Damian Lillard vs. Xavier McDaniel Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Xavier McDaniel 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

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 and Xavier McDaniel both played 12 years in the NBA. Damian Lillard had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Xavier McDaniel had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
Xavier McDaniel 12 7 1985-86 to 1997-98

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Damian Lillard Xavier McDaniel
Season 2012-131985-86
Team Portland Trail BlazersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Xavier McDaniel 82 33.0 17.1 3.7 4.2 8.0 2.4 1.2 0.5 3.0 3.7 7.0 14.3 .490 0.0 0.1 .200 3.0 4.4 .687
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Damian Lillard ------- --- ----------
Xavier McDaniel ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Damian Lillard Xavier McDaniel
Season 2013-141986-87
Team Portland Trail BlazersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf SemisSupersonics Lost West Conf Finals
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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
Xavier McDaniel 82 37.0 23.0 4.1 4.5 8.6 2.5 1.4 0.6 2.9 3.7 9.8 19.3 .509 0.0 0.2 .214 3.4 4.8 .696
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
Xavier McDaniel 14 37.7 20.3 3.7 4.6 8.4 3.0 1.5 0.6 3.0 4.5 8.9 18.1 .488 0.1 0.7 .200 2.4 4.0 .607

Season 3
Damian Lillard Xavier McDaniel
Season 2014-151987-88
Team Portland Trail BlazersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Xavier McDaniel 78 34.7 21.4 2.6 4.0 6.6 3.4 1.2 0.7 2.9 2.9 8.8 18.0 .488 0.2 0.6 .280 3.6 5.0 .715
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
Xavier McDaniel 5 36.0 21.2 2.8 6.8 9.6 5.0 0.6 0.2 2.2 3.0 9.0 16.2 .556 0.8 1.6 .500 2.4 4.8 .500

Season 4
Damian Lillard Xavier McDaniel
Season 2015-161988-89
Team Portland Trail BlazersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf SemisSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Xavier McDaniel 82 29.1 20.5 2.2 3.1 5.3 1.6 1.0 0.5 2.6 2.8 8.3 16.9 .489 0.1 0.4 .306 3.8 5.2 .732
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
Xavier McDaniel 8 35.1 18.8 3.0 5.4 8.4 2.8 0.3 0.6 2.8 3.8 7.3 18.0 .403 0.4 1.1 .333 3.9 5.1 .756

Season 5
Damian Lillard Xavier McDaniel
Season 2016-171989-90
Team Portland Trail BlazersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Xavier McDaniel 69 35.2 21.3 2.4 4.1 6.5 2.5 1.1 0.5 2.7 3.3 8.9 17.9 .496 0.1 0.2 .294 3.5 4.8 .733
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
Xavier McDaniel ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Damian Lillard Xavier McDaniel
Season 2017-181990-91
Team Portland Trail BlazersSeattle Supersonics, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Xavier McDaniel 81 32.5 17.0 2.1 4.7 6.9 2.3 0.9 0.6 2.3 3.3 7.3 14.6 .497 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.3 .723
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
Xavier McDaniel 4 25.3 9.5 1.0 2.8 3.8 1.3 0.0 0.5 2.5 2.5 4.3 10.3 .415 0.0 0.3 .000 1.0 1.5 .667

Season 7
Damian Lillard Xavier McDaniel
Season 2018-191991-92
Team Portland Trail BlazersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Xavier McDaniel 82 28.6 13.7 2.1 3.5 5.6 1.8 0.7 0.3 1.8 2.9 6.0 12.5 .478 0.1 0.5 .308 1.7 2.3 .714
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
Xavier McDaniel 12 38.2 18.8 3.6 3.6 7.2 1.9 0.8 0.2 2.3 2.8 7.8 16.4 .477 0.2 0.7 .250 3.0 4.1 .735

Season 8
Damian Lillard Xavier McDaniel
Season 2019-201992-93
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Xavier McDaniel 82 27.0 13.5 2.0 3.9 6.0 2.0 0.9 0.6 2.1 3.0 5.6 11.3 .495 0.1 0.3 .273 2.3 2.9 .793
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
Xavier McDaniel 4 31.5 12.5 1.5 3.0 4.5 2.3 0.3 0.8 1.8 4.0 5.5 13.3 .415 0.0 0.5 .000 1.5 2.3 .667

Season 9
Damian Lillard Xavier McDaniel
Season 2020-211993-94
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Xavier McDaniel 82 24.0 11.3 1.7 3.1 4.9 1.5 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.4 4.7 10.2 .461 0.1 0.5 .244 1.8 2.6 .676
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
Xavier McDaniel ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Damian Lillard Xavier McDaniel
Season 2021-221994-95
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Xavier McDaniel 68 21.0 8.6 1.4 3.0 4.4 1.6 0.4 0.3 1.3 2.1 3.6 8.0 .451 0.1 0.3 .286 1.3 1.8 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Damian Lillard ------- --- ----------
Xavier McDaniel 4 14.8 3.3 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.3 1.3 4.3 .294 0.0 0.3 .000 0.8 1.0 .750

Note: Xavier McDaniel didn't play in 1995-96.

Season 11
Damian Lillard Xavier McDaniel
Season 2022-231996-97
Team Portland Trail BlazersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Xavier McDaniel 62 18.9 5.6 2.0 3.1 5.1 1.0 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.3 2.2 5.7 .389 0.1 0.4 .200 1.0 1.4 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Damian Lillard ------- --- ----------
Xavier McDaniel ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Damian Lillard Xavier McDaniel
Season 2023-241997-98
Team Milwaukee BucksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Xavier McDaniel 20 9.0 1.3 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.2 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .625
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
Xavier McDaniel ------- --- ----------
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