David Lee vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook and David Lee 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Lee 1 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons David Lee 12 Russell Westbrook 18

Playoffs Played David Lee 5 Russell Westbrook 14

All-Star Games David Lee 2 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP David Lee 0 Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team David Lee 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 1 Russell Westbrook 9

Scoring Leader David Lee 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader David Lee 0 Russell Westbrook 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 13.5 Russell Westbrook 21.1

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 8.8 Russell Westbrook 7.0

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.2 Russell Westbrook 8.0

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.8 Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.4 Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 11,232 Russell Westbrook 26,392

Total Rebounds David Lee 7,320 Russell Westbrook 8,761

Total Assists David Lee 1,825 Russell Westbrook 10,008

Total Steals David Lee 625 Russell Westbrook 1,967

Total Blocks David Lee 329 Russell Westbrook 408

Total Games David Lee 829 Russell Westbrook 1,250

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .535 Russell Westbrook .439

3-Point Percentage David Lee .034 Russell Westbrook .307

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .772 Russell Westbrook .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 20.2 (2010) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 11.7 (2009) Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game David Lee 3.6 (2010) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game David Lee 1.0 (2010) Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.5 (2015) Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2025)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 5.6 Russell Westbrook 22.5

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 4.4 Russell Westbrook 6.7

Assists Per Game David Lee 1.0 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.3 Russell Westbrook 1.7

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.2 Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 240 Russell Westbrook 3,035

Total Rebounds David Lee 189 Russell Westbrook 905

Total Assists David Lee 43 Russell Westbrook 955

Total Steals David Lee 14 Russell Westbrook 223

Total Blocks David Lee 8 Russell Westbrook 42

Total Games David Lee 43 Russell Westbrook 135

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .490 Russell Westbrook .405

3-Point Percentage David Lee .000 Russell Westbrook .299

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .667 Russell Westbrook .820

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 13.9 (2014) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 9.1 (2014) Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.6 (2014) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.6 (2014) Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.3 (2017) Russell Westbrook 1.4 (2023)