Don Carlson vs. Damian Lillard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Damian Lillard and Don Carlson 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

Don Carlson

vs.

Damian Lillard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Damian Lillard: 2012-13 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Carlson 2 Damian Lillard 0

NBA Seasons Don Carlson 4 Damian Lillard 12

Playoffs Played Don Carlson 3 Damian Lillard 9

All-Star Games Don Carlson 0 Damian Lillard 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Don Carlson 0 Damian Lillard 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Carlson 0 Damian Lillard 7

Rookie of The Year Don Carlson 0 * Damian Lillard 1

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Damian Lillard 25.1

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 * Damian Lillard 4.2

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.8 Damian Lillard 6.7

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Damian Lillard 1.0

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Damian Lillard 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 1,447 Damian Lillard 21,151

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 15 * Damian Lillard 3,573

Total Assists Don Carlson 324 Damian Lillard 5,659

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Damian Lillard 804

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Damian Lillard 257

Total Games Don Carlson 180 Damian Lillard 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .330 Damian Lillard .438

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Damian Lillard .371

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .623 Damian Lillard .897

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 10.7 (1947) Damian Lillard 32.2 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) * Damian Lillard 4.9 (2017)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 3.1 (1949) Damian Lillard 8.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Damian Lillard 1.2 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Damian Lillard 0.4 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Damian Lillard 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Damian Lillard 4.5

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.5 Damian Lillard 6.2

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Damian Lillard 1.2

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Damian Lillard 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 249 Damian Lillard 1,666

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 0 * Damian Lillard 286

Total Assists Don Carlson 45 Damian Lillard 396

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Damian Lillard 76

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Damian Lillard 19

Total Games Don Carlson 31 Damian Lillard 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .295 Damian Lillard .412

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Damian Lillard .374

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .631 Damian Lillard .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 12.3 (1947) Damian Lillard 34.3 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Damian Lillard 5.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 2.8 (1949) Damian Lillard 10.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Damian Lillard 1.7 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Damian Lillard 0.7 (2021)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.