Rickey Green vs. Damian Lillard Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Damian Lillard and Rickey Green, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Rickey Green played 14 years in the NBA, 2 more than Damian Lillard, who played 12. Rickey Green had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, while Damian Lillard had his rookie season in 2012-13. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Rickey Green |
14 |
8 |
1977-78 to 1991-92 |
Damian Lillard |
12 |
9 |
2012-13 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Rickey Green |
Damian Lillard |
Season |
1977-78 | 2012-13 |
Team |
Golden State Warriors | Portland Trail Blazers |
Honors & Awards |
- | Rookie of the Year |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
76 |
14.4 |
4.5 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
.381 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
1.2 |
.600 |
Damian Lillard |
82 |
38.6 |
19.0 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
6.5 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
6.7 |
15.7 |
.429 |
2.3 |
6.1 |
.368 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
.844 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Damian Lillard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
27 |
16.0 |
6.6 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
6.6 |
.379 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.5 |
.672 |
Damian Lillard |
82 |
35.8 |
20.7 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
5.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
6.7 |
15.9 |
.424 |
2.7 |
6.8 |
.394 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
.871 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Damian Lillard |
11 |
42.4 |
22.9 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
5.1 |
6.5 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
7.5 |
17.2 |
.439 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
.386 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
.894 |
Note: Rickey Green didn't play in 1979-80.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
47 |
27.8 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
7.8 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
.722 |
Damian Lillard |
82 |
35.7 |
21.0 |
0.6 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
6.2 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
7.2 |
16.6 |
.434 |
2.4 |
7.0 |
.343 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
.864 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Damian Lillard |
5 |
40.2 |
21.6 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
7.8 |
19.2 |
.406 |
1.0 |
6.2 |
.161 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
.781 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
81 |
34.8 |
14.8 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
7.8 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
6.2 |
12.5 |
.493 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.765 |
Damian Lillard |
75 |
35.7 |
25.1 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
6.8 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
8.2 |
19.7 |
.419 |
3.1 |
8.1 |
.375 |
5.5 |
6.2 |
.892 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Damian Lillard |
11 |
39.7 |
26.5 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
8.1 |
22.0 |
.368 |
3.8 |
9.7 |
.393 |
6.5 |
7.1 |
.910 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
78 |
35.7 |
14.3 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
8.9 |
2.8 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
5.9 |
12.1 |
.493 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.154 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
.797 |
Damian Lillard |
75 |
35.9 |
27.0 |
0.6 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
5.9 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
8.8 |
19.8 |
.444 |
2.9 |
7.7 |
.370 |
6.5 |
7.3 |
.895 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Damian Lillard |
4 |
37.8 |
27.8 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
9.8 |
22.5 |
.433 |
2.3 |
8.0 |
.281 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
.960 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
81 |
34.2 |
13.2 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
9.2 |
2.7 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
5.4 |
11.2 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.118 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.821 |
Damian Lillard |
73 |
36.6 |
26.9 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
6.6 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
8.5 |
19.4 |
.439 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
.361 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
.916 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
11 |
36.7 |
14.6 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
9.5 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
5.8 |
13.7 |
.424 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.250 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
.744 |
Damian Lillard |
4 |
40.5 |
18.5 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
6.3 |
17.8 |
.352 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
.300 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
.882 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
77 |
31.6 |
13.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
7.8 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
4.9 |
10.4 |
.477 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.300 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
.869 |
Damian Lillard |
80 |
35.5 |
25.8 |
0.9 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
6.9 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
8.5 |
19.2 |
.444 |
3.0 |
8.0 |
.369 |
5.9 |
6.4 |
.912 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
10 |
30.2 |
15.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
7.5 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
5.7 |
10.6 |
.538 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.143 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
.921 |
Damian Lillard |
16 |
40.6 |
26.9 |
0.5 |
4.3 |
4.8 |
6.6 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
3.8 |
2.5 |
8.6 |
20.6 |
.418 |
3.7 |
9.9 |
.373 |
5.9 |
7.1 |
.833 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
80 |
25.2 |
11.7 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
5.1 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
4.5 |
9.5 |
.471 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.172 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
.852 |
Damian Lillard |
66 |
37.5 |
30.0 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
8.0 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
9.5 |
20.4 |
.463 |
4.1 |
10.2 |
.401 |
7.0 |
7.8 |
.888 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
4 |
29.8 |
13.3 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
9.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
5.3 |
10.8 |
.488 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.500 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
.909 |
Damian Lillard |
4 |
35.8 |
24.3 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
6.5 |
16.0 |
.406 |
3.3 |
8.3 |
.394 |
8.0 |
8.3 |
.970 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
81 |
25.8 |
9.6 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
6.7 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
.467 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.368 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
.827 |
Damian Lillard |
67 |
35.8 |
28.8 |
0.5 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
7.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
9.0 |
19.9 |
.451 |
4.1 |
10.5 |
.391 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
.928 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
4 |
18.0 |
6.8 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
6.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
5.8 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.833 |
Damian Lillard |
6 |
41.3 |
34.3 |
0.2 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
10.2 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
10.3 |
22.3 |
.463 |
5.8 |
13.0 |
.449 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
.940 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
81 |
13.8 |
4.9 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
4.6 |
.424 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.211 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
.904 |
Damian Lillard |
29 |
36.4 |
24.0 |
0.4 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
7.3 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
7.7 |
19.0 |
.402 |
3.2 |
9.8 |
.324 |
5.5 |
6.2 |
.878 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
7 |
5.4 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Damian Lillard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
63 |
13.8 |
4.6 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
4.2 |
.489 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.273 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
.909 |
Damian Lillard |
58 |
36.3 |
32.2 |
0.8 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
7.3 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
1.9 |
9.6 |
20.7 |
.463 |
4.2 |
11.3 |
.371 |
8.8 |
9.6 |
.914 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
8 |
13.8 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
.414 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.500 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
Damian Lillard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
69 |
13.4 |
3.5 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
.433 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.091 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.843 |
Damian Lillard |
73 |
35.3 |
24.3 |
0.5 |
3.9 |
4.4 |
7.0 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
7.4 |
17.5 |
.424 |
3.0 |
8.5 |
.354 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
.920 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
3 |
10.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
.143 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Damian Lillard |
4 |
39.0 |
31.3 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
8.5 |
20.3 |
.420 |
5.0 |
12.0 |
.417 |
9.3 |
9.5 |
.974 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
79 |
28.5 |
10.0 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
9.1 |
.463 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.222 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.830 |
Damian Lillard |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
8 |
24.9 |
7.4 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
6.9 |
.436 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.750 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
.889 |
Damian Lillard |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
26 |
14.1 |
4.1 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
.447 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.250 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.722 |
Damian Lillard |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rickey Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Damian Lillard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |