Jerry West vs Russell Westbrook

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Jerry West and Russell Westbrook compared on their NBA careers: Jerry West played 14 seasons, 1960-61 to 1973-74, Russell Westbrook 18 seasons, 2008-09 to 2025-26. Jerry West averaged 27 points a game to Russell Westbrook's 20.9. Jerry West won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Russell Westbrook leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Jerry West in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Jerry West and Russell Westbrook career per game

932	GP	1,301
39.2	MIN	33.1
27, better	PTS	20.9
4.9	REB	6.9, better
6.7	AST	8, better
0.1	STL	1.6, better
0	BLK	0.3, better
47.4, better	FG%	43.8
0	3P%	30.8, better
81.4, better	FT%	77.1
55, better	TS%	52.6

Career totals

Jerry West and Russell Westbrook career totals

25,192	PTS	27,176, better
4,600	REB	9,025, better
6,238	AST	10,351, better
81	STL	2,038, better
23	BLK	418, better
47.4, better	FG%	43.8
0	3P%	30.8, better
81.4, better	FT%	77.1
55, better	TS%	52.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jerry West and Russell Westbrook postseason

153	GP	135
41.3	MIN	35.5
29.1, better	PTS	22.5
5.5	REB	6.7, better
6.3	AST	7.1, better
0	STL	1.7, better
0	BLK	0.3, better
46.9, better	FG%	40.5
0	3P%	29.9, better
80.5	FT%	82, better
54.1, better	TS%	50.5

Where each stands all time

Jerry West and Russell Westbrook all-time places

27th (25,192)	Points	14th (27,176), better
283rd (4,600)	Rebounds	55th (9,025), better
35th (6,238)	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

Jerry West and Russell Westbrook titles and awards

1, better	Championships	—
10, better	All-NBA First Team	2
2	All-NBA Second Team	5, better
1, better	Finals MVP	—
1, better	All-Defensive Second Team	—
4, better	All-Defensive First Team	—
1	All-Star MVP	2, better
—	All-Rookie First Team	1, better
—	MVP	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.

Jerry West and Russell Westbrook season by season

1st	1960-61	17.6, better	5.5, better	4.2	2008-09	15.3	4.9	5.3, better
2nd	1961-62	30.8, better	5.9, better	5.4	2009-10	16.1	4.9	8.0, better
3rd	1962-63	27.1, better	4.9, better	5.6	2010-11	21.9	4.6	8.2, better
4th	1963-64	28.7, better	4.8, better	5.6, better	2011-12	23.6	4.6	5.5
5th	1964-65	31.0, better	5.1	4.9	2012-13	23.2	5.2, better	7.4, better
6th	1965-66	31.3, better	7.0, better	6.1	2013-14	21.8	5.7	6.9, better
7th	1966-67	28.7, better	4.9	6.8	2014-15	28.1	7.3, better	8.6, better
8th	1967-68	26.3, better	4.9	6.1	2015-16	23.5	7.8, better	10.4, better
9th	1968-69	25.9	3.9	6.9	2016-17	31.6, better	10.7, better	10.4, better
10th	1969-70	31.2, better	4.5	7.5	2017-18	25.4	10.1, better	10.3, better
11th	1970-71	26.9, better	4.6	9.5	2018-19	22.9	11.1, better	10.7, better
12th	1971-72	25.8	4.2	9.7, better	2019-20	27.2, better	7.9, better	7.0
13th	1972-73	22.8, better	4.1	8.8	2020-21	22.2	11.5, better	11.7, better
14th	1973-74	20.3, better	3.7	6.6	2021-22	18.5	7.4, better	7.1, better
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