Damian Lillard vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter and Damian Lillard that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Damian Lillard

vs.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Damian Lillard: 2012-13 to 2023-24
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Damian Lillard 0 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Damian Lillard 12 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Damian Lillard 9 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Damian Lillard 8 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Damian Lillard 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Damian Lillard 7 Cliff Pondexter 0

Rookie of The Year Damian Lillard 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 25.1 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.2 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 6.7 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.0 Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.3 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Damian Lillard 21,151 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Damian Lillard 3,573 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Damian Lillard 5,659 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Damian Lillard 804 Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Damian Lillard 257 Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Damian Lillard 842 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damian Lillard .438 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Damian Lillard .371 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damian Lillard .897 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 32.2 (2023) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.9 (2017) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 8.0 (2020) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.2 (2015) Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.4 (2019) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 26.1 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.4 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 6.2 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.2 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.3 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Damian Lillard 1,694 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Damian Lillard 288 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Damian Lillard 400 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Damian Lillard 76 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Damian Lillard 19 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Damian Lillard 65 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damian Lillard .412 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Damian Lillard .373 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damian Lillard .894 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 34.3 (2021) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 5.1 (2014) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 10.2 (2021) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.7 (2019) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.7 (2021) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.