --- ----------
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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