Billy Ray Bates vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook and Billy Ray Bates 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

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Russell Westbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Russell Westbrook 16

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Russell Westbrook 13

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Billy Ray Bates 0 Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team Billy Ray Bates 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Scoring Leader Billy Ray Bates 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader Billy Ray Bates 0 Russell Westbrook 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Russell Westbrook 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Russell Westbrook 8.1

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Russell Westbrook 25,211

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Russell Westbrook 8,307

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Russell Westbrook 9,468

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Russell Westbrook 1,849

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Russell Westbrook 369

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Russell Westbrook 1,162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Russell Westbrook .438

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Russell Westbrook .304

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Russell Westbrook .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Russell Westbrook 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Russell Westbrook 7.7

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Russell Westbrook 1.7

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Russell Westbrook 2,866

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Russell Westbrook 848

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Russell Westbrook 919

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Russell Westbrook 208

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Russell Westbrook 41

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Russell Westbrook 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Russell Westbrook .407

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Russell Westbrook .299

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Russell Westbrook .827

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Russell Westbrook 1.4 (2023)