John Salmons vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

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

vs.

Russell Westbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Salmons: 2002-03 to 2014-15
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Salmons 0 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons John Salmons 13 Russell Westbrook 16

Playoffs Played John Salmons 5 Russell Westbrook 13

All-Star Games John Salmons 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Salmons 0 Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team John Salmons 0 Russell Westbrook 2

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

Scoring Leader John Salmons 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader John Salmons 0 Russell Westbrook 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salmons 9.3 Russell Westbrook 21.7

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 2.9 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game John Salmons 2.4 Russell Westbrook 8.1

Steals Per Game John Salmons 0.8 Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 0.3 Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salmons 8,292 Russell Westbrook 25,211

Total Rebounds John Salmons 2,603 Russell Westbrook 8,307

Total Assists John Salmons 2,183 Russell Westbrook 9,468

Total Steals John Salmons 756 Russell Westbrook 1,849

Total Blocks John Salmons 239 Russell Westbrook 369

Total Games John Salmons 895 Russell Westbrook 1,162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salmons .431 Russell Westbrook .438

3-Point Percentage John Salmons .366 Russell Westbrook .304

Free Throw Percentage John Salmons .799 Russell Westbrook .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salmons 18.3 (2009) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 4.3 (2008) Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game John Salmons 3.5 (2011) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game John Salmons 1.2 (2010) Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 0.4 (2011) Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salmons 9.3 Russell Westbrook 23.8

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 2.4 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game John Salmons 1.8 Russell Westbrook 7.6

Steals Per Game John Salmons 0.8 Russell Westbrook 1.7

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 0.4 Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salmons 259 Russell Westbrook 2,877

Total Rebounds John Salmons 66 Russell Westbrook 856

Total Assists John Salmons 50 Russell Westbrook 920

Total Steals John Salmons 21 Russell Westbrook 210

Total Blocks John Salmons 11 Russell Westbrook 41

Total Games John Salmons 28 Russell Westbrook 121

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salmons .393 Russell Westbrook .406

3-Point Percentage John Salmons .243 Russell Westbrook .298

Free Throw Percentage John Salmons .877 Russell Westbrook .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salmons 18.1 (2009) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 4.4 (2009) Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game John Salmons 4.0 (2010) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game John Salmons 1.4 (2010) Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 1.0 (2009) Russell Westbrook 1.4 (2023)