Naz Reid vs. Russell Westbrook: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Russell Westbrook and Naz Reid 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 Naz Reid.

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 Naz Reid 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 9.3 points more than Naz Reid in his 7 seasons (21.0 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 21,492 points more (26,583 vs. 5,091).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Naz Reid 11.7
7
Russell Westbrook 21.0
+9.3
18

Total Points

Seasons
Naz Reid 5,091
7
Russell Westbrook 26,583
+21,492
18

Scoring Titles

Naz Reid 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 Naz Reid (+12.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,678).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Naz Reid 9.9
3
Russell Westbrook 22.5
+12.6
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Naz Reid 357
3
Russell Westbrook 3,035
+2,678
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Naz Reid 0
Russell Westbrook 5
+5

40+ Point Games

Naz Reid 0
Russell Westbrook 50
+50

30+ Point Games

Naz Reid 4
Russell Westbrook 228
+224

20+ Point Games

Naz Reid 52
Russell Westbrook 676
+624

10+ Point Games

Naz Reid 257
Russell Westbrook 1,142
+885

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Naz Reid 427
Russell Westbrook 1,262
+835

0 Point Games (games without points)

Naz Reid 7
+5
Russell Westbrook 2

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Naz Reid 0
Russell Westbrook 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Naz Reid 0
Russell Westbrook 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Naz Reid 0
Russell Westbrook 29
+29

20+ Point Games

Naz Reid 2
Russell Westbrook 80
+78

10+ Point Games

Naz Reid 20
Russell Westbrook 121
+101

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Naz Reid 34
Russell Westbrook 135
+101

0 Point Games (games without points)

Naz Reid 2
+2
Russell Westbrook 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Naz Reid 11.7 4.4 9.2 48.5 1.5 3.9 37.4 1.4 1.9 72.9 7 434
difference:+9.3+3.2+8.1+4.6+0.4+0.3+6.7+3.4+4.3+4.2+11+830
Russell Westbrook 21.0 7.6 17.3 43.9 1.1 3.6 30.7 4.8 6.2 77.1 18 1,264

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Naz Reid 5,091 1,926 3,972 48.5 635 1,700 37.4 604 828 72.9 7 434
difference:+21,492+7,644+17,839+4.6+779+2,908+6.7+5,425+6,987+4.2+11+830
Russell Westbrook 26,583 9,570 21,811 43.9 1,414 4,608 30.7 6,029 7,815 77.1 18 1,264

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Naz Reid 9.9 3.6 7.5 47.6 1.5 3.9 38.1 1.3 1.8 76.2 3 36
difference:+12.6+4.2+11.8+7.1+0.1+0.7+8.2+4.2+4.9+5.8+11+99
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
Naz Reid 357 128 269 47.6 53 139 38.1 48 63 76.2 3 36
difference:+2,678+928+2,340+7.1+134+486+8.2+688+835+5.8+11+99
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
Naz Reid 9.0
202030
Russell Westbrook 15.3
+6.3
200982

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid 11.2
202170
Russell Westbrook 16.1
+4.9
201082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid 8.3
202277
Russell Westbrook 21.9
+13.6
201182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid 11.5
202368
Russell Westbrook 23.6
+12.1
201266

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid 13.5
202481
Russell Westbrook 23.2
+9.7
201382

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid 14.2
202580
Russell Westbrook 21.8
+7.6
201446

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid 14.0
202628
Russell Westbrook Scoring leader28.1
+14.1
201567

Russell Westbrook's additional seasons:

* Russell Westbrook played 11 seasons more than Naz Reid in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 18, from 2016 to 2026—he averaged 21.0 points in a total of 757 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 31.6 ppg and his lowest 11.1.

In those 11 extra years over Naz Reid, Russell Westbrook won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid -
DNP
20200
Russell Westbrook -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid -
DNP
20210
Russell Westbrook 20.5
+20.5
20106

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid 4.8
20225
Russell Westbrook 23.8
+19.0
201117

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid -
DNP
20230
Russell Westbrook 23.1
+23.1
201220

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid 11.1
202416
Russell Westbrook 24.0
+12.9
20132

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid 10.4
202515
Russell Westbrook 26.7
+16.3
201419

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid -
DNP *
20260
Russell Westbrook -
DNP
20150
* season in progress

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.