Russell Westbrook does not care about stats, but his triple double average this season has seen him move up the all-time lists.
Russell Westbrook may not care too much about personal stats. He cares about wins. Whatever history he creates, or the records he breaks are secondary to wining.
Fortunately, I do care about stats. I care about the win/loss column, not as much as Westbrook but I do care. I also care about the position that Westbrook is carving out among the all-time greats the NBA has seen.
At the All-Star break, Russell Westbrook is averaging a triple double in points per game (31.1), rebounds per games (10.5) and assists per game (10.1). The other category that not many people are talking about that he always does well in is steals per game (1.6). Why talk about something that is not a double digit though?
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However, the category which appears to be getting the most attention this season is the triple doubles he has collected. He has 27 triple-doubles in 57 games. He also has 43 double-doubles in the same amount of games.
Any way you look at it, the numbers for the season Russell Westbrook is posting are nothing short of amazing. He has redefined what is possible in today’s NBA.
The following slides will show a breakdown of what this season has done for his all time standings and his career averages .