Jordan Clarkson vs. Russell Westbrook: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Russell Westbrook and Jordan Clarkson 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 Jordan Clarkson.

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 Jordan Clarkson 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 5.2 points more than Jordan Clarkson in his 12 seasons (21.0 points against 15.8), and he also scored a total of 14,288 points more (26,555 vs. 12,267).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 15.8
12
Russell Westbrook 21.0
+5.2
18

Total Points

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 12,267
12
Russell Westbrook 26,555
+14,288
18

Scoring Titles

Jordan Clarkson 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 Jordan Clarkson (+10.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,530).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 11.7
4
Russell Westbrook 22.5
+10.8
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 505
4
Russell Westbrook 3,035
+2,530
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Russell Westbrook 5
+5

40+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 4
Russell Westbrook 50
+46

30+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 28
Russell Westbrook 228
+200

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 227
Russell Westbrook 675
+448

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 627
Russell Westbrook 1,141
+514

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 772
Russell Westbrook 1,260
+488

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 5
+3
Russell Westbrook 2

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Russell Westbrook 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Russell Westbrook 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Russell Westbrook 29
+29

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 9
Russell Westbrook 80
+71

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 25
Russell Westbrook 121
+96

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 40
Russell Westbrook 135
+95

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 3
+3
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
Jordan Clarkson 15.8 5.9 13.5 43.6 1.8 5.5 33.5 2.2 2.6 82.9 12 777
difference:+5.2+1.7+3.8+0.3+0.7+1.9+2.8+2.6+3.6+5.8+6+485
Russell Westbrook 21.0 7.6 17.3 43.9 1.1 3.6 30.7 4.8 6.2 77.1 18 1,262

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jordan Clarkson 12,267 4,580 10,501 43.6 1,430 4,266 33.5 1,677 2,024 82.9 12 777
difference:+14,288+4,978+11,286+0.3+16+339+2.8+4,348+5,787+5.8+6+485
Russell Westbrook 26,555 9,558 21,787 43.9 1,414 4,605 30.7 6,025 7,811 77.1 18 1,262

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jordan Clarkson 11.7 4.4 10.7 41.3 1.7 5.0 32.9 1.3 1.4 93.3 4 43
difference:+10.8+3.4+8.6+0.8+0.3+0.4+3.0+4.2+5.3+11.3+10+92
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
Jordan Clarkson 505 189 458 41.3 71 216 32.9 56 60 93.3 4 43
difference:+2,530+867+2,151+0.8+116+409+3.0+680+838+11.3+10+92
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
Jordan Clarkson 11.9
201559
Russell Westbrook 15.3
+3.4
200982

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.5
201679
Russell Westbrook 16.1
+0.6
201082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 14.7
201782
Russell Westbrook 21.9
+7.2
201182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 13.9
201881
Russell Westbrook 23.6
+9.7
201266

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.8
201981
Russell Westbrook 23.2
+6.4
201382

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.2
202071
Russell Westbrook 21.8
+6.6
201446

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.2
202071
Russell Westbrook Scoring leader28.1
+12.9
201567

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.2
202071
Russell Westbrook 23.5
+8.3
201680

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 18.4
202168
Russell Westbrook Scoring leader31.6
+13.2
201781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.0
202279
Russell Westbrook 25.4
+9.4
201880

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 20.8
202361
Russell Westbrook 22.9
+2.1
201973

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.1
202455
Russell Westbrook 27.2
+10.1
202057

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.2
202537
Russell Westbrook 22.2
+6.0
202165

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 9.9
202624
Russell Westbrook 18.5
+8.6
202278

Russell Westbrook's additional seasons:

* Russell Westbrook played 4 seasons more than Jordan Clarkson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2023 to 2026—he averaged 13.5 points in a total of 241 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.9 ppg and his lowest 11.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20150
Russell Westbrook -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20160
Russell Westbrook 20.5
+20.5
20106

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20170
Russell Westbrook 23.8
+23.8
201117

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 4.7
201819
Russell Westbrook 23.1
+18.4
201220

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20190
Russell Westbrook 24.0
+24.0
20132

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.7
20207
Russell Westbrook 26.7
+10.0
201419

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.7
+16.7
20207
Russell Westbrook -
DNP
20150

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.7
20207
Russell Westbrook 26.0
+9.3
201618

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.5
202111
Russell Westbrook 37.4
+19.9
20175

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.5
20226
Russell Westbrook 29.3
+11.8
20186

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20230
Russell Westbrook 22.8
+22.8
20195

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20240
Russell Westbrook 17.9
+17.9
20208

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20250
Russell Westbrook 19.0
+19.0
20215

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP *
20260
Russell Westbrook -
DNP
20220
* season in progress

Russell Westbrook's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Russell Westbrook played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 12.8 points in a total of 24 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.6 ppg and his lowest 6.3.

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