John Thomas vs. Russell Westbrook Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Russell Westbrook and John Thomas, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
John Thomas played 5 years in the NBA, 11 less than Russell Westbrook, who played 16. John Thomas had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while Russell Westbrook had his rookie season in 2008-09. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
John Thomas |
Russell Westbrook |
Season |
1997-98 | 2008-09 |
Team |
Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors | Oklahoma City Thunder |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
54 |
9.9 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
.487 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.759 |
Russell Westbrook |
82 |
32.5 |
15.3 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
13.4 |
.398 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.271 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
.815 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
39 |
15.2 |
4.3 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
.577 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
.563 |
Russell Westbrook |
82 |
34.3 |
16.1 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
8.0 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
5.9 |
14.1 |
.418 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.221 |
4.0 |
5.1 |
.780 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
6 |
35.3 |
20.5 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
7.2 |
15.2 |
.473 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.417 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
.842 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
55 |
8.7 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
.458 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.390 |
Russell Westbrook |
82 |
34.7 |
21.9 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
8.2 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
3.9 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
17.0 |
.442 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.330 |
6.5 |
7.7 |
.842 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
1 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Russell Westbrook |
17 |
37.5 |
23.8 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
5.4 |
6.4 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
4.6 |
3.3 |
7.9 |
20.2 |
.394 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
.292 |
7.1 |
8.4 |
.852 |
Note: John Thomas didn't play in 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03 and 2003-04.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
44 |
11.8 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.488 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.0 |
.587 |
Russell Westbrook |
66 |
35.3 |
23.6 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
3.6 |
2.2 |
8.8 |
19.2 |
.457 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
.316 |
5.2 |
6.3 |
.823 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
20 |
38.4 |
23.1 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
8.9 |
20.4 |
.435 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
.277 |
4.5 |
5.6 |
.802 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
16 |
7.9 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.750 |
Russell Westbrook |
82 |
34.9 |
23.2 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
5.2 |
7.4 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
8.2 |
18.7 |
.438 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
.323 |
5.6 |
7.0 |
.800 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
8 |
7.0 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.500 |
Russell Westbrook |
2 |
34.0 |
24.0 |
0.5 |
6.0 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
8.5 |
20.5 |
.415 |
1.0 |
4.5 |
.222 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
.857 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
46 |
30.7 |
21.8 |
1.2 |
4.5 |
5.7 |
6.9 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
3.8 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
17.2 |
.437 |
1.5 |
4.7 |
.318 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
.826 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
19 |
38.7 |
26.7 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
7.3 |
8.1 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
4.4 |
3.3 |
8.8 |
20.9 |
.420 |
1.5 |
5.3 |
.280 |
7.6 |
8.6 |
.884 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
80 |
34.4 |
23.5 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
7.8 |
10.4 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
4.3 |
2.5 |
8.2 |
18.1 |
.454 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
.296 |
5.8 |
7.2 |
.812 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
18 |
37.4 |
26.0 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
6.9 |
11.0 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
4.3 |
2.4 |
8.8 |
21.8 |
.405 |
1.9 |
5.8 |
.324 |
6.4 |
7.8 |
.829 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
81 |
34.6 |
31.6 |
1.7 |
9.0 |
10.7 |
10.4 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
5.4 |
2.3 |
10.2 |
24.0 |
.425 |
2.5 |
7.2 |
.343 |
8.8 |
10.4 |
.845 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
5 |
38.8 |
37.4 |
1.8 |
9.8 |
11.6 |
10.8 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
6.0 |
3.2 |
11.8 |
30.4 |
.388 |
2.6 |
9.8 |
.265 |
11.2 |
14.0 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
80 |
36.4 |
25.4 |
1.9 |
8.2 |
10.1 |
10.3 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
4.8 |
2.5 |
9.5 |
21.1 |
.449 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
.298 |
5.2 |
7.1 |
.737 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
6 |
39.2 |
29.3 |
1.8 |
10.2 |
12.0 |
7.5 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
5.2 |
3.5 |
10.7 |
26.8 |
.398 |
2.5 |
7.0 |
.357 |
5.5 |
6.7 |
.825 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
73 |
36.0 |
22.9 |
1.5 |
9.6 |
11.1 |
10.7 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
4.5 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
20.2 |
.428 |
1.6 |
5.6 |
.290 |
4.1 |
6.2 |
.656 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
5 |
39.4 |
22.8 |
1.4 |
7.6 |
9.0 |
10.6 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
4.6 |
3.8 |
8.0 |
22.2 |
.360 |
2.2 |
6.8 |
.324 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
.885 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
57 |
35.9 |
27.2 |
1.8 |
6.2 |
7.9 |
7.0 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
10.6 |
22.5 |
.472 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
.258 |
5.1 |
6.7 |
.763 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
8 |
32.8 |
17.9 |
1.4 |
5.6 |
7.0 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
7.4 |
17.5 |
.421 |
1.0 |
4.1 |
.242 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
.531 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
65 |
36.4 |
22.2 |
1.7 |
9.9 |
11.5 |
11.7 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
4.8 |
2.9 |
8.4 |
19.0 |
.439 |
1.3 |
4.2 |
.315 |
4.2 |
6.4 |
.656 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
5 |
37.2 |
19.0 |
2.8 |
7.6 |
10.4 |
11.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
5.6 |
16.8 |
.333 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
.250 |
6.8 |
8.6 |
.791 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
78 |
34.3 |
18.5 |
1.4 |
6.0 |
7.4 |
7.1 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
3.8 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
15.8 |
.444 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
.298 |
3.4 |
5.1 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
73 |
29.1 |
15.9 |
1.2 |
4.6 |
5.8 |
7.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
5.9 |
13.6 |
.436 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
.311 |
2.8 |
4.3 |
.656 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
5 |
38.4 |
23.6 |
1.8 |
5.8 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
8.6 |
21.0 |
.410 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
.357 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
.880 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
68 |
22.5 |
11.1 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
9.8 |
.454 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
.273 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
.688 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Westbrook |
6 |
19.0 |
6.3 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
8.3 |
.260 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
.235 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
.615 |