Damian Lillard vs. Ennis Whatley Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ennis Whatley 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.
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 12 years in the NBA, 2 more than Ennis Whatley, who played 10. Damian Lillard had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Ennis Whatley had his rookie season in 1983-84. 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 achivements, 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 |
12 |
9 |
2012-13 to 2023-24 |
Ennis Whatley |
10 |
4 |
1983-84 to 1996-97 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Damian Lillard |
Ennis Whatley |
Season |
2012-13 | 1983-84 |
Team |
Portland Trail Blazers | Chicago Bulls |
Honors & Awards |
Rookie of the Year | - |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
80 |
27.0 |
8.4 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
8.3 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
7.0 |
.469 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
.730 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ennis Whatley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
70 |
19.8 |
5.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
.447 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.111 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.791 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
14 |
7.6 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.500 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
73 |
24.9 |
8.5 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
7.1 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.764 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
2 |
16.0 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
6.0 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
5 |
4.8 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
8 |
11.3 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
.364 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
1.4 |
.909 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Ennis Whatley didn't play in 1989-90 and 1990-91.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
23 |
9.1 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
.412 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
.871 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
15 |
6.4 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.300 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
Note: Ennis Whatley didn't play in 1992-93.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
82 |
12.2 |
3.6 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
.508 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.788 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
11 |
10.3 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.321 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
27 |
10.8 |
2.6 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
.453 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.250 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
.625 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
3 |
6.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Note: Ennis Whatley didn't play in 1995-96.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
3 |
7.3 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ennis Whatley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ennis Whatley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |