Joe Johnson vs. Russell Westbrook Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Russell Westbrook and Joe Johnson, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.

Joe Johnson played 18 years in the NBA, 1 more than Russell Westbrook, who played 17. Joe Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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
Joe Johnson	18	13	2001-02 to 2021-22
Russell Westbrook	17	14	2008-09 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17


Rookie Season
	Joe Johnson	Russell Westbrook
Season	2001-02	2008-09
Team	Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	77	24.9	7.5	1.0	2.4	3.3	2.3	0.8	0.3	0.9	1.5	3.3	7.6	.430	0.5	1.7	.292	0.5	0.7	.774
difference:	+5	+7.6	+7.8	+1.2	+0.3	+1.6	+3.0	+0.5	+0.1	-2.4	-0.8	+2.0	+5.8	+.032	+0.1	+0.1	+.021	+3.8	+4.5	+.041
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 Joe Johnson nor Russell Westbrook played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Joe Johnson	Russell Westbrook
Season	2002-03	2009-10
Team	Phoenix Suns	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Thunder 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	82	27.5	9.8	0.7	2.5	3.2	2.6	0.8	0.2	1.3	1.7	3.9	9.7	.397	0.9	2.5	.366	1.2	1.5	.774
difference:		+6.8	+6.3	+1.0	+0.6	+1.7	+5.4	+0.5	+0.2	-2.0	-0.8	+2.0	+4.4	+.021	+0.6	+1.2	+.145	+2.8	+3.6	+.006
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		%
Joe Johnson	6	27.3	5.3	1.0	3.3	4.3	1.3	0.7	0.3	2.0	2.5	2.3	8.5	.275	0.3	2.2	.154	0.3	0.8	.400
difference:		+8.0	+15.2	+0.7	+1.0	+1.7	+4.7	+1.0	+0.1	-0.3	-0.3	+4.9	+6.7	+.198	+0.5	+0.2	+.263	+5.0	+5.5	+.442
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


Season 3
	Joe Johnson	Russell Westbrook
Season	2003-04	2010-11
Team	Phoenix Suns	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	82	40.6	16.7	1.0	3.7	4.7	4.4	1.1	0.3	2.4	2.2	6.8	15.7	.430	1.0	3.3	.305	2.1	2.8	.750
difference:		+5.9	+5.2	+0.5	+0.6	+0.1	+3.8	+0.8	+0.1	-1.5	-0.3	+0.7	+1.3	+.012	+0.6	+2.0	+.025	+4.4	+4.9	+.092
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		%
Joe Johnson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 4
	Joe Johnson	Russell Westbrook
Season	2004-05	2011-12
Team	Phoenix Suns	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Finals	Thunder Lost NBA Finals

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	82	39.5	17.1	1.5	3.7	5.1	3.5	1.0	0.3	1.8	2.0	6.6	14.4	.461	2.2	4.5	.478	1.6	2.2	.750
difference:	+16	+4.2	+6.5		+0.6	+0.5	+2.0	+0.7		-1.8	-0.2	+2.2	+4.8	+.004	+1.3	+1.5	+.162	+3.6	+4.1	+.073
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		%
Joe Johnson	9	39.3	18.8	0.8	3.6	4.3	3.3	1.1	0.4	1.1	2.0	7.0	13.9	.504	2.2	4.0	.556	2.6	3.7	.697
difference:	+11	+0.9	+4.3	+0.3	+0.8	+1.2	+2.6	+0.5		-1.2	-0.5	+1.9	+6.5	+.069	+1.3	+0.7	+.279	+1.9	+1.9	+.105
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


Season 5
	Joe Johnson	Russell Westbrook
Season	2005-06	2012-13
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Thunder Lost West Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	82	40.7	20.2	1.2	2.9	4.1	6.5	1.3	0.4	3.3	2.3	7.7	17.0	.453	1.6	4.4	.356	3.2	4.0	.791
difference:		+5.8	+3.0	+0.2	+1.0	+1.1	+0.9	+0.5	+0.1			+0.5	+1.7	+.015	+0.4	+0.7	+.033	+2.4	+3.0	+.009
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		%
Joe Johnson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 6
	Joe Johnson	Russell Westbrook
Season	2006-07	2013-14
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	57	41.4	25.0	0.9	3.3	4.2	4.4	1.1	0.2	3.1	2.0	9.4	20.0	.471	2.1	5.5	.381	4.1	5.5	.748
difference:	+11	+10.7	+3.2	+0.3	+1.2	+1.5	+2.5	+0.8		-0.7	-0.3	+1.9	+2.8	+.034	+0.6	+0.8	+.063	+1.2	+0.9	+.078
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		%
Joe Johnson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 7
	Joe Johnson	Russell Westbrook
Season	2007-08	2014-15
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	82	40.8	21.7	1.0	3.5	4.5	5.8	1.0	0.2	2.7	2.0	7.9	18.3	.432	2.1	5.4	.381	3.9	4.6	.834
difference:	+15	+6.4	+6.4	+0.9	+1.9	+2.8	+2.8	+1.1		-1.7	-0.7	+1.5	+3.7	+.006	+0.8	+1.1	+.082	+4.2	+5.2	+.001
Russell Westbrook	67	34.4	28.1	1.9	5.4	7.3	8.6	2.1	0.2	4.4	2.7	9.4	22.0	.426	1.3	4.3	.299	8.1	9.8	.835

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	7	39.3	20.0	1.3	2.6	3.9	4.0	0.3	0.0	2.3	2.3	6.7	16.4	.409	2.3	5.1	.444	4.3	4.7	.909
Russell Westbrook	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Joe Johnson	Russell Westbrook
Season	2008-09	2015-16
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	79	39.5	21.4	0.8	3.6	4.4	5.8	1.1	0.2	2.5	2.2	7.8	18.0	.437	1.9	5.2	.360	3.8	4.6	.826
difference:	+1	+5.1	+2.1	+1.0	+2.4	+3.4	+4.6	+0.9	+0.1	-1.8	-0.3	+0.4	+0.1	+.017	+0.6	+0.9	+.064	+2.0	+2.6	+.014
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		%
Joe Johnson	11	39.0	16.4	1.5	2.9	4.5	3.5	1.3	0.0	2.9	2.2	6.4	15.3	.417	1.1	3.2	.343	2.5	4.1	.622
difference:	+7	+1.6	+9.6	+0.8	+1.7	+2.4	+7.5	+1.3	+0.1	-1.4	-0.2	+2.4	+6.5	+.012	+0.8	+2.6	+.019	+3.9	+3.7	+.207
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


Season 9
	Joe Johnson	Russell Westbrook
Season	2009-10	2016-17
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Third Team	-
	-	Scoring Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	76	38.0	21.3	1.0	3.7	4.6	4.9	1.1	0.1	1.9	1.9	8.4	18.2	.458	1.7	4.6	.369	2.9	3.5	.818
difference:	+5	+3.4	+10.3	+0.7	+5.3	+6.1	+5.5	+0.5	+0.3	-3.5	-0.4	+1.8	+5.8	+.033	+0.8	+2.6	+.026	+5.9	+6.9	+.027
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		%
Joe Johnson	11	40.0	17.9	1.8	3.3	5.1	5.0	0.9	0.3	2.3	2.0	7.0	18.1	.387	0.8	3.7	.220	3.1	3.8	.810
difference:	+6	+1.2	+19.5		+6.5	+6.5	+5.8	+1.5	+0.1	-3.7	-1.2	+4.8	+12.3	+.001	+1.8	+6.1	+.045	+8.1	+10.2	+.010
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


Season 10
	Joe Johnson	Russell Westbrook
Season	2010-11	2017-18
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	72	35.5	18.2	0.8	3.2	4.0	4.7	0.7	0.1	2.0	1.8	7.1	16.1	.443	1.2	4.2	.297	2.7	3.4	.802
difference:	+8	+0.9	+7.2	+1.1	+5.0	+6.1	+5.6	+1.1	+0.2	-2.8	-0.7	+2.4	+5.0	+.006		+0.1	+.001	+2.5	+3.7	+.065
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		%
Joe Johnson	12	41.4	18.8	1.5	3.1	4.6	3.3	1.1	0.1	2.6	1.6	7.3	16.5	.439	1.5	3.5	.429	2.8	3.5	.810
difference:	+6	+2.2	+10.5	+0.3	+7.1	+7.4	+4.2	+0.4	+0.1	-2.6	-1.9	+3.4	+10.3	+.041	+1.0	+3.5	+.072	+2.7	+3.2	+.015
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


Season 11
	Joe Johnson	Russell Westbrook
Season	2011-12	2018-19
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	60	35.5	18.8	0.9	2.8	3.7	3.9	0.8	0.2	1.9	1.3	7.1	15.5	.454	2.1	5.4	.388	2.6	3.1	.849
difference:	+13	+0.5	+4.1	+0.6	+6.8	+7.4	+6.8	+1.1	+0.3	-2.6	-2.1	+1.5	+4.7	+.026	+0.5	+0.2	+.098	+1.5	+3.1	+.193
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		%
Joe Johnson	6	40.5	17.2	1.0	2.5	3.5	3.5	1.3	0.2	2.7	1.8	6.3	17.0	.373	1.5	6.0	.250	3.0	4.0	.750
difference:	+1	+1.1	+5.6	+0.4	+5.1	+5.5	+7.1	+0.3	+0.4	-1.9	-2.0	+1.7	+5.2	+.013	+0.7	+0.8	+.074	+1.6	+1.2	+.135
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


Season 12
	Joe Johnson	Russell Westbrook
Season	2012-13	2019-20
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	72	36.7	16.3	0.7	2.3	3.0	3.5	0.7	0.2	1.7	1.4	6.2	14.6	.423	2.1	5.5	.375	1.8	2.2	.820
difference:	+15	+0.8	+10.9	+1.1	+3.9	+4.9	+3.5	+0.9	+0.2	-2.8	-2.1	+4.4	+7.9	+.049	+1.1	+1.8	+.117	+3.3	+4.5	+.057
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		%
Joe Johnson	7	38.7	14.9	0.6	2.6	3.1	2.7	1.1	0.0	1.7	1.9	6.1	14.7	.417	1.4	5.6	.256	1.1	1.3	.889
difference:	+1	+5.9	+3.0	+0.8	+3.0	+3.9	+1.9	+0.4	+0.3	-2.1	-1.0	+1.3	+2.8	+.004	+0.4	+1.5	+.014	+1.0	+2.7	+.358
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


Season 13
	Joe Johnson	Russell Westbrook
Season	2013-14	2020-21
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	-	Assists Leader
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Wizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	79	32.6	15.8	0.6	2.8	3.4	2.7	0.6	0.1	1.5	1.6	5.8	12.9	.454	2.1	5.1	.401	2.0	2.5	.815
difference:	+14	+3.8	+6.4	+1.1	+7.1	+8.1	+9.0	+0.8	+0.3	-3.3	-1.3	+2.6	+6.1	+.015	+0.8	+0.9	+.086	+2.2	+3.9	+.159
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		%
Joe Johnson	12	39.1	21.2	0.8	3.1	3.8	2.9	0.5	0.3	1.6	1.7	8.2	15.3	.533	1.8	4.4	.415	3.0	3.6	.837
difference:	+7	+1.9	+2.2	+2.0	+4.5	+6.6	+8.9	+0.1	+0.1	-2.6	-1.7	+2.6	+1.5	+.200	+0.8	+0.4	+.165	+3.8	+5.0	+.046
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


Season 14
	Joe Johnson	Russell Westbrook
Season	2014-15	2021-22
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	80	34.9	14.4	0.7	4.1	4.8	3.7	0.7	0.2	1.7	1.5	5.6	12.8	.435	1.5	4.2	.359	1.8	2.2	.801
difference:	+2	+0.6	+4.1	+0.7	+1.9	+2.6	+3.4	+0.3	+0.1	-2.1	-1.5	+1.4	+3.0	+.009	+0.5	+0.8	+.061	+1.6	+2.9	+.134
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		%
Joe Johnson	6	41.5	16.5	0.8	6.8	7.7	4.8	1.2	0.0	0.8	2.7	5.7	15.7	.362	2.0	6.8	.293	3.2	4.0	.792
Russell Westbrook	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 15
	Joe Johnson	Russell Westbrook
Season	2015-16	2022-23
Team	Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat	Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf Semis	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	81	33.4	12.2	0.6	3.0	3.6	3.9	0.8	0.0	2.0	1.8	4.7	10.6	.439	1.5	3.9	.383	1.5	1.8	.831
difference:	+8	+4.3	+3.7	+0.6	+1.6	+2.2	+3.6	+0.2	+0.5	-1.5	-0.4	+1.2	+3.0	+.003	+0.3		+.072	+1.3	+2.5	+.175
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		%
Joe Johnson	14	35.1	12.1	0.5	4.2	4.7	2.5	0.6	0.2	1.3	1.9	4.9	11.3	.430	0.9	3.3	.283	1.5	1.7	.875
difference:	+9	+3.3	+11.5	+1.3	+1.6	+2.9	+4.9	+0.6	+1.2	-2.7	-1.1	+3.7	+9.7	+.020	+1.1	+2.3	+.074	+2.9	+3.3	+.005
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


Season 16
	Joe Johnson	Russell Westbrook
Season	2016-17	2023-24
Team	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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16th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	78	23.6	9.2	0.4	2.7	3.1	1.8	0.5	0.2	0.9	1.2	3.5	8.0	.436	1.4	3.3	.411	0.8	1.0	.818
difference:	+10	+1.1	+1.9	+1.0	+1.0	+1.9	+2.7	+0.6	+0.1	-1.2	-0.6	+0.9	+1.8	+.018	+0.8	+1.0	+.138	+0.8	+1.4	+.130
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	11	29.6	12.9	0.7	3.2	3.9	2.5	0.5	0.1	1.2	1.9	5.3	12.1	.436	1.4	4.1	.333	1.0	1.4	.733
difference:	+5	+10.6	+6.6	+0.3		+0.3	+0.8	+0.7	+0.4	-0.5	-0.1	+3.1	+3.8	+.176	+0.7	+1.3	+.098	+0.3	+0.8	+.118
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


Season 17
	Joe Johnson	Russell Westbrook
Season	2017-18	2024-25
Team	Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis

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17th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	55	21.9	6.8	0.3	2.9	3.1	1.5	0.3	0.1	0.9	1.2	2.7	6.5	.406	0.7	2.6	.276	0.7	0.8	.889
difference:	+20	+6.0	+6.5	+1.1	+0.7	+1.8	+4.6	+1.1	+0.4	-2.3	-1.3	+2.3	+4.6	+.043	+0.6	+1.3	+.047	+1.4	+2.3	+.228
Russell Westbrook	75	27.9	13.3	1.4	3.6	4.9	6.1	1.4	0.5	3.2	2.5	5.0	11.1	.449	1.3	3.9	.323	2.1	3.1	.661

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	8	6.8	1.5	0.0	1.3	1.3	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.5	0.8	2.1	.353	0.0	0.4	.000	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+5	+17.3	+10.2	+1.5	+0.9	+2.4	+2.2	+0.9		-1.9	-2.7	+3.2	+8.1	+.038	+1.5	+4.4	+.317	+2.2	+3.1
Russell Westbrook	13	24.1	11.7	1.5	2.2	3.7	2.6	0.9	0.1	2.3	3.2	4.0	10.2	.391	1.5	4.8	.317	2.2	3.1	.700

Additional Years

* Joe Johnson played 1 season more than Russell Westbrook in the NBA.

In that period—his season 18 in 2022—Joe Johnson didn't play in the postseason.

Joe Johnson vs. Russell Westbrook Season by Season Comparison

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

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Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

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Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

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Season 4

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Season 5

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Season 6

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Season 7

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Season 8

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Season 9

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Season 10

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Season 11

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Season 12

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Season 13

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Season 14

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Season 15

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Season 16

16th Season Stats Comparison

Season 17

17th Season Stats Comparison

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