Michael Porter Jr. vs. Russell Westbrook: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Russell Westbrook and Michael Porter Jr. 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 Michael Porter Jr..

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 Michael Porter Jr. 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 Michael Porter Jr. in his 6 seasons (21.2 points against 16.2), and he also scored a total of 20,608 points more (26,205 vs. 5,597).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Michael Porter Jr. 16.2
6
Russell Westbrook 21.2
+5.0
17

Total Points

Seasons
Michael Porter Jr. 5,597
6
Russell Westbrook 26,205
+20,608
17

Scoring Titles

Michael Porter Jr. 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 Michael Porter Jr. (+9.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,061).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Michael Porter Jr. 13.0
5
Russell Westbrook 22.5
+9.5
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Michael Porter Jr. 974
5
Russell Westbrook 3,035
+2,061
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Michael Porter Jr. 0
Russell Westbrook 5
+5

40+ Point Games

Michael Porter Jr. 0
Russell Westbrook 50
+50

30+ Point Games

Michael Porter Jr. 18
Russell Westbrook 228
+210

20+ Point Games

Michael Porter Jr. 117
Russell Westbrook 670
+553

10+ Point Games

Michael Porter Jr. 274
Russell Westbrook 1,122
+848

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Michael Porter Jr. 338
Russell Westbrook 1,235
+897

0 Point Games (games without points)

Michael Porter Jr. 7
+5
Russell Westbrook 2

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Michael Porter Jr. 0
Russell Westbrook 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Michael Porter Jr. 0
Russell Westbrook 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Michael Porter Jr. 0
Russell Westbrook 29
+29

20+ Point Games

Michael Porter Jr. 14
Russell Westbrook 80
+66

10+ Point Games

Michael Porter Jr. 50
Russell Westbrook 121
+71

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Michael Porter Jr. 75
Russell Westbrook 135
+60

0 Point Games (games without points)

Michael Porter Jr. 0
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
Michael Porter Jr. 16.2 6.2 12.3 50.0 2.4 6.0 40.6 1.5 1.9 79.5 6 345
difference:+5.0+1.4+5.1+6.1+1.3+2.4+10.1+3.3+4.4+2.3+11+892
Russell Westbrook 21.2 7.6 17.4 43.9 1.1 3.6 30.5 4.8 6.3 77.2 17 1,237

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Michael Porter Jr. 5,597 2,123 4,247 50.0 843 2,074 40.6 508 639 79.5 6 345
difference:+20,608+7,305+17,243+6.1+524+2,403+10.1+5,474+7,106+2.3+11+892
Russell Westbrook 26,205 9,428 21,490 43.9 1,367 4,477 30.5 5,982 7,745 77.2 17 1,237

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Michael Porter Jr. 13.0 4.7 10.7 44.6 2.2 5.9 37.4 1.3 1.7 76.8 5 75
difference:+9.5+3.1+8.6+4.1+0.8+1.3+7.5+4.2+5.0+5.2+9+60
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
Michael Porter Jr. 974 356 799 44.6 166 444 37.4 96 125 76.8 5 75
difference:+2,061+700+1,810+4.1+21+181+7.5+640+773+5.2+9+60
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
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Porter Jr. 9.3
202055
Russell Westbrook 15.3
+6.0
200982

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Porter Jr. 19.0
+2.9
202161
Russell Westbrook 16.1
201082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Porter Jr. 9.9
20229
Russell Westbrook 21.9
+12.0
201182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Porter Jr. 17.4
2023NBA Champion62
Russell Westbrook 23.6
+6.2
201266

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Porter Jr. 16.7
202481
Russell Westbrook 23.2
+6.5
201382

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Porter Jr. 18.2
202577
Russell Westbrook 21.8
+3.6
201446

Russell Westbrook's additional seasons:

* Russell Westbrook played 11 seasons more than Michael Porter Jr. in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 17, from 2015 to 2025—he averaged 21.8 points in a total of 797 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 31.6 ppg and his lowest 11.1.

In those 11 extra years over Michael Porter Jr., Russell Westbrook won 2 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Porter Jr. 11.4
+11.4
202019
Russell Westbrook -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Porter Jr. 17.4
202110
Russell Westbrook 20.5
+3.1
20106

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Porter Jr. -
DNP
20220
Russell Westbrook 23.8
+23.8
201117

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Porter Jr. 13.4
2023NBA Champion20
Russell Westbrook 23.1
+9.7
201220

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Porter Jr. 15.8
202412
Russell Westbrook 24.0
+8.2
20132

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Porter Jr. 9.1
202514
Russell Westbrook 26.7
+17.6
201419

Russell Westbrook's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Russell Westbrook played in 9 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 21.0 points in a total of 71 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 37.4 ppg and his lowest 6.3.