Joel Embiid vs. Russell Westbrook: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Joel Embiid and Russell Westbrook all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Joel Embiid, with a career spanning 10 seasons from 2017 to 2026, and Russell Westbrook, with 18 seasons played from 2009 to 2026, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Joel Embiid vs. Russell Westbrook
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Joel Embiid Russell Westbrook Joel Embiid Russell Westbrook
Points
255th
20th
136th
28th
Rebounds
284th
65th
131st
68th
Assists
+300th
8th
293rd
18th
Steals
+300th
15th
+300th
27th
Blocks
177th
+300th
77th
223rd
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Joel Embiid vs. Russell Westbrook
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Joel Embiid Russell Westbrook Joel Embiid Russell Westbrook
Points
4th
50th
31st
52nd
Rebounds
29th
234th
34th
250th
Assists
290th
17th
+300th
27th
Steals
+300th
63rd
+300th
44th
Blocks
52nd
+300th
36th
+300th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Joel Embiid Russell Westbrook Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
255th
20th
235 12,572 vs. 26,26413,692
Rebounds
284th
65th
219 5,002 vs. 8,7013,699
Assists
+300th
8th
+292 1,669 vs. 9,9448,275
Steals
+300th
15th
+285 413 vs. 1,9611,548
Blocks
177th
+300th
+123 740 vs. 407333
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
116th
+184 1,012 vs. 1,981969
Defensive Rebounds
169th
40th
129 3,990 vs. 6,7202,730
Field Goals Made
+300th
21st
+279 4,134 vs. 9,4495,315
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
12th
+288 8,249 vs. 21,54013,291
3-Pointers Made
+300th
70th
+230 538 vs. 1,377839
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
38th
+262 1,584 vs. 4,4992,915
Free Throws Made
94th
24th
70 3,766 vs. 5,9892,223
Free Throws Attempted
111st
27th
84 4,551 vs. 7,7583,207

Games and Years:

Joel Embiid Russell Westbrook Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
37th
+263 455 vs. 1,242787
Seasons
+300th
29th
+271 10 vs. 188

Triple-Doubles:

Joel Embiid Russell Westbrook Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
75th
1st
74 8 vs. 203195

Rankings by Points Scored:

Joel Embiid Russell Westbrook Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
22nd
20th
2 48 vs. 502
50+ point games
14th
23rd
9 8 vs. 53
60+ point games
11th
-
1 vs. 01
70+ point games
2nd
-
1 vs. 01

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Joel Embiid Russell Westbrook Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
136th
28th
108 1,469 vs. 3,0351,566
Rebounds
131st
68th
63 641 vs. 905264
Assists
293rd
18th
275 182 vs. 955773
Steals
+300th
27th
+273 49 vs. 223174
Blocks
77th
223rd
146 102 vs. 4260
Offensive Rebounds
193rd
59th
134 127 vs. 241114
Defensive Rebounds
84th
56th
28 514 vs. 664150
Field Goals Made
180th
34th
146 466 vs. 1,056590
Field Goals Attempted
184th
22nd
162 1,015 vs. 2,6091,594
3-Pointers Made
209th
37th
172 65 vs. 187122
3-Pointers Attempted
166th
24th
142 225 vs. 625400
Free Throws Made
63rd
28th
35 472 vs. 736264
Free Throws Attempted
67th
31st
36 570 vs. 898328

Games and Years:

Joel Embiid Russell Westbrook Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
77th
+223 59 vs. 13576
Playoffs
+300th
30th
+270 7 vs. 147

Triple-Doubles:

Joel Embiid Russell Westbrook Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
39th
4th
35 1 vs. 1211

Rankings by Points Scored:

Joel Embiid Russell Westbrook Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
55th
20th
35 2 vs. 75
50+ point games
9th
9th
0 1 vs. 10
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Joel Embiid Russell Westbrook Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
4th
50th
46 27.63 vs. 21.156.48
Rebounds per game
29th
234th
205 10.99 vs. 7.013.99
Assists per game
290th
17th
273 3.67 vs. 8.014.34
Steals per game
+300th
63rd
+237 0.91 vs. 1.580.67
Blocks per game
52nd
+300th
+248 1.63 vs. 0.331.30
Offensive Rebounds per game
159th
+300th
+141 2.22 vs. 1.600.63
Defensive Rebounds per game
2nd
120th
118 8.77 vs. 5.413.36
Field Goals Made per game
19th
68th
49 9.09 vs. 7.611.48
Field Goals Attempted per game
29th
41st
12 18.13 vs. 17.340.79
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
1.18 vs. 1.110.07
3-Pointers Attempted per game
200th
181st
19 3.48 vs. 3.620.14
Free Throws Made per game
1st
66th
65 8.28 vs. 4.823.45
Free Throws Attempted per game
3rd
62nd
59 10.00 vs. 6.253.76

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Joel Embiid Russell Westbrook Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
31st
52nd
21 24.90 vs. 22.482.42
Rebounds per game
34th
250th
216 10.86 vs. 6.704.16
Assists per game
+300th
27th
+273 3.08 vs. 7.073.99
Steals per game
+300th
44th
+256 0.83 vs. 1.650.82
Blocks per game
36th
+300th
+264 1.73 vs. 0.311.42
Offensive Rebounds per game
186th
289th
103 2.15 vs. 1.790.37
Defensive Rebounds per game
9th
161st
152 8.71 vs. 4.923.79
Field Goals Made per game
69th
76th
7 7.90 vs. 7.820.08
Field Goals Attempted per game
74th
42nd
32 17.20 vs. 19.332.12
3-Pointers Made per game
279th
185th
94 1.10 vs. 1.390.28
3-Pointers Attempted per game
182nd
112nd
70 3.81 vs. 4.630.82
Free Throws Made per game
5th
59th
54 8.00 vs. 5.452.55
Free Throws Attempted per game
10th
73rd
63 9.66 vs. 6.653.01

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.