John Paxson vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook and John Paxson 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

John Paxson

vs.

Russell Westbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Paxson 3 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons John Paxson 11 Russell Westbrook 16

Playoffs Played John Paxson 10 Russell Westbrook 13

All-Star Games John Paxson 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Paxson 0 Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team John Paxson 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Paxson 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Scoring Leader John Paxson 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader John Paxson 0 Russell Westbrook 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 7.2 Russell Westbrook 21.7

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.2 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game John Paxson 3.6 Russell Westbrook 8.1

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.7 Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 5,560 Russell Westbrook 25,211

Total Rebounds John Paxson 906 Russell Westbrook 8,307

Total Assists John Paxson 2,758 Russell Westbrook 9,468

Total Steals John Paxson 517 Russell Westbrook 1,849

Total Blocks John Paxson 44 Russell Westbrook 369

Total Games John Paxson 772 Russell Westbrook 1,162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .499 Russell Westbrook .438

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .355 Russell Westbrook .304

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .804 Russell Westbrook .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 11.3 (1987) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.7 (1987) Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 5.7 (1987) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1990) Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1992) Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 6.3 Russell Westbrook 23.6

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 0.9 Russell Westbrook 7.0

Assists Per Game John Paxson 2.6 Russell Westbrook 7.5

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.5 Russell Westbrook 1.7

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.0 Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 748 Russell Westbrook 2,883

Total Rebounds John Paxson 109 Russell Westbrook 857

Total Assists John Paxson 306 Russell Westbrook 921

Total Steals John Paxson 65 Russell Westbrook 211

Total Blocks John Paxson 3 Russell Westbrook 41

Total Games John Paxson 119 Russell Westbrook 122

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .494 Russell Westbrook .405

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .369 Russell Westbrook .297

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .867 Russell Westbrook .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 10.2 (1985) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.5 (1990) Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 4.2 (1985) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1986) Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1988) Russell Westbrook 1.4 (2023)