On Wednesday night, Russell Westbrook will complete his rather outrageous (statistically speaking) regular season. It must be considered the single greatest season by any athlete ever, right? No? Here are some other contenders. Feel free to make the case for someone else in the comments section.
Rickey Henderson
From a statistics standpoint, averaging a triple-double is not the most accurate measure of dominance. There are better ways to quantify value than big round numbers, and M.V.P. voters understood that in 1962 when they honored Bill Russell instead of Oscar Robertson.