Zach LaVine vs. Russell Westbrook: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Russell Westbrook and Zach LaVine 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 Zach LaVine.

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 Zach LaVine 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 0.3 points more than Zach LaVine in his 12 seasons (21.1 points against 20.8), and he also scored a total of 12,534 points more (26,452 vs. 13,918).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Zach LaVine 20.8
12
Russell Westbrook 21.1
+0.3
18

Total Points

Seasons
Zach LaVine 13,918
12
Russell Westbrook 26,452
+12,534
18

Scoring Titles

Zach LaVine 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 Zach LaVine (+3.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,958).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Zach LaVine 19.3
1
Russell Westbrook 22.5
+3.2
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Zach LaVine 77
1
Russell Westbrook 3,035
+2,958
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 2
Russell Westbrook 5
+3

40+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 23
Russell Westbrook 50
+27

30+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 126
Russell Westbrook 228
+102

20+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 381
Russell Westbrook 674
+293

10+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 575
Russell Westbrook 1,135
+560

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Zach LaVine 662
Russell Westbrook 1,253
+591

0 Point Games (games without points)

Zach LaVine 8
+6
Russell Westbrook 2

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 0
Russell Westbrook 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 0
Russell Westbrook 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 0
Russell Westbrook 29
+29

20+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 2
Russell Westbrook 80
+78

10+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 4
Russell Westbrook 121
+117

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Zach LaVine 4
Russell Westbrook 135
+131

0 Point Games (games without points)

Zach LaVine 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
Zach LaVine 20.8 7.4 15.8 47.0 2.4 6.0 39.1 3.6 4.3 83.4 12 670
difference:+0.3+0.2+1.5+3.2+1.3+2.4+8.4+1.2+1.9+6.3+6+585
Russell Westbrook 21.1 7.6 17.3 43.9 1.1 3.6 30.7 4.8 6.2 77.1 18 1,255

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Zach LaVine 13,918 4,969 10,566 47.0 1,577 4,036 39.1 2,403 2,881 83.4 12 670
difference:+12,534+4,549+11,131+3.2+174+536+8.4+3,610+4,913+6.3+6+585
Russell Westbrook 26,452 9,518 21,697 43.9 1,403 4,572 30.7 6,013 7,794 77.1 18 1,255

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Zach LaVine 19.3 6.8 15.8 42.9 2.3 6.0 37.5 3.5 3.8 93.3 1 4
difference:+3.2+1.0+3.5+2.4+0.9+1.4+7.6+2.0+2.9+11.3+13+131
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
Zach LaVine 77 27 63 42.9 9 24 37.5 14 15 93.3 1 4
difference:+2,958+1,029+2,546+2.4+178+601+7.6+722+883+11.3+13+131
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
Zach LaVine 10.1
201577
Russell Westbrook 15.3
+5.2
200982

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 14.0
201682
Russell Westbrook 16.1
+2.1
201082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 18.9
201747
Russell Westbrook 21.9
+3.0
201182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 16.7
201824
Russell Westbrook 23.6
+6.9
201266

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 23.7
+0.5
201963
Russell Westbrook 23.2
201382

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 25.5
+3.7
202060
Russell Westbrook 21.8
201446

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 27.4
202158
Russell Westbrook Scoring leader28.1
+0.7
201567

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 24.4
+0.9
202267
Russell Westbrook 23.5
201680

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 24.8
202377
Russell Westbrook Scoring leader31.6
+6.8
201781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 19.5
202425
Russell Westbrook 25.4
+5.9
201880

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 23.3
+0.4
202574
Russell Westbrook 22.9
201973

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 23.3
202574
Russell Westbrook 27.2
+3.9
202057

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 20.5
202616
Russell Westbrook 22.2
+1.7
202165

Russell Westbrook's additional seasons:

* Russell Westbrook played 5 seasons more than Zach LaVine in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 18, from 2022 to 2026—he averaged 14.7 points in a total of 312 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.5 ppg and his lowest 11.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20150
Russell Westbrook -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20160
Russell Westbrook 20.5
+20.5
20106

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20170
Russell Westbrook 23.8
+23.8
201117

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20180
Russell Westbrook 23.1
+23.1
201220

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20190
Russell Westbrook 24.0
+24.0
20132

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20200
Russell Westbrook 26.7
+26.7
201419

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20210
Russell Westbrook -
DNP
20150

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 19.3
20224
Russell Westbrook 26.0
+6.7
201618

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20230
Russell Westbrook 37.4
+37.4
20175

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20240
Russell Westbrook 29.3
+29.3
20186

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20250
Russell Westbrook 22.8
+22.8
20195

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20250
Russell Westbrook 17.9
+17.9
20208

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP *
20260
Russell Westbrook 19.0
+19.0
20215
* season in progress

Russell Westbrook's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 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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