Rich Rinaldi vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook and Rich Rinaldi 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
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Rinaldi 0 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons Rich Rinaldi 3 Russell Westbrook 18

Playoffs Played Rich Rinaldi 1 Russell Westbrook 14

All-Star Games Rich Rinaldi 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rich Rinaldi 0 Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team Rich Rinaldi 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rich Rinaldi 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Scoring Leader Rich Rinaldi 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader Rich Rinaldi 0 Russell Westbrook 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 5.0 Russell Westbrook 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 1.2 Russell Westbrook 7.0

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.9 Russell Westbrook 8.0

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.4 * Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.1 * Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Rinaldi 393 Russell Westbrook 26,487

Total Rebounds Rich Rinaldi 93 Russell Westbrook 8,821

Total Assists Rich Rinaldi 73 Russell Westbrook 10,060

Total Steals Rich Rinaldi 3 * Russell Westbrook 1,979

Total Blocks Rich Rinaldi 1 * Russell Westbrook 409

Total Games Rich Rinaldi 79 Russell Westbrook 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Rinaldi .393 Russell Westbrook .439

3-Point Percentage Rich Rinaldi - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .307

Free Throw Percentage Rich Rinaldi .724 Russell Westbrook .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973) Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) * Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) * Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2025)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.7 Russell Westbrook 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.0 Russell Westbrook 6.7

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.3 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Russell Westbrook 1.7

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Rinaldi 2 Russell Westbrook 3,035

Total Rebounds Rich Rinaldi 0 Russell Westbrook 905

Total Assists Rich Rinaldi 1 Russell Westbrook 955

Total Steals Rich Rinaldi 0 * Russell Westbrook 223

Total Blocks Rich Rinaldi 0 * Russell Westbrook 42

Total Games Rich Rinaldi 3 Russell Westbrook 135

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Rinaldi .500 Russell Westbrook .405

3-Point Percentage Rich Rinaldi - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .299

Free Throw Percentage Rich Rinaldi - Russell Westbrook .820

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972) Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Russell Westbrook 1.4 (2023)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.