Andre Drummond vs. Damian Lillard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Damian Lillard and Andre Drummond, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Andre Drummond played 14 years in the NBA, 1 more than Damian Lillard, who played 13. Andre Drummond had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, 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 achievements, 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
Andre Drummond 14 4 2012-13 to 2025-26
Damian Lillard 13 10 2012-13 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Andre Drummond Damian Lillard
Season 2012-132012-13
Team Detroit PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 60 20.7 7.9 2.8 4.8 7.6 0.5 1.0 1.6 1.0 2.4 3.5 5.7 .608 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.7 .371
difference:+22+17.9+11.1+2.3+2.2+4.5+6.0+0.1+1.4-2.0-0.3+3.2+10.0+.179+2.3+6.1+2.3+1.2+.473
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
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor Damian Lillard played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Andre Drummond Damian Lillard
Season 2013-142013-14
Team Detroit PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 81 32.3 13.5 5.4 7.8 13.2 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.4 3.4 5.9 9.5 .623 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 4.0 .418
difference:+1+3.5+7.2+5.0+4.7+9.7+5.2+0.4+1.3-1.0-1.0+0.8+6.4+.199+2.7+6.8+2.8+1.2+.453
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 3

Andre Drummond Damian Lillard
Season 2014-152014-15
Team Detroit PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 82 30.5 13.8 5.3 8.1 13.5 0.7 0.9 1.9 1.5 3.5 6.0 11.7 .514 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 4.5 .389
difference:+5.2+7.2+4.7+4.1+8.9+5.5+0.3+1.6-1.2-1.5+1.2+4.9+.080+2.4+7.0+2.5+0.4+.475
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 4

Andre Drummond Damian Lillard
Season 2015-162015-16
Team Detroit PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 81 32.9 16.2 4.9 9.9 14.8 0.8 1.5 1.4 1.9 3.0 6.8 13.1 .521 0.0 0.1 .333 2.6 7.2 .355
difference:+6+2.8+8.9+4.3+6.5+10.8+6.0+0.6+1.0-1.3-0.8+1.4+6.6+.102+3.1+8.0+.042+2.9+1.0+.537
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 4 32.8 16.8 3.0 6.0 9.0 0.0 0.3 1.5 1.0 2.0 7.0 13.5 .519 0.0 0.3 .000 2.8 8.5 .324
difference:+7+6.9+9.7+1.9+2.8+4.7+6.3+1.0+1.2-2.0-0.1+1.1+8.5+.151+3.8+9.4+.393+3.7+1.4+.586
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

Season 5

Andre Drummond Damian Lillard
Season 2016-172016-17
Team Detroit PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 81 29.7 13.6 4.3 9.5 13.8 1.1 1.5 1.1 1.9 2.9 6.0 11.2 .530 0.0 0.1 .286 1.7 4.4 .386
difference:+6+6.2+13.4+3.7+5.2+8.9+4.8+0.6+0.8-0.7-0.9+2.8+8.6+.086+2.9+7.6+.084+4.8+2.9+.509
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 6

Andre Drummond Damian Lillard
Season 2017-182017-18
Team Detroit PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 78 33.7 15.0 5.1 10.9 16.0 3.0 1.5 1.6 2.6 3.2 6.0 11.3 .529 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 5.1 .605
difference:+5+2.9+11.9+4.3+7.3+11.5+3.6+0.4+1.2-0.2-1.6+2.5+8.1+.090+3.1+8.5+.361+3.7+2.3+.311
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 7

Andre Drummond Damian Lillard
Season 2018-192018-19
Team Detroit PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 79 33.5 17.3 5.4 10.2 15.6 1.4 1.7 1.7 2.2 3.4 7.1 13.3 .533 0.1 0.5 .132 3.1 5.2 .590
difference:+1+2.0+8.5+4.5+6.4+11.0+5.5+0.6+1.3-0.5-1.5+1.4+5.9+.089+2.9+7.5+.237+2.8+1.2+.322
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 4 31.8 14.3 5.0 8.0 13.0 2.3 1.5 1.3 2.8 4.3 6.0 13.5 .444 0.0 0.3 .000 2.3 5.3 .429
difference:+12+8.8+12.6+4.5+3.7+8.2+4.3+0.2+1.0-1.0-1.8+2.6+7.1+.026+3.7+9.6+.373+3.6+1.8+.404
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

Season 8

Andre Drummond Damian Lillard
Season 2019-202019-20
Team Detroit Pistons, Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 57 32.9 17.7 4.4 10.8 15.2 2.7 1.9 1.6 3.6 3.5 7.3 13.8 .533 0.1 0.6 .143 3.0 5.2 .575
difference:+9+4.6+12.3+3.9+7.0+10.9+5.3+0.8+1.3-0.7-1.8+2.2+6.6+.070+4.0+9.6+.258+4.0+2.6+.313
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 9

Andre Drummond Damian Lillard
Season 2020-212020-21
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles LakersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 46 27.0 14.9 3.6 8.4 12.0 2.0 1.4 1.1 2.7 3.2 6.1 12.4 .493 0.0 0.2 .000 2.7 4.5 .600
difference:+21+8.8+13.9+3.1+4.7+7.8+5.5+0.5+0.8-0.3-1.7+2.9+7.5+.042+4.1+10.3+.391+4.0+2.7+.328
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 5 21.0 9.0 3.8 7.2 11.0 0.0 0.8 0.6 2.2 2.4 3.8 6.4 .594 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.0 .700
difference:+1+20.3+25.3+3.6+3.0+6.7+10.2+0.2+0.1-0.9+6.5+15.9+.131+5.8+13.0+6.4+6.3+.240
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

Season 10

Andre Drummond Damian Lillard
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn NetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 73 19.7 7.9 3.1 6.2 9.3 1.8 1.1 0.9 1.6 2.6 3.4 5.9 .570 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.2 .524
difference:+44+16.7+16.1+2.7+2.5+5.2+5.5+0.5+0.5-1.3-1.3+4.3+13.1+.168+3.2+9.8+4.3+4.0+.354
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 4 15.0 3.8 0.8 2.3 3.0 0.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 3.0 1.5 2.8 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .600
Damian Lillard DNP------ --- ----------

Season 11

Andre Drummond Damian Lillard
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 67 12.7 6.0 2.1 4.6 6.6 0.5 0.7 0.4 1.1 1.7 2.5 4.1 .606 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.9 .536
difference:+9+23.6+26.2+1.3+0.6+1.8+6.8+0.2+0.1-2.2-0.2+7.1+16.6+.143+4.2+11.3+7.8+7.7+.378
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
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor Damian Lillard played in the postseason in their season 11

Season 12

Andre Drummond Damian Lillard
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Chicago BullsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 79 17.1 8.4 3.4 5.6 9.0 0.5 0.9 0.6 1.0 1.8 3.4 6.1 .556 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.8 .592
difference:+6+18.2+15.9+2.9+1.7+4.6+6.5+0.1+0.4-1.6+4.0+11.4+.132+3.0+8.5+4.9+4.2+.328
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 13

Andre Drummond Damian Lillard
Season 2024-252024-25
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 40 18.8 7.3 2.7 5.0 7.8 0.9 1.0 0.5 1.4 2.4 2.9 5.9 .500 0.1 0.5 .150 1.4 2.3 .622
difference:+18+17.3+17.6+2.2+0.8+3.1+6.2+0.2+0.3-1.4-0.7+4.8+11.2+.052+3.3+8.5+.226+4.8+4.5+.299
Damian Lillard 58 36.1 24.9 0.5 4.2 4.7 7.1 1.2 0.2 2.8 1.7 7.7 17.1 .448 3.4 9.0 .376 6.2 6.8 .921
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond DNP------ --- ----------
Damian Lillard 3 25.0 7.0 0.3 2.3 2.7 4.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 2.7 2.0 9.0 .222 1.0 5.3 .188 2.0 2.3 .857

Additional Years

* Andre Drummond played 1 season more than Damian Lillard in the NBA.

In that period—his season 14 in 2026—Andre Drummond didn't play in the postseason.