Tom Riker vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook and Tom Riker 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

Tom Riker

vs.

Russell Westbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Riker 1 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons Tom Riker 3 Russell Westbrook 16

Playoffs Played Tom Riker 1 Russell Westbrook 13

All-Star Games Tom Riker 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Riker 0 Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team Tom Riker 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Riker 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Scoring Leader Tom Riker 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader Tom Riker 0 Russell Westbrook 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.7 Russell Westbrook 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 1.7 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 0.3 Russell Westbrook 8.1

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.2 * Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.1 * Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Riker 225 Russell Westbrook 25,211

Total Rebounds Tom Riker 138 Russell Westbrook 8,307

Total Assists Tom Riker 24 Russell Westbrook 9,468

Total Steals Tom Riker 15 * Russell Westbrook 1,849

Total Blocks Tom Riker 5 * Russell Westbrook 369

Total Games Tom Riker 82 Russell Westbrook 1,162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Riker .380 Russell Westbrook .438

3-Point Percentage Tom Riker - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .304

Free Throw Percentage Tom Riker .593 Russell Westbrook .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Riker 3.0 (1975) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.1 (1975) Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 0.4 (1975) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) * Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) * Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 Russell Westbrook 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 Russell Westbrook 7.2

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 1.0 Russell Westbrook 7.8

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 * Russell Westbrook 1.8

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 * Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Riker 2 Russell Westbrook 2,865

Total Rebounds Tom Riker 2 Russell Westbrook 845

Total Assists Tom Riker 1 Russell Westbrook 918

Total Steals Tom Riker 0 * Russell Westbrook 207

Total Blocks Tom Riker 0 * Russell Westbrook 39

Total Games Tom Riker 1 Russell Westbrook 118

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Riker .500 Russell Westbrook .409

3-Point Percentage Tom Riker - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .301

Free Throw Percentage Tom Riker - Russell Westbrook .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 (1975) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 (1975) Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 1.0 (1975) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) * Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) * 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.