Damian Lillard vs. Andrew Nembhard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andrew Nembhard and Damian Lillard, 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 / 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.

Damian Lillard played 13 years in the NBA, 10 more than Andrew Nembhard, who played 3. Damian Lillard had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Andrew Nembhard had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Damian Lillard 13 10 2012-13 to 2024-25
Andrew Nembhard 3 2 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Damian Lillard Andrew Nembhard
Season 2012-132022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First 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%
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
difference:+7+10.9+9.5+0.4+0.4+2.0-1.3-0.3+2.9+7.1+.012+1.1+2.6+.018+2.6+3.1+.054
Andrew Nembhard 75 27.7 9.5 0.5 2.2 2.7 4.5 0.9 0.2 1.7 2.4 3.8 8.6 .441 1.2 3.5 .350 0.7 0.8 .790
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Damian Lillard nor Andrew Nembhard played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Damian Lillard Andrew Nembhard
Season 2013-142023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf SemisPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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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%
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
difference:+14+10.8+11.5+0.1+1.6+1.4+1.5+0.1+0.2-0.9-0.3+2.9+8.2+.074+1.8+4.3+.037+3.8+4.4+.067
Andrew Nembhard 68 25.0 9.2 0.5 1.5 2.1 4.1 0.9 0.1 1.5 2.1 3.8 7.7 .498 0.9 2.5 .357 0.7 0.8 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+6+9.8+8.0+0.3+1.5+1.8+1.0+0.6+0.1-1.3-0.7+1.5+6.5+.121+0.8+2.9+.097+4.2+4.5+.125
Andrew Nembhard 17 32.6 14.9 0.8 2.5 3.3 5.5 0.4 0.2 1.4 3.3 6.0 10.7 .560 1.7 3.5 .483 1.2 1.5 .769

Season 3
Damian Lillard Andrew Nembhard
Season 2014-152024-25
Team Portland Trail BlazersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost NBA Finals
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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%
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
difference:+17+6.8+11.0+0.1+1.2+1.3+1.2+0.1-1.0-0.3+3.4+8.3+.024+1.6+4.3+.052+2.5+2.8+.070
Andrew Nembhard 65 28.9 10.0 0.5 2.8 3.3 5.0 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.3 3.8 8.3 .458 0.8 2.7 .291 1.7 2.1 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+18+6.8+9.1+0.2+1.0+0.8+0.1+1.1+0.4-0.6-0.3+3.2+9.5+.065+0.7+2.5+.304+3.4+4.4+.023
Andrew Nembhard 23 33.4 12.5 0.6 2.6 3.2 4.7 1.5 0.2 1.8 2.7 4.6 9.7 .471 1.7 3.7 .465 1.6 2.0 .804

Additional Years

* Damian Lillard played 10 seasons more than Andrew Nembhard in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 13, from 2016 to 2025—Damian Lillard played in 8 Playoffs and one NBA Cup.

In those 10 extra years over Andrew Nembhard, Damian Lillard got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 4 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 7 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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