Steven Adams vs. Russell Westbrook: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Russell Westbrook and Steven Adams 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 Steven Adams.

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 Steven Adams 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 12.4 points more than Steven Adams in his 11 seasons (21.2 points against 8.8), and he also scored a total of 19,462 points more (26,205 vs. 6,743).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Steven Adams	8.8		11
Russell Westbrook	21.2	+12.4	17

Total Points			Seasons
Steven Adams	6,743		11
Russell Westbrook	26,205	+19,462	17

Scoring Titles
Steven Adams	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
Steven Adams	3.3		2014	81
Russell Westbrook	15.3	+12.0	2009	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	7.7		2015	70
Russell Westbrook	16.1	+8.4	2010	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	8.0		2016	80
Russell Westbrook	21.9	+13.9	2011	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	11.3		2017	80
Russell Westbrook	23.6	+12.3	2012	66

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	13.9		2018	76
Russell Westbrook	23.2	+9.3	2013	82

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	13.9		2019	80
Russell Westbrook	21.8	+7.9	2014	46

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	10.9		2020	63
Russell Westbrook	28.1	+17.2	2015	67

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	7.6		2021	58
Russell Westbrook	23.5	+15.9	2016	80

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	6.9		2022	76
Russell Westbrook	31.6	+24.7	2017	81

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	8.6		2023	42
Russell Westbrook	25.4	+16.8	2018	80

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	3.9		2025	58
Russell Westbrook	22.9	+19.0	2019	73

Russell Westbrook's additional seasons:

* Russell Westbrook played 6 seasons more than Steven Adams in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 12 to 17, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 17.7 points in a total of 416 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.2 ppg and his lowest 11.1.