Larry Johnson vs. Russell Westbrook: Career Scoring Comparison

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

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 Larry 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 points more than Larry Johnson in his 10 seasons (21.2 points against 16.2), and he also scored a total of 14,755 points more (26,205 vs. 11,450).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Larry Johnson	16.2		10
Russell Westbrook	21.2	+5.0	17

Total Points			Seasons
Larry Johnson	11,450		10
Russell Westbrook	26,205	+14,755	17

Scoring Titles
Larry 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
Larry Johnson	19.2	+3.9	1992	82
Russell Westbrook	15.3		2009	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Johnson	22.1	+6.0	1993	82
Russell Westbrook	16.1		2010	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Johnson	16.4		1994	51
Russell Westbrook	21.9	+5.5	2011	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Johnson	18.8		1995	81
Russell Westbrook	23.6	+4.8	2012	66

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Johnson	20.5		1996	81
Russell Westbrook	23.2	+2.7	2013	82

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Johnson	12.8		1997	76
Russell Westbrook	21.8	+9.0	2014	46

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Johnson	15.5		1998	70
Russell Westbrook	28.1	+12.6	2015	67

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Johnson	12.0		1999	49
Russell Westbrook	23.5	+11.5	2016	80

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Johnson	10.7		2000	70
Russell Westbrook	31.6	+20.9	2017	81

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Johnson	9.9		2001	65
Russell Westbrook	25.4	+15.5	2018	80

Russell Westbrook's additional seasons:

* Russell Westbrook played 7 seasons more than Larry Johnson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 11 to 17, from 2019 to 2025—he averaged 18.4 points in a total of 489 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.2 ppg and his lowest 11.1.