Billy Knight vs. Russell Westbrook Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Russell Westbrook and Billy Knight, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Billy Knight played 9 years in the NBA, 7 less than Russell Westbrook, who played 16. Billy Knight had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Russell Westbrook had his rookie season in 2008-09. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Billy Knight |
Russell Westbrook |
Season |
1976-77 | 2008-09 |
Team |
Indiana Pacers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
78 |
40.0 |
26.6 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
7.5 |
3.3 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
- |
2.5 |
10.7 |
21.6 |
.493 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
6.5 |
.816 |
Russell Westbrook |
82 |
32.5 |
15.3 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
13.4 |
.398 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.271 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
.815 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
53 |
40.7 |
22.9 |
2.4 |
4.8 |
7.2 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
8.6 |
17.5 |
.494 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
7.0 |
.809 |
Russell Westbrook |
82 |
34.3 |
16.1 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
8.0 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
5.9 |
14.1 |
.418 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.221 |
4.0 |
5.1 |
.780 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
6 |
35.3 |
20.5 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
7.2 |
15.2 |
.473 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.417 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
.842 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
79 |
26.5 |
14.3 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
10.6 |
.528 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
3.7 |
.841 |
Russell Westbrook |
82 |
34.7 |
21.9 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
8.2 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
3.9 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
17.0 |
.442 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.330 |
6.5 |
7.7 |
.842 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
17 |
37.5 |
23.8 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
5.4 |
6.4 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
4.6 |
3.3 |
7.9 |
20.2 |
.394 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
.292 |
7.1 |
8.4 |
.852 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
75 |
25.5 |
13.1 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
4.8 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
5.1 |
9.6 |
.533 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.267 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
.809 |
Russell Westbrook |
66 |
35.3 |
23.6 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
3.6 |
2.2 |
8.8 |
19.2 |
.457 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
.316 |
5.2 |
6.3 |
.823 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
20 |
38.4 |
23.1 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
8.9 |
20.4 |
.435 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
.277 |
4.5 |
5.6 |
.802 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
82 |
29.1 |
17.5 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
6.7 |
12.5 |
.533 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.158 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
.832 |
Russell Westbrook |
82 |
34.9 |
23.2 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
5.2 |
7.4 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
8.2 |
18.7 |
.438 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
.323 |
5.6 |
7.0 |
.800 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
2 |
35.5 |
18.5 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
8.0 |
15.0 |
.533 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
4.0 |
.625 |
Russell Westbrook |
2 |
34.0 |
24.0 |
0.5 |
6.0 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
8.5 |
20.5 |
.415 |
1.0 |
4.5 |
.222 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
.857 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
81 |
22.3 |
12.3 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
4.7 |
9.4 |
.495 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.281 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
.826 |
Russell Westbrook |
46 |
30.7 |
21.8 |
1.2 |
4.5 |
5.7 |
6.9 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
3.8 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
17.2 |
.437 |
1.5 |
4.7 |
.318 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
.826 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
19 |
38.7 |
26.7 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
7.3 |
8.1 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
4.4 |
3.3 |
8.8 |
20.9 |
.420 |
1.5 |
5.3 |
.280 |
7.6 |
8.6 |
.884 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
75 |
25.1 |
12.8 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
9.7 |
.491 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.286 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
.859 |
Russell Westbrook |
80 |
34.4 |
23.5 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
7.8 |
10.4 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
4.3 |
2.5 |
8.2 |
18.1 |
.454 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
.296 |
5.8 |
7.2 |
.812 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
3 |
12.3 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
8.0 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
Russell Westbrook |
18 |
37.4 |
26.0 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
6.9 |
11.0 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
4.3 |
2.4 |
8.8 |
21.8 |
.405 |
1.9 |
5.8 |
.324 |
6.4 |
7.8 |
.829 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
68 |
11.8 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
.441 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.440 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.877 |
Russell Westbrook |
81 |
34.6 |
31.6 |
1.7 |
9.0 |
10.7 |
10.4 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
5.4 |
2.3 |
10.2 |
24.0 |
.425 |
2.5 |
7.2 |
.343 |
8.8 |
10.4 |
.845 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
5 |
9.0 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
.533 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Russell Westbrook |
5 |
38.8 |
37.4 |
1.8 |
9.8 |
11.6 |
10.8 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
6.0 |
3.2 |
11.8 |
30.4 |
.388 |
2.6 |
9.8 |
.265 |
11.2 |
14.0 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
80 |
36.4 |
25.4 |
1.9 |
8.2 |
10.1 |
10.3 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
4.8 |
2.5 |
9.5 |
21.1 |
.449 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
.298 |
5.2 |
7.1 |
.737 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
6 |
39.2 |
29.3 |
1.8 |
10.2 |
12.0 |
7.5 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
5.2 |
3.5 |
10.7 |
26.8 |
.398 |
2.5 |
7.0 |
.357 |
5.5 |
6.7 |
.825 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
73 |
36.0 |
22.9 |
1.5 |
9.6 |
11.1 |
10.7 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
4.5 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
20.2 |
.428 |
1.6 |
5.6 |
.290 |
4.1 |
6.2 |
.656 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
5 |
39.4 |
22.8 |
1.4 |
7.6 |
9.0 |
10.6 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
4.6 |
3.8 |
8.0 |
22.2 |
.360 |
2.2 |
6.8 |
.324 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
.885 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
57 |
35.9 |
27.2 |
1.8 |
6.2 |
7.9 |
7.0 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
10.6 |
22.5 |
.472 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
.258 |
5.1 |
6.7 |
.763 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
8 |
32.8 |
17.9 |
1.4 |
5.6 |
7.0 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
7.4 |
17.5 |
.421 |
1.0 |
4.1 |
.242 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
.531 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
65 |
36.4 |
22.2 |
1.7 |
9.9 |
11.5 |
11.7 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
4.8 |
2.9 |
8.4 |
19.0 |
.439 |
1.3 |
4.2 |
.315 |
4.2 |
6.4 |
.656 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
5 |
37.2 |
19.0 |
2.8 |
7.6 |
10.4 |
11.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
5.6 |
16.8 |
.333 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
.250 |
6.8 |
8.6 |
.791 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
78 |
34.3 |
18.5 |
1.4 |
6.0 |
7.4 |
7.1 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
3.8 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
15.8 |
.444 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
.298 |
3.4 |
5.1 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
73 |
29.1 |
15.9 |
1.2 |
4.6 |
5.8 |
7.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
5.9 |
13.6 |
.436 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
.311 |
2.8 |
4.3 |
.656 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
5 |
38.4 |
23.6 |
1.8 |
5.8 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
8.6 |
21.0 |
.410 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
.357 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
.880 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
68 |
22.5 |
11.1 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
9.8 |
.454 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
.273 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
.688 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Knight |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
6 |
19.0 |
6.3 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
8.3 |
.260 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
.235 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
.615 |