Damian Lillard vs. Jaylen Wells Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Wells 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 13 years in the NBA, 12 more than Jaylen Wells, who played 1. Damian Lillard had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Jaylen Wells had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Jaylen Wells | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Damian Lillard | Jaylen Wells | |
| Season | 2012-13 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Portland Trail Blazers | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 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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| 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: | +3 | +12.7 | +8.6 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +4.8 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -2.1 | -0.3 | +3.1 | +7.1 | +.004 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +.016 | +1.9 | +2.2 | +.022 |
| Jaylen Wells | 79 | 25.9 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 8.6 | .425 | 1.7 | 5.0 | .352 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .822 |
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| * Neiher Damian Lillard nor Jaylen Wells played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Damian Lillard played 12 seasons more than Jaylen Wells in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 13, from 2014 to 2025—Damian Lillard played in 10 Playoffs and one NBA Cup. In those 12 extra years over Jaylen Wells, Damian Lillard got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA First Team 4 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 9 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |