Frank Gates vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook and Frank Gates 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

Frank Gates

vs.

Russell Westbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frank Gates: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frank Gates 0 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons Frank Gates 1 Russell Westbrook 16

Playoffs Played Frank Gates 1 Russell Westbrook 13

All-Star Games Frank Gates 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Frank Gates 0 * Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team Frank Gates 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Frank Gates 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Scoring Leader Frank Gates 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader Frank Gates 0 Russell Westbrook 3

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Gates 4.5 Russell Westbrook 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 Russell Westbrook 8.1

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 287 Russell Westbrook 25,211

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 8,307

Total Assists Frank Gates 91 Russell Westbrook 9,468

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1,849

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 369

Total Games Frank Gates 64 Russell Westbrook 1,162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .281 Russell Westbrook .438

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .304

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .622 Russell Westbrook .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 4.5 (1950) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 (1950) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 Russell Westbrook 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 Russell Westbrook 7.6

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1.7

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 25 Russell Westbrook 2,877

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 856

Total Assists Frank Gates 9 Russell Westbrook 920

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 210

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 41

Total Games Frank Gates 7 Russell Westbrook 121

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .243 Russell Westbrook .406

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .298

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .700 Russell Westbrook .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 (1950) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 (1950) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.