Deandre Ayton vs. Russell Westbrook: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Russell Westbrook and Deandre Ayton to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Russell Westbrook is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Deandre Ayton.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Russell Westbrook has better scoring stats than Deandre Ayton in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Russell Westbrook averages 4.7 points more than Deandre Ayton in his 8 seasons (21.1 points against 16.4), and he also scored a total of 19,653 points more (26,502 vs. 6,849).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Deandre Ayton 16.4
8
Russell Westbrook 21.1
+4.7
18

Total Points

Seasons
Deandre Ayton 6,849
8
Russell Westbrook 26,502
+19,653
18

Scoring Titles

Deandre Ayton 0
Russell Westbrook 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Russell Westbrook has a better career point average than Deandre Ayton (+6.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,321).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Deandre Ayton 15.9
3
Russell Westbrook 22.5
+6.6
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Deandre Ayton 714
3
Russell Westbrook 3,035
+2,321
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Russell Westbrook 5
+5

40+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Russell Westbrook 50
+50

30+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 14
Russell Westbrook 228
+214

20+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 134
Russell Westbrook 674
+540

10+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 347
Russell Westbrook 1,138
+791

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Deandre Ayton 418
Russell Westbrook 1,257
+839

0 Point Games (games without points)

Deandre Ayton 0
Russell Westbrook 2
+2

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Russell Westbrook 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Russell Westbrook 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Russell Westbrook 29
+29

20+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 16
Russell Westbrook 80
+64

10+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 38
Russell Westbrook 121
+83

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Deandre Ayton 45
Russell Westbrook 135
+90

0 Point Games (games without points)

Deandre Ayton 0
Russell Westbrook 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 16.4 7.3 12.3 59.4 0.1 0.3 23.0 1.7 2.3 75.3 8 418
difference:+4.7+0.3+5.0+15.5+1.0+3.3+7.7+3.1+3.9+1.8+10+841
Russell Westbrook 21.1 7.6 17.3 43.9 1.1 3.6 30.7 4.8 6.2 77.1 18 1,259

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 6,849 3,047 5,130 59.4 28 122 23.0 727 966 75.3 8 418
difference:+19,653+6,491+16,619+15.5+1,382+4,471+7.7+5,289+6,834+1.8+10+841
Russell Westbrook 26,502 9,538 21,749 43.9 1,410 4,593 30.7 6,016 7,800 77.1 18 1,259

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 15.9 7.1 11.3 62.9 0.0 0.1 50.0 1.6 2.4 66.1 3 45
difference:+6.6+0.7+8.0+22.4+1.4+4.5+20.1+3.9+4.3+15.9+11+90
Russell Westbrook 22.5 7.8 19.3 40.5 1.4 4.6 29.9 5.5 6.7 82.0 14 135

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 714 320 509 62.9 2 4 50.0 72 109 66.1 3 45
difference:+2,321+736+2,100+22.4+185+621+20.1+664+789+15.9+11+90
Russell Westbrook 3,035 1,056 2,609 40.5 187 625 29.9 736 898 82.0 14 135

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 16.3
+1.0
201971
Russell Westbrook 15.3
200982

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 18.2
+2.1
202038
Russell Westbrook 16.1
201082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 14.4
202169
Russell Westbrook 21.9
+7.5
201182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 17.2
202258
Russell Westbrook 23.6
+6.4
201266

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 18.0
202367
Russell Westbrook 23.2
+5.2
201382

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 16.7
202455
Russell Westbrook 21.8
+5.1
201446

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 14.4
202540
Russell Westbrook Scoring leader28.1
+13.7
201567

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 15.4
202620
Russell Westbrook 23.5
+8.1
201680

Russell Westbrook's additional seasons:

* Russell Westbrook played 10 seasons more than Deandre Ayton in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2017 to 2026—he averaged 20.7 points in a total of 672 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 31.6 ppg and his lowest 11.1.

In those 10 extra years over Deandre Ayton, Russell Westbrook won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20190
Russell Westbrook -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20200
Russell Westbrook 20.5
+20.5
20106

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 15.8
202122
Russell Westbrook 23.8
+8.0
201117

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 17.9
202213
Russell Westbrook 23.1
+5.2
201220

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 13.4
202310
Russell Westbrook 24.0
+10.6
20132

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20240
Russell Westbrook 26.7
+26.7
201419

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20250
Russell Westbrook -
DNP
20150

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP *
20260
Russell Westbrook 26.0
+26.0
201618
* season in progress

Russell Westbrook's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Russell Westbrook played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 19.3 points in a total of 53 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 37.4 ppg and his lowest 6.3.

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