Gene James vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook and Gene James 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

Gene James

vs.

Russell Westbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene James 0 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons Gene James 3 Russell Westbrook 16

Playoffs Played Gene James 2 Russell Westbrook 13

All-Star Games Gene James 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gene James 0 * Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team Gene James 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene James 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Scoring Leader Gene James 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader Gene James 0 Russell Westbrook 3

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 3.4 Russell Westbrook 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 * Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.1 Russell Westbrook 8.1

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 296 Russell Westbrook 25,211

Total Rebounds Gene James 141 * Russell Westbrook 8,307

Total Assists Gene James 95 Russell Westbrook 9,468

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1,849

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 369

Total Games Gene James 88 Russell Westbrook 1,162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .334 Russell Westbrook .438

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .304

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .561 Russell Westbrook .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 4.2 (1951) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 (1951) * Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.5 (1951) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 1.0 Russell Westbrook 23.6

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Russell Westbrook 7.0

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.5 Russell Westbrook 7.5

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1.7

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 4 Russell Westbrook 2,883

Total Rebounds Gene James 0 * Russell Westbrook 857

Total Assists Gene James 2 Russell Westbrook 921

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 211

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 41

Total Games Gene James 4 Russell Westbrook 122

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .111 Russell Westbrook .405

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .297

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .500 Russell Westbrook .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 2.0 (1950) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.7 (1949) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1.4 (2023)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.