DeMar DeRozan vs. Russell Westbrook: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Russell Westbrook and DeMar DeRozan 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.

Russell Westbrook and DeMar DeRozan are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 51,497 points—. Here we compare their scoring stats.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Russell Westbrook scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while DeMar DeRozan has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 16 NBA regular seasons played, DeMar DeRozan averages 0.1 points more than Russell Westbrook in his 17 seasons (21.3 points against 21.2). On the other hand Russell Westbrook scored a total of 913 points more than DeMar DeRozan (26,205 vs. 25,292).

Points Per Game			Seasons
DeMar DeRozan	21.3	+0.1	16
Russell Westbrook	21.2		17

Total Points			Seasons
DeMar DeRozan	25,292		16
Russell Westbrook	26,205	+913	17

Scoring Titles
DeMar DeRozan	0
Russell Westbrook	2	+2

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMar DeRozan	8.6		2010	77
Russell Westbrook	15.3	+6.7	2009	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMar DeRozan	17.2	+1.1	2011	82
Russell Westbrook	16.1		2010	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMar DeRozan	16.7		2012	63
Russell Westbrook	21.9	+5.2	2011	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMar DeRozan	18.1		2013	82
Russell Westbrook	23.6	+5.5	2012	66

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMar DeRozan	22.7		2014	79
Russell Westbrook	23.2	+0.5	2013	82

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMar DeRozan	20.1		2015	60
Russell Westbrook	21.8	+1.7	2014	46

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMar DeRozan	23.5		2016	78
Russell Westbrook	28.1	+4.6	2015	67

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMar DeRozan	27.3	+3.8	2017	74
Russell Westbrook	23.5		2016	80

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMar DeRozan	23.0		2018	80
Russell Westbrook	31.6	+8.6	2017	81

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMar DeRozan	21.2		2019	77
Russell Westbrook	25.4	+4.2	2018	80

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMar DeRozan	22.1		2020	68
Russell Westbrook	22.9	+0.8	2019	73

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMar DeRozan	21.6		2021	61
Russell Westbrook	27.2	+5.6	2020	57

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMar DeRozan	27.9	+5.7	2022	76
Russell Westbrook	22.2		2021	65

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMar DeRozan	24.5	+6.0	2023	74
Russell Westbrook	18.5		2022	78

Season 15	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMar DeRozan	24.0	+8.1	2024	79
Russell Westbrook	15.9		2023	73

Season 16	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMar DeRozan	22.2	+6.3	2025	77
Russell Westbrook	15.9		2023	73

Russell Westbrook's additional seasons:

* Russell Westbrook played 2 seasons more than DeMar DeRozan in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 17 to 18, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 12.2 points in a total of 143 regular season games.