Jared McCain vs. Russell Westbrook Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Russell Westbrook and Jared McCain, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

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.

Jared McCain played 2 years in the NBA, 16 less than Russell Westbrook, who played 18. Jared McCain had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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 achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Jared McCain 2 0 2024-25 to 2025-26
Russell Westbrook 18 14 2008-09 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jared McCain Russell Westbrook
Season 2024-252008-09
Team Philadelphia 76ersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jared McCain 23 25.7 15.3 0.6 1.9 2.4 2.6 0.7 0.0 1.6 1.6 5.5 11.9 .460 2.2 5.8 .383 2.1 2.4 .875
difference:+59+6.8+1.6+0.8+2.5+2.7+0.6+0.2-1.7-0.7+0.2+1.5+.062+1.8+4.2+.112+2.2+2.8+.060
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
* Neiher Jared McCain nor Russell Westbrook played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Jared McCain Russell Westbrook
Season 2025-262009-10
Team Philadelphia 76ersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jared McCain 17 17.9 7.2 0.1 1.9 2.0 1.8 0.8 0.0 0.8 1.4 2.7 7.4 .365 1.3 3.8 .344 0.5 0.5 .889
difference:+65+16.4+8.9+1.6+1.2+2.9+6.2+0.5+0.4-2.5-1.1+3.2+6.7+.053+1.0+2.5+.123+3.5+4.6+.109
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jared McCain DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Russell Westbrook played 16 seasons more than Jared McCain in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 18, from 2011 to 2026—Russell Westbrook played in 13 Playoffs.

In those 16 extra years over Jared McCain, Russell Westbrook got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 2 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 5 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 2 Scoring Leader
Achievement 3 Assists Leader
Achievement 9 All-Star Game
Achievement 2 All-Star Game MVP