Clint Capela vs. Damian Lillard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Damian Lillard and Clint Capela, 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.

Clint Capela played 11 years in the NBA, 2 less than Damian Lillard, who played 13. Clint Capela 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
	Clint Capela	Damian Lillard
Season	2014-15	2012-13
Team	Houston Rockets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Clint Capela	12	7.5	2.7	0.8	2.2	3.0	0.2	0.1	0.8	0.4	1.2	1.2	2.4	.483	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	1.9	.174
difference:	+70	+31.1	+16.3	+0.3	+0.4	+0.1	+6.3	+0.8	+0.6	-2.6	-0.9	+5.5	+13.3	+.054	+2.3	+6.1		+3.0	+2.0	+.670
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		%
Clint Capela	17	7.5	3.4	0.8	1.7	2.5	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.2	1.1	1.2	1.8	.677	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.7	.517
Damian Lillard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Clint Capela	Damian Lillard
Season	2015-16	2013-14
Team	Houston Rockets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Clint Capela	77	19.1	7.0	2.5	3.9	6.4	0.6	0.8	1.2	0.8	2.5	3.0	5.2	.582	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	2.7	.379
difference:	+5	+16.7	+13.7	+2.1	+0.8	+2.9	+5.0		+0.9	-1.6	-0.1	+3.7	+10.7	+.158	+2.7	+6.8		+3.5	+2.5	+.492
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		%
Clint Capela	5	8.6	1.6	1.6	2.4	4.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.6	1.0	0.6	1.8	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	1.0	.400
difference:	+6	+33.8	+21.3	+0.5	+1.6	+1.1	+6.1	+0.4	+0.3	-2.1	-1.6	+6.9	+15.4	+.106	+2.5	+6.4		+5.0	+5.0	+.494
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
	Clint Capela	Damian Lillard
Season	2016-17	2014-15
Team	Houston Rockets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West 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		%
Clint Capela	65	23.9	12.6	2.7	5.4	8.1	1.0	0.5	1.2	1.3	2.8	5.6	8.7	.643	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.7	.531
difference:	+17	+11.8	+8.4	+2.1	+1.4	+3.5	+5.2	+0.7	+0.9	-1.4	-0.8	+1.6	+7.9	+.209	+2.4	+7.0		+2.8	+2.2	+.333
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		%
Clint Capela	11	26.0	10.5	2.4	6.4	8.7	1.1	0.7	2.5	0.7	2.5	4.2	7.5	.561	0.0	0.1	.000	2.2	3.5	.615
difference:	+6	+14.2	+11.1	+2.0	+2.8	+4.7	+3.5	+0.3	+1.9	-1.7	-0.5	+3.6	+11.7	+.155	+1.0	+6.1	+.161	+2.8	+2.9	+.166
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
	Clint Capela	Damian Lillard
Season	2017-18	2015-16
Team	Houston Rockets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Clint Capela	74	27.5	13.9	3.3	7.6	10.8	0.9	0.8	1.9	1.4	2.5	6.0	9.1	.652	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	3.5	.560
difference:	+1	+8.2	+11.2	+2.7	+4.2	+6.8	+5.9	+0.1	+1.5	-1.8	-0.3	+2.2	+10.6	+.233	+3.1	+8.1		+3.6	+2.7	+.332
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		%
Clint Capela	17	30.6	12.7	3.6	8.0	11.6	1.3	0.8	2.1	0.9	2.2	5.6	8.5	.660	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	3.2	.473
difference:	+6	+9.1	+13.8	+2.5	+4.8	+7.3	+5.0	+0.5	+1.8	-2.1	-0.1	+2.5	+13.5	+.292	+3.8	+9.7		+5.0	+3.9	+.437
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
	Clint Capela	Damian Lillard
Season	2019-20	2017-18
Team	Houston Rockets	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		%
Clint Capela	39	32.8	13.9	4.3	9.5	13.8	1.2	0.8	1.8	1.6	2.6	6.3	9.9	.629	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.7	.529
difference:	+34	+3.8	+13.0	+3.5	+5.9	+9.3	+5.4	+0.3	+1.4	-1.2	-1.0	+2.2	+9.5	+.190	+3.1	+8.6		+5.4	+4.7	+.387
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		%
Clint Capela	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
	Clint Capela	Damian Lillard
Season	2020-21	2018-19
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	Rebounds Leader	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Clint Capela	63	30.1	15.2	4.7	9.6	14.3	0.8	0.7	2.0	1.2	2.3	6.6	11.0	.594	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	3.6	.573
difference:	+17	+5.4	+10.6	+3.8	+5.8	+9.7	+6.1	+0.4	+1.6	-1.5	-0.4	+1.9	+8.2	+.150	+3.0	+8.0		+3.8	+2.8	+.339
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		%
Clint Capela	18	31.6	10.1	3.4	7.8	11.2	0.9	0.7	1.1	1.0	2.6	4.6	7.6	.603	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	2.2	.436
difference:	+2	+9.0	+16.8	+2.9	+3.5	+6.4	+5.7	+1.0	+0.8	-2.8	-0.1	+4.0	+13.0	+.185	+3.7	+9.9		+5.0	+4.9	+.397
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
	Clint Capela	Damian Lillard
Season	2021-22	2019-20
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East 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		%
Clint Capela	74	27.6	11.1	3.8	8.1	11.9	1.2	0.7	1.3	0.6	2.2	5.0	8.2	.613	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	2.3	.473
difference:	+8	+9.9	+18.9	+3.3	+4.3	+7.6	+6.8	+0.4	+1.0	-2.3	-0.5	+4.5	+12.2	+.150	+4.1	+10.2		+5.9	+5.5	+.415
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		%
Clint Capela	2	20.0	2.0	2.0	5.5	7.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	3.0	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+2	+15.8	+22.3	+1.7	+2.2	+4.0	+4.3		+0.2	-3.0		+5.5	+13.0	+.073	+3.3	+8.3		+8.0	+8.3
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
	Clint Capela	Damian Lillard
Season	2022-23	2020-21
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Clint Capela	65	26.6	12.0	4.0	7.1	11.0	0.9	0.7	1.2	0.8	2.1	5.4	8.2	.653	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	2.0	.603
difference:	+2	+9.2	+16.8	+3.5	+3.4	+6.8	+6.6	+0.2	+0.9	-2.2	-0.6	+3.6	+11.7	+.202	+4.1	+10.5		+5.5	+5.2	+.325
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		%
Clint Capela	6	25.2	8.3	2.5	5.8	8.3	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.7	0.8	3.8	6.3	.605	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.0	.667
difference:		+16.1	+26.0	+2.3	+1.6	+4.0	+9.7		+0.2	-1.5	-0.7	+6.5	+16.0	+.142	+5.8	+13.0		+7.1	+7.3	+.273
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 11
	Clint Capela	Damian Lillard
Season	2024-25	2022-23
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	55	21.4	8.9	3.2	5.4	8.5	1.1	0.6	1.0	0.9	1.9	4.0	7.1	.559	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.8	.536
difference:	+3	+14.9	+23.3	+2.4	+1.4	+3.7	+6.2	+0.3	+0.7	-2.4		+5.6	+13.6	+.096	+4.2	+11.3		+7.9	+7.8	+.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 Clint Capela nor Damian Lillard played in the postseason in their season 11

Additional Years
* Damian Lillard played 2 seasons more than Clint Capela in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 12 to 13, from 2024 to 2025—Damian Lillard played in two Playoffs and one NBA Cup. In those 2 extra years over Clint Capela, Damian Lillard got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Cup All-Tournament Team 2 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP