Kyle Lowry vs. Paul Westphal Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Westphal and Kyle Lowry, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Kyle Lowry played 18 years in the NBA, 6 more than Paul Westphal, who played 12. Kyle Lowry had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, while Paul Westphal had his rookie season in 1972-73. 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.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Kyle Lowry 18 11 2006-07 to 2023-24
Paul Westphal 12 9 1972-73 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kyle Lowry Paul Westphal
Season 2006-071972-73
Team Memphis GrizzliesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 10 17.5 5.6 1.2 1.9 3.1 3.2 1.4 0.1 1.2 2.0 1.4 3.8 .368 0.3 0.8 .375 2.5 2.8 .893
Paul Westphal 60 8.0 4.1 - - 1.1 1.2 - - - 1.5 1.5 3.5 .420 - - - 1.1 1.4 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry ------- --- ----------
Paul Westphal 11 9.9 3.9 - - 0.6 0.8 - - - 2.2 1.7 3.5 .487 - - - 0.5 0.6 .714

Season 2

Kyle Lowry Paul Westphal
Season 2007-081973-74
Team Memphis GrizzliesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 82 25.5 9.6 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.6 1.1 0.3 1.5 2.3 3.1 7.2 .432 0.4 1.7 .257 3.0 4.2 .698
Paul Westphal 82 14.2 7.2 0.6 1.1 1.7 2.1 0.5 0.4 - 2.1 2.9 5.8 .501 - - - 1.4 1.9 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry ------- --- ----------
Paul Westphal 18 13.4 5.7 0.3 0.8 1.2 1.7 0.4 0.1 - 2.1 2.6 5.6 .460 - - - 0.6 0.8 .733

Season 3

Kyle Lowry Paul Westphal
Season 2008-091974-75
Team Memphis Grizzlies, Houston RocketsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 77 21.8 7.6 0.3 2.1 2.5 3.6 0.9 0.2 1.5 1.9 2.5 5.6 .435 0.3 1.3 .255 2.4 2.9 .801
Paul Westphal 82 19.3 9.8 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.9 1.0 0.4 - 2.3 4.2 8.2 .510 - - - 1.5 1.9 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 13 19.5 5.3 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.5 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.8 1.6 4.8 .333 0.3 1.2 .250 1.8 2.4 .742
Paul Westphal 11 16.6 8.0 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.9 0.5 0.2 - 1.9 3.5 7.4 .469 - - - 1.1 1.6 .667

Season 4

Kyle Lowry Paul Westphal
Season 2009-101975-76
Team Houston RocketsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 68 24.3 9.1 1.3 2.3 3.6 4.5 0.9 0.1 1.7 2.5 2.7 6.8 .397 0.5 2.0 .272 3.2 3.8 .827
Paul Westphal 82 36.1 20.5 0.9 2.3 3.2 5.4 2.6 0.5 - 2.7 8.0 16.2 .494 - - - 4.5 5.4 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry ------- --- ----------
Paul Westphal 19 36.1 21.1 0.7 1.7 2.5 5.1 1.8 0.5 - 3.2 8.7 17.0 .511 - - - 3.7 4.9 .763

Season 5

Kyle Lowry Paul Westphal
Season 2010-111976-77
Team Houston RocketsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Kyle Lowry 75 34.2 13.5 1.2 2.9 4.1 6.7 1.4 0.3 2.1 2.8 4.6 10.8 .426 1.7 4.6 .376 2.6 3.3 .765
Paul Westphal 81 32.1 21.3 0.7 1.6 2.3 5.7 1.7 0.3 - 2.1 8.4 16.3 .518 - - - 4.5 5.4 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry ------- --- ----------
Paul Westphal ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Kyle Lowry Paul Westphal
Season 2011-121977-78
Team Houston RocketsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 47 32.1 14.3 0.8 3.7 4.5 6.6 1.6 0.3 2.8 2.8 4.5 10.9 .409 1.7 4.5 .374 3.6 4.2 .864
Paul Westphal 80 31.0 25.2 0.5 1.5 2.1 5.5 1.7 0.4 3.5 2.0 10.1 19.6 .516 - - - 5.0 6.1 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry ------- --- ----------
Paul Westphal 2 33.0 26.0 1.5 1.5 3.0 9.5 0.5 0.0 2.5 2.0 11.0 23.5 .468 - - - 4.0 4.5 .889

Season 7

Kyle Lowry Paul Westphal
Season 2012-131978-79
Team Toronto RaptorsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 68 29.7 11.6 0.8 3.9 4.7 6.4 1.4 0.4 2.3 3.2 3.7 9.2 .401 1.5 4.1 .362 2.8 3.5 .795
Paul Westphal 81 32.6 24.0 0.4 1.5 2.0 6.5 1.4 0.3 2.9 2.0 9.9 18.5 .535 - - - 4.2 5.0 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry ------- --- ----------
Paul Westphal 15 35.6 22.4 0.5 1.7 2.2 4.3 1.0 0.3 2.5 2.5 9.5 19.1 .495 - - - 3.5 4.4 .788

Season 8

Kyle Lowry Paul Westphal
Season 2013-141979-80
Team Toronto RaptorsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 79 36.2 17.9 1.1 3.6 4.7 7.4 1.5 0.2 2.5 3.4 5.8 13.7 .423 2.4 6.3 .380 4.0 4.9 .813
Paul Westphal 82 32.5 21.9 0.6 1.7 2.3 5.1 1.5 0.4 2.5 2.0 8.4 16.1 .525 0.3 1.1 .280 4.7 5.4 .862
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 7 38.7 21.1 1.3 3.4 4.7 4.7 0.9 0.0 2.9 3.9 6.3 15.6 .404 2.4 6.1 .395 6.1 7.0 .878
Paul Westphal 8 31.6 20.9 0.3 1.0 1.3 3.9 1.4 0.4 1.6 2.5 8.6 17.8 .486 0.1 1.5 .083 3.5 4.0 .875

Season 9

Kyle Lowry Paul Westphal
Season 2014-151980-81
Team Toronto RaptorsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Kyle Lowry 70 34.5 17.8 0.8 3.9 4.7 6.8 1.6 0.2 2.5 3.0 6.1 14.9 .412 1.9 5.6 .338 3.6 4.5 .808
Paul Westphal 36 29.9 16.7 0.3 1.6 1.9 4.1 1.3 0.4 2.2 1.9 6.1 13.9 .442 0.2 0.7 .240 4.3 5.1 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 4 32.8 12.3 1.8 3.8 5.5 4.8 1.3 0.0 3.0 4.5 4.5 14.3 .316 1.3 5.8 .217 2.0 2.8 .727
Paul Westphal ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Kyle Lowry Paul Westphal
Season 2015-161981-82
Team Toronto RaptorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 77 37.0 21.2 0.7 4.0 4.7 6.4 2.1 0.4 2.9 2.7 6.6 15.6 .427 2.8 7.1 .388 5.2 6.4 .811
Paul Westphal 18 25.1 11.7 0.5 0.7 1.2 5.6 1.1 0.4 2.6 3.4 4.8 10.8 .443 0.1 0.4 .250 2.0 2.6 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 20 38.3 19.1 0.9 3.8 4.7 6.0 1.6 0.2 3.2 3.7 6.6 16.5 .397 2.1 6.9 .304 3.9 5.2 .750
Paul Westphal ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Kyle Lowry Paul Westphal
Season 2016-171982-83
Team Toronto RaptorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 60 37.4 22.4 0.8 4.0 4.8 7.0 1.5 0.3 2.9 2.8 7.1 15.3 .464 3.2 7.8 .412 5.0 6.1 .819
Paul Westphal 80 24.7 10.0 0.2 1.2 1.4 5.5 1.1 0.2 2.5 2.3 4.0 8.7 .459 0.2 0.6 .292 1.9 2.3 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 8 37.5 15.8 0.4 2.8 3.1 5.9 1.5 0.5 2.1 3.3 5.4 11.6 .462 1.6 4.8 .342 3.4 4.1 .818
Paul Westphal 6 26.0 9.5 0.0 1.3 1.3 5.7 0.3 0.3 1.5 2.2 3.7 8.3 .440 0.5 1.3 .375 1.7 2.2 .769

Season 12

Kyle Lowry Paul Westphal
Season 2017-181983-84
Team Toronto RaptorsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisSuns Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 78 32.2 16.2 0.8 4.7 5.6 6.9 1.1 0.2 2.3 2.5 5.2 12.1 .427 3.1 7.6 .399 2.9 3.3 .854
Paul Westphal 59 14.7 7.0 0.1 0.6 0.7 2.5 0.7 0.1 1.3 1.2 2.4 5.3 .460 0.1 0.4 .269 2.0 2.4 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 10 36.1 17.4 0.2 4.1 4.3 8.5 1.5 0.0 3.1 3.3 6.0 11.8 .508 2.8 6.3 .444 2.6 3.2 .813
Paul Westphal 17 13.1 5.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 2.2 0.7 0.0 1.4 1.4 1.8 4.7 .375 0.1 0.5 .222 1.6 1.9 .875

Season 13

Kyle Lowry Paul Westphal
Season 2018-19-
Team Toronto Raptors-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 65 34.0 14.2 0.6 4.2 4.8 8.7 1.4 0.5 2.8 2.6 4.7 11.4 .411 2.4 7.0 .347 2.5 3.0 .830
Paul Westphal ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 24 37.5 15.0 0.9 4.0 4.9 6.6 1.3 0.3 2.3 4.0 5.1 11.5 .440 2.2 6.0 .359 2.7 3.4 .802
Paul Westphal ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Kyle Lowry Paul Westphal
Season 2019-20-
Team Toronto Raptors-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 58 36.2 19.4 0.6 4.5 5.0 7.5 1.4 0.4 3.1 3.3 5.8 13.8 .416 2.8 8.0 .352 5.1 5.9 .857
Paul Westphal ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 11 37.5 17.7 0.7 5.8 6.5 5.8 1.7 0.7 2.5 3.6 5.6 13.5 .419 2.1 6.5 .319 4.4 5.5 .800
Paul Westphal ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Kyle Lowry Paul Westphal
Season 2020-21-
Team Toronto Raptors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 46 34.8 17.2 0.8 4.6 5.4 7.3 1.0 0.3 2.7 3.1 5.7 13.0 .436 2.8 7.2 .396 3.0 3.5 .875
Paul Westphal ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry ------- --- ----------
Paul Westphal ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Kyle Lowry Paul Westphal
Season 2021-22-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 63 33.9 13.4 0.5 4.0 4.5 7.5 1.1 0.3 2.7 2.8 4.4 10.0 .440 2.3 6.1 .377 2.3 2.8 .851
Paul Westphal ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 10 29.5 7.8 0.3 3.3 3.6 4.7 1.2 0.7 1.9 2.9 2.5 8.6 .291 1.3 5.4 .241 1.5 1.9 .789
Paul Westphal ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Kyle Lowry Paul Westphal
Season 2022-23-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 55 31.2 11.2 0.8 3.3 4.1 5.1 1.0 0.4 1.9 2.6 3.6 8.8 .404 1.9 5.6 .345 2.1 2.5 .859
Paul Westphal ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 23 26.0 9.2 0.5 3.0 3.5 4.4 1.0 0.6 1.7 2.6 3.2 7.6 .425 1.4 3.8 .375 1.3 1.4 .939
Paul Westphal ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Kyle Lowry Paul Westphal
Season 2023-24-
Team Miami Heat, Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 60 28.2 8.1 0.6 2.7 3.2 4.2 1.0 0.4 1.4 2.4 2.7 6.3 .432 1.6 4.2 .392 1.1 1.3 .840
Paul Westphal ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Lowry 6 29.2 7.0 1.0 2.5 3.5 4.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 3.8 1.8 5.3 .344 1.3 4.0 .333 2.0 2.5 .800
Paul Westphal ------- --- ----------