Kareem Rush vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook and Kareem Rush 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
Kareem Rush: 2002-03 to 2009-10
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Rush 0 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Rush 7 Russell Westbrook 18

Playoffs Played Kareem Rush 2 Russell Westbrook 14

All-Star Games Kareem Rush 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Rush 0 Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team Kareem Rush 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Rush 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Scoring Leader Kareem Rush 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader Kareem Rush 0 Russell Westbrook 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Rush 6.4 Russell Westbrook 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Rush 1.7 Russell Westbrook 7.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Rush 1.0 Russell Westbrook 8.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Rush 0.4 Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Rush 0.2 Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Rush 2,213 Russell Westbrook 26,638

Total Rebounds Kareem Rush 572 Russell Westbrook 8,884

Total Assists Kareem Rush 353 Russell Westbrook 10,140

Total Steals Kareem Rush 150 Russell Westbrook 1,999

Total Blocks Kareem Rush 74 Russell Westbrook 410

Total Games Kareem Rush 346 Russell Westbrook 1,267

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Rush .400 Russell Westbrook .439

3-Point Percentage Kareem Rush .358 Russell Westbrook .307

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Rush .703 Russell Westbrook .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Rush 10.1 (2006) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Rush 2.4 (2008) Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Kareem Rush 1.4 (2005) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Kareem Rush 0.8 (2006) Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Rush 0.4 (2010) Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2025)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Rush 3.6 Russell Westbrook 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Rush 0.6 Russell Westbrook 6.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Rush 0.6 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Rush 0.4 Russell Westbrook 1.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Rush 0.1 Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Rush 112 Russell Westbrook 3,035

Total Rebounds Kareem Rush 19 Russell Westbrook 905

Total Assists Kareem Rush 19 Russell Westbrook 955

Total Steals Kareem Rush 11 Russell Westbrook 223

Total Blocks Kareem Rush 3 Russell Westbrook 42

Total Games Kareem Rush 31 Russell Westbrook 135

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Rush .383 Russell Westbrook .405

3-Point Percentage Kareem Rush .393 Russell Westbrook .299

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Rush .857 Russell Westbrook .820

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Rush 3.7 (2004) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Rush 0.7 (2004) Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Kareem Rush 0.8 (2004) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Kareem Rush 0.5 (2004) Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Rush 0.1 (2004) Russell Westbrook 1.4 (2023)