Bojan Bogdanovic vs. Damian Lillard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Damian Lillard and Bojan Bogdanovic, 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.

Bojan Bogdanovic played 10 years in the NBA, 3 less than Damian Lillard, who played 13. Bojan Bogdanovic had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, 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.

Rookie Season
	Bojan Bogdanovic	Damian Lillard
Season	2014-15	2012-13
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	78	23.8	9.0	0.6	2.1	2.7	0.9	0.4	0.1	1.0	1.3	3.3	7.4	.453	1.2	3.3	.355	1.1	1.4	.821
difference:	+4	+14.8	+10.0	+0.1	+0.5	+0.4	+5.6	+0.5	+0.1	-2.0	-0.8	+3.4	+8.3	+.024	+1.1	+2.8	+.013	+2.2	+2.5	+.023
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		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	6	34.3	10.3	0.5	3.3	3.8	1.7	0.7	0.3	1.3	2.0	3.8	9.8	.390	1.8	5.5	.333	0.8	1.2	.714
Damian Lillard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Bojan Bogdanovic	Damian Lillard
Season	2015-16	2013-14
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	79	26.8	11.2	0.5	2.8	3.2	1.3	0.4	0.1	1.5	1.5	4.1	9.5	.433	1.6	4.3	.382	1.4	1.7	.833
difference:	+3	+9.0	+9.5	+0.1	+0.3	+0.3	+4.3	+0.4	+0.2	-0.9	-0.9	+2.6	+6.4	+.009	+1.1	+2.5	+.012	+3.1	+3.5	+.038
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		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	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
	Bojan Bogdanovic	Damian Lillard
Season	2016-17	2014-15
Team	Brooklyn Nets, Washington Wizards	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Wizards Lost East Conf Semis	Trail 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	81	25.7	13.7	0.5	3.0	3.4	1.4	0.4	0.1	1.6	1.8	4.6	10.4	.445	1.8	4.8	.367	2.7	3.0	.893
difference:	+1	+10.0	+7.3	+0.1	+1.0	+1.2	+4.8	+0.8	+0.2	-1.1	-0.2	+2.6	+6.2	+.011	+0.6	+2.2	+.024	+1.5	+1.9	+.029
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		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	13	20.3	8.8	0.8	3.5	4.3	0.7	0.5	0.1	0.6	1.3	2.8	6.7	.414	1.2	3.5	.356	2.1	2.5	.844
difference:	+8	+19.9	+12.8	+0.4	+0.1	+0.3	+3.9	+0.1	+0.5	-1.8	-1.7	+5.0	+12.5	+.008	+0.2	+2.7	+.195	+2.9	+3.9	+.063
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
	Bojan Bogdanovic	Damian Lillard
Season	2017-18	2015-16
Team	Indiana Pacers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Trail 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	80	30.8	14.3	0.4	3.0	3.4	1.5	0.7	0.1	1.3	1.6	5.1	10.7	.474	1.9	4.8	.402	2.2	2.6	.868
difference:	+5	+4.9	+10.8	+0.2	+0.4	+0.6	+5.3	+0.2	+0.3	-1.9	-0.6	+3.1	+9.0	+.055	+1.2	+3.3	+.027	+3.3	+3.6	+.024
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		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	7	34.0	12.4	0.1	3.3	3.4	1.9	0.9	0.0	1.9	3.3	4.6	11.6	.395	2.4	6.4	.378	0.9	1.4	.600
difference:	+4	+5.7	+14.1	+1.0	+0.1	+0.9	+4.4	+0.4	+0.3	-1.1	-1.2	+3.5	+10.4	+.027	+1.4	+3.3	+.015	+5.6	+5.7	+.310
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 6
	Bojan Bogdanovic	Damian Lillard
Season	2019-20	2017-18
Team	Utah Jazz	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	63	33.1	20.2	0.6	3.5	4.1	2.1	0.5	0.1	2.5	1.7	6.6	14.8	.447	3.0	7.3	.414	4.0	4.4	.903
difference:	+10	+3.5	+6.7	+0.2	+0.1	+0.4	+4.5	+0.6	+0.3	-0.3	-0.1	+1.9	+4.6	+.008	+0.1	+1.3	+.053	+2.8	+3.0	+.013
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		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	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
	Bojan Bogdanovic	Damian Lillard
Season	2020-21	2018-19
Team	Utah Jazz	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	Trail 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	72	30.8	17.0	0.6	3.3	3.9	1.9	0.6	0.1	1.8	1.6	5.6	12.8	.439	2.5	6.4	.390	3.2	3.7	.879
difference:	+8	+4.7	+8.8	+0.3	+0.5	+0.7	+5.0	+0.5	+0.3	-0.9	-0.3	+2.9	+6.4	+.005	+0.5	+1.6	+.021	+2.7	+2.7	+.033
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		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	11	35.5	18.1	0.5	3.7	4.3	1.5	0.9	0.0	2.1	2.5	5.8	12.5	.467	3.2	6.9	.461	3.3	3.7	.878
difference:	+5	+5.1	+8.8		+0.6	+0.5	+5.1	+0.8	+0.3	-1.7		+2.8	+8.1	+.049	+0.5	+3.0	+.088	+2.6	+3.4	+.045
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
	Bojan Bogdanovic	Damian Lillard
Season	2021-22	2019-20
Team	Utah Jazz	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	69	30.9	18.1	0.8	3.4	4.3	1.7	0.5	0.0	1.7	1.7	6.1	13.4	.455	2.6	6.8	.387	3.2	3.8	.858
difference:	+3	+6.6	+11.9	+0.3	+0.4		+6.3	+0.6	+0.3	-1.2		+3.4	+7.0	+.008	+1.5	+3.4	+.014	+3.8	+4.0	+.030
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	6	35.7	18.0	0.5	3.7	4.2	1.7	0.3	0.0	2.0	4.0	6.5	13.5	.481	1.8	5.5	.333	3.2	4.0	.792
difference:	+2	+0.1	+6.3	+0.2	+0.4	+0.7	+2.6	+0.2	+0.3	-1.5	-3.0		+2.5	+.075	+1.5	+2.8	+.061	+4.8	+4.3	+.178
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
	Bojan Bogdanovic	Damian Lillard
Season	2022-23	2020-21
Team	Detroit Pistons	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	59	32.1	21.6	0.6	3.2	3.8	2.6	0.6	0.1	2.3	1.9	7.3	14.9	.488	2.5	6.0	.411	4.5	5.1	.884
difference:	+8	+3.7	+7.2	+0.1	+0.5	+0.4	+4.9	+0.3	+0.2	-0.7	-0.4	+1.7	+5.0	+.037	+1.6	+4.5	+.020	+2.2	+2.1	+.044
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		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Additional Years
* Damian Lillard played 3 seasons more than Bojan Bogdanovic in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 11 to 13, from 2023 to 2025—Damian Lillard played in two Playoffs and one NBA Cup. In those 3 extra years over Bojan Bogdanovic, Damian Lillard got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Third Team 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 3 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP