Isaiah Hartenstein vs. Russell Westbrook: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Russell Westbrook and Isaiah Hartenstein 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 is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Isaiah Hartenstein.

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 Isaiah Hartenstein 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Russell Westbrook averages 13.9 points more than Isaiah Hartenstein in his 8 seasons (21.0 points against 7.1), and he also scored a total of 23,756 points more (26,583 vs. 2,827).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Isaiah Hartenstein	7.1		8
Russell Westbrook	21.0	+13.9	18

Total Points			Seasons
Isaiah Hartenstein	2,827		8
Russell Westbrook	26,583	+23,756	18

Scoring Titles
Isaiah Hartenstein	0
Russell Westbrook	2	+2

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Isaiah Hartenstein	1.9		2019	28
Russell Westbrook	15.3	+13.4	2009	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Isaiah Hartenstein	4.7		2020	23
Russell Westbrook	16.1	+11.4	2010	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Isaiah Hartenstein	5.1		2021	46
Russell Westbrook	21.9	+16.8	2011	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Isaiah Hartenstein	8.3		2022	68
Russell Westbrook	23.6	+15.3	2012	66

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Isaiah Hartenstein	5.0		2023	82
Russell Westbrook	23.2	+18.2	2013	82

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Isaiah Hartenstein	7.8		2024	75
Russell Westbrook	21.8	+14.0	2014	46

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Isaiah Hartenstein	11.2		2025	57
Russell Westbrook	28.1	+16.9	2015	67

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Isaiah Hartenstein	11.6		2026	21
Russell Westbrook	23.5	+11.9	2016	80

Russell Westbrook's additional seasons:

* Russell Westbrook played 10 seasons more than Isaiah Hartenstein in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2017 to 2026—he averaged 20.7 points in a total of 677 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 31.6 ppg and his lowest 11.1. In those 10 extra years over Isaiah Hartenstein, Russell Westbrook won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Isaiah Hartenstein	2.0	+2.0	2019	2
Russell Westbrook	-	DNP	2009	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Isaiah Hartenstein	-	DNP	2020	0
Russell Westbrook	20.5	+20.5	2010	6

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Isaiah Hartenstein	-	DNP	2021	0
Russell Westbrook	23.8	+23.8	2011	17

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Isaiah Hartenstein	-	DNP	2022	0
Russell Westbrook	23.1	+23.1	2012	20

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Isaiah Hartenstein	3.1		2023	11
Russell Westbrook	24.0	+20.9	2013	2

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Isaiah Hartenstein	8.5		2024	13
Russell Westbrook	26.7	+18.2	2014	19

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Isaiah Hartenstein	8.1	+8.1	2025	23
Russell Westbrook	-	DNP	2015	0

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Isaiah Hartenstein	-	DNP *	2026	0
Russell Westbrook	26.0	+26.0	2016	18
* 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.