Russell Westbrook
Age 37 · 6'3" · 200 lb · USA
Pick #4, 2008 Draft · Rookie 2009 · 1,301 games · 135 playoff games
DPM · #513 of 530
-3.1Game by game
Seismograph
DARKO updates every rating after every game. The lines show the rating going into each game; the bars show how much each game moved it, split into offense and defense.
- Season change
- -1.58
- -1.51 before the first game, -3.09 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.32
- Nov 28 vs UTA · 33 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.27
- Nov 12 vs ATL · 22 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.10
- Last 20 games, vs 0.12 in the first 20. Smaller changes mean each game moves DARKO's view less.
Historical comps
Comps & futures
The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.
-3.1 at age 37 in 2025-26 ranks 101st of 118 age-37 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Tony Parker, 2018-19.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parker 2018-19 | 36 | -3.6 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 80 |
| Dwyane Wade 2018-19 | 37 | -2.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 79 |
| Mark Jackson 2001-02 | 37 | -2.1 | -2.5, -2.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 75 |
| Zach Randolph 2017-18 | 36 | -2.6 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 73 |
| Rod Strickland 2003-04 | 37 | -2.0 | -1.9, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 73 |
| Avery Johnson 2002-03 | 38 | -3.8 | -3.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 73 |
| Johnny Newman 2000-01 | 37 | -2.8 | -3.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 73 |
| Derek Harper 1998-99 | 37 | -2.5 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 70 |
| Jamal Crawford 2016-17 | 37 | -3.9 | -4.7, -5.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 70 |
| Carmelo Anthony 2020-21 | 37 | -2.4 | -2.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 70 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Russell's 2025-26 at the same age: DPM and its offense/defense split, the two seasons before, box-score profile, height, experience and age. Each comp counts once, at his closest season, weighted by the match. Hover or focus a comp to trace his next five seasons. A website presentation, not a DARKO model output.
Historical comps
Echoes today
Current players whose ten closest comps include one of Russell Westbrook's seasons, at the same age.
- Stephon Castle SAS like his 2009-10 87
- Anthony Edwards MIN like his 2012-13 81
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC like his 2015-16 78
- Cade Cunningham DET like his 2012-13 77
- Joel Embiid PHI like his 2019-20 71
Match score out of 100: how close the current player's season is to that one.
Value
Contract & longevity
DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Russell Westbrook's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- -$5.9M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $2.3M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$8.2M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 37.7
- Projected age
Career
Season by season
DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.
| Season | Team | Age | Games | MPG | DPM | Off | Def | For his age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | SAC | 37 | 64 | 28.9 | -3.09 | -0.97 | -2.12 | 101st of 118 |
| 2024-25 | DEN | 36 | 75 +13 | 27.9 | -1.47 | -0.37 | -1.10 | 113th of 189 |
| 2023-24 | LAC | 35 | 68 +6 | 22.5 | -0.50 | -0.02 | -0.48 | 88th of 243 |
| 2022-23 | LAC | 34 | 73 +5 | 29.1 | +0.64 | +1.09 | -0.46 | 86th of 336 |
| 2021-22 | LAL | 33 | 78 | 34.3 | -0.39 | +0.27 | -0.66 | 171st of 406 |
| 2020-21 | WAS | 32 | 65 +5 | 36.4 | +2.19 | +2.04 | +0.15 | 51st of 530 |
| 2019-20 | HOU | 31 | 57 +8 | 35.9 | +2.40 | +2.37 | +0.03 | 60th of 616 |
| 2018-19 | OKC | 30 | 73 +5 | 36.0 | +5.19 | +4.41 | +0.78 | 18th of 697 |
| 2017-18 | OKC | 29 | 80 +6 | 36.4 | +6.10 | +5.71 | +0.39 | 13th of 774 |
| 2016-17 | OKC | 28 | 81 +5 | 34.6 | +6.71 | +6.29 | +0.42 | 11th of 858 |
| 2015-16 | OKC | 27 | 80 +18 | 34.4 | +6.84 | +6.45 | +0.39 | 5th of 924 |
| 2014-15 | OKC | 26 | 67 | 34.4 | +5.64 | +5.72 | -0.08 | 11th of 1010 |
| 2013-14 | OKC | 25 | 46 +19 | 30.7 | +5.33 | +5.22 | +0.11 | 9th of 1078 |
| 2012-13 | OKC | 24 | 82 +2 | 34.9 | +4.75 | +4.65 | +0.10 | 13th of 1185 |
| 2011-12 | OKC | 23 | 66 +20 | 35.3 | +3.31 | +3.85 | -0.54 | 23rd of 1100 |
| 2010-11 | OKC | 22 | 82 +17 | 34.7 | +1.11 | +1.74 | -0.63 | 86th of 813 |
| 2009-10 | OKC | 21 | 82 +6 | 34.3 | +1.42 | +1.40 | +0.02 | 32nd of 571 |
| 2008-09 | OKC | 20 | 82 | 32.5 | -0.13 | +0.10 | -0.24 | 65th of 354 |
Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.
Projections
Projected box score
DARKO's per-100 projections, and per game at 26.1 projected minutes and a pace of 95.3.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 25.8 | 13.3 |
| Rebounds | 8.2 | 4.2 |
| Offensive | 1.9 | 1.0 |
| Defensive | 6.3 | 3.3 |
| Assists | 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Steals | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| Blocks | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Turnovers | 5.2 | 2.7 |
| 3-pt attempts | 10.0 | 5.2 |
| FG attempts | 22.0 | 11.4 |
| FT attempts | 5.3 | 2.7 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 40.0% · 30.4% · 63.8% | |