Sam Lacey vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook and Sam Lacey 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

Sam Lacey

vs.

Russell Westbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Lacey 0 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons Sam Lacey 13 Russell Westbrook 16

Playoffs Played Sam Lacey 4 Russell Westbrook 13

All-Star Games Sam Lacey 1 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Lacey 0 Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team Sam Lacey 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Lacey 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Scoring Leader Sam Lacey 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader Sam Lacey 0 Russell Westbrook 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.3 Russell Westbrook 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.7 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 3.7 Russell Westbrook 8.1

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.3 * Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 10,303 Russell Westbrook 25,211

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 9,687 Russell Westbrook 8,307

Total Assists Sam Lacey 3,754 Russell Westbrook 9,468

Total Steals Sam Lacey 999 * Russell Westbrook 1,849

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 1,160 * Russell Westbrook 369

Total Games Sam Lacey 1,002 Russell Westbrook 1,162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .441 Russell Westbrook .438

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .188 * Russell Westbrook .304

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .738 Russell Westbrook .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975) Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) * Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) * Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 9.4 Russell Westbrook 23.6

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.9 Russell Westbrook 7.0

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.0 Russell Westbrook 7.5

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.9 * Russell Westbrook 1.7

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 274 Russell Westbrook 2,883

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 287 Russell Westbrook 857

Total Assists Sam Lacey 144 Russell Westbrook 921

Total Steals Sam Lacey 56 * Russell Westbrook 211

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 44 * Russell Westbrook 41

Total Games Sam Lacey 29 Russell Westbrook 122

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .401 Russell Westbrook .405

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .250 * Russell Westbrook .297

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .776 Russell Westbrook .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975) Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) * Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.