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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTNBA legend. Named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
Russell Westbrook
Career at a glance
Russell Westbrook played 18 NBA regular seasons between 2008 and 2026, appearing in 1,301 games and averaging 20.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game. He played for 7 teams: Oklahoma City (2008–19, 821 games), Houston (2019–20, 57 games), Washington (2020–21, 65 games), L.A. Lakers (2021–23, 130 games), L.A. Clippers (2022–24, 89 games), Denver (2024–25, 75 games), Sacramento (2025–26, 64 games). His best scoring season was 2016–17 with Oklahoma City: 31.6 points per game over 81 games.
He rebounded best in 2020–21 at 11.5 per game. The season table marks him as the league leader in assists 3 times, scoring twice. In the playoffs he appeared in 14 postseason runs (135 games, 22.5 points per game).
Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 27,200 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total). Among the 404 players with at least 200 NBA games profiled on whynba, Westbrook ranks No. 12 in assists per game.
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About Russell Westbrook
Russell Westbrook III (born November 12, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Known for his agility, intensity and explosiveness, he is considered one of the greatest point guards in NBA history. Westbrook is a nine-time NBA All-Star and earned the NBA Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) for the 2016–17 season. He is also a nine-time All-NBA Team member; a two-time NBA scoring leader, having led the league in 2014–15 and 2016–17; a three-time NBA assists leader; and a back-to-back NBA All-Star Game MVP. Westbrook is one of three players in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season, a feat he achieved four times and is the all-time NBA leader in career triple-doubles. He also holds the record for the most career rebounds by a guard. In 2021, Westbrook was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
Westbrook played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and earned third-team all-conference honors in the Pac-10. He was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics, who then relocated to Oklahoma City that same week. Westbrook played for the Thunder for 11 seasons and is the franchise's all-time leading scorer. He appeared in the NBA Finals as a member of the Thunder in 2012, losing to the Miami Heat. In 2019, Westbrook was traded to the Houston Rockets, playing one season for the organization before being traded again to the Washington Wizards in 2020. After a season in Washington, he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2021. Following two relatively disappointing seasons there, he was traded to and bought out by the Utah Jazz before signing with the Los Angeles Clippers later in the 2022–23 season. In the summer of 2024, he was again traded to the Utah Jazz and waived preceding his signing with the Denver Nuggets for the 2024–25 season, followed by his signing with the Sacramento Kings for the 2025–26 season. Following the 2026 season, Westbrook retired, concluding his 18 year career.
Westbrook represented the United States national team twice, winning gold medals on their 2010 FIBA World Championship and 2012 Olympic teams.
- Born
- November 12, 1988 (age 37) Long Beach, California, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
- Listed weight
- 200 lb (91 kg)
- Position
- Point guard
- High school
- Leuzinger (Lawndale, California)
- College
- UCLA (2006–2008)
- NBA draft
- 2008: 1st round, 4th overall pick
- Playing career
- 2008–2026
Career highlights and awards
- NBA Most Valuable Player (2017)
- 9× NBA All-Star (2011–2013, 2015–2020)
- 2× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2015, 2016)
- 2× All-NBA First Team (2016, 2017)
- 5× All-NBA Second Team (2011–2013, 2015, 2018)
- 2× All-NBA Third Team (2019, 2020)
- 2× NBA scoring champion (2015, 2017)
- 3× NBA assists leader (2018, 2019, 2021)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (2009)
- NBA 75th Anniversary Team
- Third-team All-Pac-10 (2008)
- Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year (2008)
- Pac-10 All-Defensive Team (2008)
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Oklahoma City | 82* | 65 | 32.5 | .398 | .271 | .815 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 1.3 | .2 | 15.3 |
| 2009–10 | Oklahoma City | 82* | 82* | 34.3 | .418 | .221 | .780 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 1.3 | .4 | 16.1 |
| 2010–11 | Oklahoma City | 82 | 82* | 34.7 | .442 | .330 | .842 | 4.6 | 8.2 | 1.9 | .4 | 21.9 |
| 2011–12 | Oklahoma City | 66* | 66* | 35.3 | .457 | .316 | .823 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 1.7 | .3 | 23.6 |
| 2012–13 | Oklahoma City | 82* | 82* | 34.9 | .438 | .323 | .800 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 1.8 | .3 | 23.2 |
| 2013–14 | Oklahoma City | 46 | 46 | 30.7 | .437 | .318 | .826 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 1.9 | .2 | 21.8 |
| 2014–15 | Oklahoma City | 67 | 67 | 34.4 | .426 | .299 | .835 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 2.1 | .2 | 28.1* |
| 2015–16 | Oklahoma City | 80 | 80 | 34.4 | .454 | .296 | .812 | 7.8 | 10.4 | 2.0 | .3 | 23.5 |
| 2016–17 | Oklahoma City | 81 | 81 | 34.6 | .425 | .343 | .845 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 1.6 | .4 | 31.6* |
| 2017–18 | Oklahoma City | 80 | 80 | 36.4 | .449 | .298 | .737 | 10.1 | 10.3* | 1.8 | .3 | 25.4 |
| 2018–19 | Oklahoma City | 73 | 73 | 36.0 | .428 | .290 | .656 | 11.1 | 10.7* | 1.9 | .5 | 22.9 |
| 2019–20 | Houston | 57 | 57 | 36.0 | .472 | .258 | .763 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 1.6 | .4 | 27.2 |
| 2020–21 | Washington | 65 | 65 | 36.4 | .439 | .315 | .656 | 11.5 | 11.7* | 1.4 | .4 | 22.2 |
| 2021–22 | L.A. Lakers | 78 | 78 | 34.3 | .444 | .298 | .667 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 1.0 | .3 | 18.5 |
| 2022–23 | L.A. Lakers | 52 | 3 | 28.7 | .417 | .296 | .655 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 1.0 | .4 | 15.9 |
| 2022–23 | L.A. Clippers | 21 | 21 | 30.2 | .489 | .356 | .658 | 4.9 | 7.6 | 1.1 | .5 | 15.8 |
| 2023–24 | L.A. Clippers | 68 | 11 | 22.5 | .454 | .273 | .688 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 1.1 | .3 | 11.1 |
| 2024–25 | Denver | 75 | 36 | 27.9 | .449 | .323 | .661 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 1.4 | .5 | 13.3 |
| 2025–26 | Sacramento | 64 | 58 | 29.0 | .427 | .338 | .694 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 1.3 | .2 | 15.2 |
| Career | 1,301 | 1,133 | 33.1 | .438 | .308 | .771 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 1.6 | .3 | 20.9 | |
| All-Star | 9 | 2 | 22.5 | .506 | .338 | .588 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 1.4 | .0 | 21.6 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Oklahoma City | 6 | 6 | 35.4 | .473 | .417 | .842 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.7 | .2 | 20.5 |
| 2011 | Oklahoma City | 17 | 17 | 37.5 | .394 | .292 | .852 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 1.4 | .4 | 23.8 |
| 2012 | Oklahoma City | 20 | 20 | 38.4 | .435 | .277 | .802 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 1.6 | .4 | 23.1 |
| 2013 | Oklahoma City | 2 | 2 | 33.8 | .415 | .222 | .857 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 3.0 | .0 | 24.0 |
| 2014 | Oklahoma City | 19 | 19 | 38.7 | .420 | .280 | .884 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 2.2 | .3 | 26.7 |
| 2016 | Oklahoma City | 18 | 18 | 37.4 | .405 | .324 | .829 | 6.9 | 11.0 | 2.6 | .1 | 26.0 |
| 2017 | Oklahoma City | 5 | 5 | 38.9 | .388 | .265 | .800 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 2.4 | .4 | 37.4 |
| 2018 | Oklahoma City | 6 | 6 | 39.2 | .398 | .357 | .825 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | .0 | 29.3 |
| 2019 | Oklahoma City | 5 | 5 | 39.4 | .360 | .324 | .885 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 1.0 | .6 | 22.8 |
| 2020 | Houston | 8 | 8 | 32.7 | .421 | .242 | .532 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 1.5 | .3 | 17.9 |
| 2021 | Washington | 5 | 5 | 37.2 | .333 | .250 | .791 | 10.4 | 11.8 | .4 | .2 | 19.0 |
| 2023 | L.A. Clippers | 5 | 5 | 38.5 | .410 | .357 | .880 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 23.6 |
| 2024 | L.A. Clippers | 6 | 0 | 19.0 | .260 | .235 | .615 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .5 | 6.3 |
| 2025 | Denver | 13 | 0 | 24.1 | .391 | .317 | .700 | 3.7 | 2.6 | .9 | .1 | 11.7 |
| Career | 135 | 116 | 35.5 | .405 | .299 | .820 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 1.7 | .3 | 22.5 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | UCLA | 36 | 1 | 9.0 | .457 | .409 | .548 | .8 | .7 | .4 | .0 | 3.4 |
| 2007–08 | UCLA | 39 | 34 | 33.8 | .465 | .338 | .713 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 1.6 | .2 | 12.7 |
| Career | 75 | 35 | 21.9 | .464 | .354 | .685 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .1 | 8.3 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
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- Height
- 6′ 4″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Position
- Point guard
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 2008
- Draft pick
- Round 1 · Pick 4
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