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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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Pau Gasol vs Russell Westbrook

PG
Pau Gasol2001-022018-19 · MEM
RW
Russell Westbrook2008-092025-26 · OKC

Pau Gasol and Russell Westbrook split the compared categories 4–4. Head to head they met 39 times, 11 of them in the playoffs, with Pau Gasol winning the series 22–17.

The case for Pau Gasol

rebounding (9.2 RPG), shooting efficiency (56.5% TS%), per-minute impact (21.4 PER), and 1 more.

The case for Russell Westbrook

scoring (20.9 PPG), playmaking (8.0 APG), longevity (1301 games played), and 1 more.

Tale of the tape

17.0PPG20.9
9.2RPG6.9
3.2APG8.0
56.5%TS%52.6%
21.4PER21.3
143.9Win Shares112.6
1226games played1301

Head to Head

Pau GasolRussell Westbrook
22Series wins17
15.0PPG22.8
9.1RPG7.0
3.1APG7.9
39 meetings (11 in the playoffs) · first 2008-09 · last 2018-19

Per Game

Pau GasolRussell Westbrook
1226G1301
33.4MIN33.1
17.0PTS20.9
9.2REB6.9
3.2AST8.0
0.5STL1.6
1.6BLK0.3
50.7FG%43.8
36.83P%30.8
75.3FT%77.1

Advanced

Pau GasolRussell Westbrook
21.4PER21.3
56.5TS%52.6
23.3USG%30.9
143.9WS112.6
0.169WS/480.126
3.1BPM3.7
52.6VORP62.0

Accolades

Pau GasolRussell Westbrook
4All-NBA9
6All-Star9
1Rookie of the Year
1All-Rookie1
MVP1
All-Star MVP2

Career percentiles

87
Scoring
91
75
Efficiency
37
81
Playmaking
97
95
Rebounding
85
88
Defense
86

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