Barry Nelson vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook and Barry Nelson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Barry Nelson

vs.

Russell Westbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Barry Nelson: 1971-72 to 1971-72
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Barry Nelson 0 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons Barry Nelson 1 Russell Westbrook 16

Playoffs Played Barry Nelson 1 Russell Westbrook 13

All-Star Games Barry Nelson 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Barry Nelson 0 Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team Barry Nelson 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Barry Nelson 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Scoring Leader Barry Nelson 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader Barry Nelson 0 Russell Westbrook 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Barry Nelson 1.3 Russell Westbrook 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Barry Nelson 0.7 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Barry Nelson 0.3 Russell Westbrook 8.1

Steals Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Barry Nelson 35 Russell Westbrook 25,211

Total Rebounds Barry Nelson 20 Russell Westbrook 8,307

Total Assists Barry Nelson 7 Russell Westbrook 9,468

Total Steals Barry Nelson - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1,849

Total Blocks Barry Nelson - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 369

Total Games Barry Nelson 28 Russell Westbrook 1,162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Barry Nelson .417 Russell Westbrook .438

3-Point Percentage Barry Nelson - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .304

Free Throw Percentage Barry Nelson .500 Russell Westbrook .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Barry Nelson 1.3 (1972) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Barry Nelson 0.7 (1972) Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Barry Nelson 0.3 (1972) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Barry Nelson 0.0 Russell Westbrook 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Barry Nelson 0.5 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Barry Nelson 0.5 Russell Westbrook 7.6

Steals Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1.7

Blocks Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Barry Nelson 0 Russell Westbrook 2,877

Total Rebounds Barry Nelson 1 Russell Westbrook 856

Total Assists Barry Nelson 1 Russell Westbrook 920

Total Steals Barry Nelson - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 210

Total Blocks Barry Nelson - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 41

Total Games Barry Nelson 2 Russell Westbrook 121

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Barry Nelson - Russell Westbrook .406

3-Point Percentage Barry Nelson - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .298

Free Throw Percentage Barry Nelson - Russell Westbrook .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Barry Nelson 0.0 (1972) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Barry Nelson 0.5 (1972) Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Barry Nelson 0.5 (1972) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1.4 (2023)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.