CAREER OVERVIEW

Category	Russell Westbrook	Chris Paul
NBA Seasons	18 (2009–26)	21 (2005–26)
All-Star Appearances	9	12
MVP Awards	1 (2016–17)	0
All-NBA Selections	11	4
All-Defensive	1	9
Championships	0	0
Position	Point Guard	Point Guard

HEAD-TO-HEAD (CAREER MATCHUPS)

• Regular Season: Paul leads 25–18
• Playoffs: Tied 7–7

Stat	Paul vs. Westbrook	Westbrook vs. Paul
Points Per Game	18.2	21.0
Rebounds	4.7	6.5
Assists	9.4	7.5
Steals	2.4	1.7
Turnovers	2.3	4.6
FG%	43.8	43.8

CAREER PER GAME COMPARISON (REGULAR SEASON)

Stat	Russell Westbrook	Chris Paul	Who’s Ahead
Points	21.0	16.8	Westbrook
Assists	8.0	9.2	Paul
Rebounds	7.0	4.4	Westbrook
Steals	1.6	2.0	Paul
Blocks	0.3	0.2	Westbrook
Turnovers	3.9	2.3	Paul (fewer)
3-PM	1.1	1.4	Paul
Usage & Attempts	Westbrook much higher	Paul lower	Westbrook

PLAYOFF CAREER AVERAGES

Stat	Russell Westbrook	Chris Paul
Games	135	149
Minutes	36.2	36.7
Points	22.9 PPG	20.6 PPG
Rebounds	7.1 RPG	4.8 RPG
Assists	7.8 APG	8.3 APG
Steals	1.6 SPG	2.0 SPG
Blocks	0.3 BPG	0.2 BPG
Turnovers	4.0	2.6
FG%	.411	.468
3PT%	.297	.370
FT%	.839	.891

HEAD-TO-HEAD PLAYOFF AVERAGES (When They’ve Matched Up)

Stat	Russell Westbrook	Chris Paul
Games Played	14	14
Points	23.5	19.0
Assists	7.3	9.3
Rebounds	6.6	5.4
Role	Scorer + rebounds + playmaker	Elite facilitator + scoring role

ACCOLADES & LEGACY

Russell Westbrook

• NBA MVP (2017)
• Multiple scoring and assist leader seasons
• NBA’s all-time triple-double leader

Chris Paul

• One of the best pure point guards in NBA history
• Multiple All-Defensive and All-NBA selections
• Among all-time leaders in assists and steals