Bill Russell vs Russell Westbrook

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Bill Russell and Russell Westbrook compared on their NBA careers: Bill Russell played 13 seasons, 1956-57 to 1968-69, Russell Westbrook 18 seasons, 2008-09 to 2025-26. Bill Russell averaged 15.1 points a game to Russell Westbrook's 20.9. Bill Russell won 11 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Russell Westbrook leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Bill Russell in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Bill Russell and Russell Westbrook career per game

963	GP	1,301
42.3	MIN	33.1
15.1	PTS	20.9, better
22, better	REB	6.9
4.3	AST	8, better
0	STL	1.6, better
0	BLK	0.3, better
44, better	FG%	43.8
0	3P%	30.8, better
56.1	FT%	77.1, better
47.1	TS%	52.6, better

Career totals

Bill Russell and Russell Westbrook career totals

14,522	PTS	27,176, better
21,198, better	REB	9,025
4,100	AST	10,351, better
0	STL	2,038, better
0	BLK	418, better
44, better	FG%	43.8
0	3P%	30.8, better
56.1	FT%	77.1, better
47.1	TS%	52.6, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Bill Russell and Russell Westbrook postseason

165	GP	135
45.4	MIN	35.5
16.2	PTS	22.5, better
24.9, better	REB	6.7
4.7	AST	7.1, better
0	STL	1.7, better
0	BLK	0.3, better
43, better	FG%	40.5
0	3P%	29.9, better
60.3	FT%	82, better
47.4	TS%	50.5, better

Where each stands all time

Bill Russell and Russell Westbrook all-time places

172nd (14,522)	Points	14th (27,176), better
2nd (21,198), better	Rebounds	55th (9,025)
117th (4,100)	Assists	5th (10,351), better
—	3-pointers made	60th (1,495), better
—	Steals	14th (2,038), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Bill Russell and Russell Westbrook titles and awards

11, better	Championships	—
8, better	All-NBA Second Team	5
5, better	MVP	1
3, better	All-NBA First Team	2
1	All-Star MVP	2, better
1, better	All-Defensive First Team	—
—	All-Rookie First Team	1, better
—	All-NBA Third Team	2, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bill Russell and Russell Westbrook season by season

1st	1956-57	14.7	18.6, better	1.8	2008-09	15.3, better	4.9	5.3, better
2nd	1957-58	16.6, better	21.8, better	2.9	2009-10	16.1	4.9	8.0, better
3rd	1958-59	16.7	21.9, better	3.2	2010-11	21.9, better	4.6	8.2, better
4th	1959-60	18.2	23.9, better	3.7	2011-12	23.6, better	4.6	5.5, better
5th	1960-61	16.9	21.8, better	3.4	2012-13	23.2, better	5.2	7.4, better
6th	1961-62	18.9	23.4, better	4.5	2013-14	21.8, better	5.7	6.9, better
7th	1962-63	16.8	23.6, better	4.5	2014-15	28.1, better	7.3	8.6, better
8th	1963-64	15.0	24.4, better	4.7	2015-16	23.5, better	7.8	10.4, better
9th	1964-65	14.1	24.1, better	5.3	2016-17	31.6, better	10.7	10.4, better
10th	1965-66	12.9	22.6, better	4.8	2017-18	25.4, better	10.1	10.3, better
11th	1966-67	13.3	21.0, better	5.8	2018-19	22.9, better	11.1	10.7, better
12th	1967-68	12.5	18.6, better	4.6	2019-20	27.2, better	7.9	7.0, better
13th	1968-69	9.9	19.3, better	4.9	2020-21	22.2, better	11.5	11.7, better
14th	—	—	—	—	2021-22	18.5	7.4	7.1
15th	—	—	—	—	2022-23	15.9	5.8	7.5
16th	—	—	—	—	2023-24	11.1	5.0	4.5
17th	—	—	—	—	2024-25	13.3	4.9	6.1
18th	—	—	—	—	2025-26	15.2	5.4	6.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST