Linton Townes vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook and Linton Townes 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

Linton Townes

vs.

Russell Westbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Linton Townes: 1982-83 to 1984-85
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Linton Townes 0 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons Linton Townes 3 Russell Westbrook 16

Playoffs Played Linton Townes 2 Russell Westbrook 13

All-Star Games Linton Townes 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Linton Townes 0 Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team Linton Townes 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Linton Townes 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Scoring Leader Linton Townes 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader Linton Townes 0 Russell Westbrook 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Linton Townes 4.3 Russell Westbrook 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Linton Townes 1.1 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Linton Townes 0.5 Russell Westbrook 8.1

Steals Per Game Linton Townes 0.3 Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game Linton Townes 0.1 Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Linton Townes 257 Russell Westbrook 25,211

Total Rebounds Linton Townes 67 Russell Westbrook 8,307

Total Assists Linton Townes 32 Russell Westbrook 9,468

Total Steals Linton Townes 20 Russell Westbrook 1,849

Total Blocks Linton Townes 7 Russell Westbrook 369

Total Games Linton Townes 60 Russell Westbrook 1,162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Linton Townes .440 Russell Westbrook .438

3-Point Percentage Linton Townes .360 Russell Westbrook .304

Free Throw Percentage Linton Townes .750 Russell Westbrook .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Linton Townes 4.5 (1983) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Linton Townes 1.2 (1983) Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Linton Townes 0.6 (1983) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Linton Townes 0.3 (1983) Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Linton Townes 0.5 (1984) Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Linton Townes 5.1 Russell Westbrook 23.9

Rebounds Per Game Linton Townes 0.8 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Linton Townes 0.6 Russell Westbrook 7.7

Steals Per Game Linton Townes 0.0 Russell Westbrook 1.8

Blocks Per Game Linton Townes 0.0 Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Linton Townes 41 Russell Westbrook 2,871

Total Rebounds Linton Townes 6 Russell Westbrook 851

Total Assists Linton Townes 5 Russell Westbrook 920

Total Steals Linton Townes 0 Russell Westbrook 210

Total Blocks Linton Townes 0 Russell Westbrook 41

Total Games Linton Townes 8 Russell Westbrook 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Linton Townes .486 Russell Westbrook .407

3-Point Percentage Linton Townes .250 Russell Westbrook .299

Free Throw Percentage Linton Townes .857 Russell Westbrook .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Linton Townes 5.5 (1983) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Linton Townes 1.5 (1985) Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Linton Townes 0.8 (1983) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Linton Townes 0.0 (1985) Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Linton Townes 0.0 (1985) Russell Westbrook 1.4 (2023)