Damian Lillard vs. Evan Mobley Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Evan Mobley 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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.
Damian Lillard played 13 years in the NBA, 9 more than Evan Mobley, who played 4. Damian Lillard had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Evan Mobley had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 |
| Evan Mobley | 4 | 3 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Damian Lillard | Evan Mobley | |
| Season | 2012-13 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Portland Trail Blazers | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | 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 | % | ||||
| 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: | +13 | +4.8 | +4.0 | +1.6 | +3.6 | +5.2 | +4.0 | +0.1 | +1.5 | -1.1 | +0.6 | +3.7 | +.079 | +2.0 | +4.8 | +.118 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +.181 | |
| Evan Mobley | 69 | 33.8 | 15.0 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 12.0 | .508 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .250 | 2.4 | 3.7 | .663 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Damian Lillard nor Evan Mobley played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Damian Lillard | Evan Mobley | |
| Season | 2013-14 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Portland Trail Blazers | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Third Team | - |
| - | All-Defensive First Team | |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis | Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd |
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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 | % | ||||
| 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: | +3 | +1.4 | +4.5 | +2.0 | +3.5 | +5.5 | +2.8 | +1.2 | -0.6 | -0.4 | +0.1 | +3.9 | +.130 | +2.4 | +5.5 | +.178 | +1.9 | +1.4 | +.197 | |
| Evan Mobley | 79 | 34.4 | 16.2 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 12.0 | .554 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .216 | 2.6 | 3.8 | .674 |
| 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 |
| difference: | +6 | +4.8 | +13.1 | +1.9 | +3.0 | +4.9 | +4.5 | +0.4 | +1.1 | -0.3 | +3.1 | +7.6 | +.019 | +2.5 | +6.2 | +.386 | +4.4 | +4.4 | +.269 | |
| Evan Mobley | 5 | 37.6 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 9.6 | .458 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.6 | .625 |
Season 3 |
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| Damian Lillard | Evan Mobley | |
| Season | 2014-15 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Portland Trail Blazers | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Honors & Awards | All-Star Game | - |
| Playoffs | Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis |
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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 | % | ||||
| 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: | +32 | +5.1 | +5.3 | +1.6 | +3.1 | +4.8 | +3.0 | +0.3 | +1.1 | -0.9 | -0.7 | +0.8 | +5.6 | +.146 | +2.0 | +5.8 | +.030 | +1.7 | +1.5 | +.145 |
| Evan Mobley | 50 | 30.6 | 15.7 | 2.2 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 11.0 | .580 | 0.4 | 1.2 | .373 | 2.5 | 3.4 | .719 |
| 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 |
| difference: | +7 | +5.0 | +5.6 | +2.1 | +3.2 | +5.3 | +2.3 | +0.4 | +1.6 | -0.6 | -0.2 | +1.0 | +7.0 | +.149 | +0.6 | +4.7 | +.117 | +2.9 | +3.4 | +.087 |
| Evan Mobley | 12 | 35.2 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 12.2 | .555 | 0.4 | 1.5 | .278 | 2.1 | 3.0 | .694 |
Season 4 |
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| Damian Lillard | Evan Mobley | |
| Season | 2015-16 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Portland Trail Blazers | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Second Team | All-NBA Second Team |
| - | All-Defensive First Team | |
| - | Defensive Player of the Year | |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis | Cavaliers Lost East 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 | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +4 | +5.2 | +6.6 | +1.7 | +3.6 | +5.3 | +3.6 | +1.2 | -1.2 | -0.2 | +1.1 | +6.9 | +.138 | +1.9 | +4.9 | +.005 | +2.4 | +1.9 | +.167 | |
| Evan Mobley | 71 | 30.5 | 18.5 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 12.8 | .557 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .370 | 3.1 | 4.3 | .725 |
| 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 |
| difference: | +3 | +7.6 | +9.4 | +1.5 | +2.3 | +3.8 | +4.7 | +0.2 | +0.7 | -1.6 | -0.8 | +1.7 | +11.1 | +.218 | +2.0 | +5.8 | +.059 | +3.9 | +4.0 | +.070 |
| Evan Mobley | 8 | 32.1 | 17.1 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 10.9 | .586 | 1.8 | 3.9 | .452 | 2.6 | 3.1 | .840 |
Additional Years |
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* Damian Lillard played 9 seasons more than Evan Mobley in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 13, from 2017 to 2025—Damian Lillard played in 7 Playoffs and one NBA Cup. In those 9 extra years over Evan Mobley, Damian Lillard got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA First Team 3 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 7 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |