Joe Johnson vs. Russell Westbrook: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Russell Westbrook and Joe Johnson 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 Joe Johnson are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 46,612 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 has better scoring stats than Joe Johnson 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 17 NBA regular seasons played, Russell Westbrook averages 5.2 points more than Joe Johnson in his 18 seasons (21.2 points against 16.0), and he also scored a total of 5,798 points more (26,205 vs. 20,407).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Joe Johnson	16.0		18
Russell Westbrook	21.2	+5.2	17

Total Points			Seasons
Joe Johnson	20,407		18
Russell Westbrook	26,205	+5,798	17

Scoring Titles
Joe Johnson	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
Joe Johnson	7.5		2002	77
Russell Westbrook	15.3	+7.8	2009	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Joe Johnson	9.8		2003	82
Russell Westbrook	16.1	+6.3	2010	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Joe Johnson	16.7		2004	82
Russell Westbrook	21.9	+5.2	2011	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Joe Johnson	17.1		2005	82
Russell Westbrook	23.6	+6.5	2012	66

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Joe Johnson	20.2		2006	82
Russell Westbrook	23.2	+3.0	2013	82

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Joe Johnson	25.0	+3.2	2007	57
Russell Westbrook	21.8		2014	46

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Joe Johnson	21.7		2008	82
Russell Westbrook	28.1	+6.4	2015	67

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Joe Johnson	21.4		2009	79
Russell Westbrook	23.5	+2.1	2016	80

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Joe Johnson	21.3		2010	76
Russell Westbrook	31.6	+10.3	2017	81

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Joe Johnson	18.2		2011	72
Russell Westbrook	25.4	+7.2	2018	80

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Joe Johnson	18.8		2012	60
Russell Westbrook	22.9	+4.1	2019	73

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Joe Johnson	16.3		2013	72
Russell Westbrook	27.2	+10.9	2020	57

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Joe Johnson	15.8		2014	79
Russell Westbrook	22.2	+6.4	2021	65

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Joe Johnson	14.4		2015	80
Russell Westbrook	18.5	+4.1	2022	78

Season 15	Points per game		Year	Games
Joe Johnson	12.2		2016	81
Russell Westbrook	15.9	+3.7	2023	73

Season 16	Points per game		Year	Games
Joe Johnson	9.2		2017	78
Russell Westbrook	11.1	+1.9	2024	68

Season 17	Points per game		Year	Games
Joe Johnson	6.8		2018	55
Russell Westbrook	13.3	+6.5	2025	75

Joe Johnson's additional seasons:

* Joe Johnson played 1 season more than Russell Westbrook in the NBA. In that year—his season 18 in 2022—he averaged 2.0 points in a total of 1 regular season games.