Scottie Barnes vs. Damian Lillard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Damian Lillard and Scottie Barnes, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Scottie Barnes played 5 years in the NBA, 8 less than Damian Lillard, who played 13. Scottie Barnes had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Damian Lillard had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Scottie Barnes 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26
Damian Lillard 13 10 2012-13 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Scottie Barnes Damian Lillard
Season 2021-222012-13
Team Toronto RaptorsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the YearAchievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Scottie Barnes 74 35.4 15.3 2.6 4.9 7.5 3.5 1.1 0.7 1.8 2.6 6.2 12.6 .492 0.8 2.6 .301 2.1 2.9 .735
difference:+8+3.2+3.7+2.1+2.3+4.4+3.0+0.2+0.5-1.2-0.5+0.5+3.1+.063+1.5+3.5+.067+1.2+1.0+.109
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes 4 33.3 12.8 1.8 7.3 9.0 4.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 3.0 4.5 10.5 .429 0.5 3.0 .167 3.3 4.0 .813
Damian Lillard DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Scottie Barnes Damian Lillard
Season 2022-232013-14
Team Toronto RaptorsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Scottie Barnes 77 34.8 15.3 2.3 4.3 6.6 4.8 1.1 0.8 2.0 2.2 6.0 13.2 .456 0.8 2.9 .281 2.5 3.2 .772
difference:+5+1.0+5.4+1.9+1.2+3.1+0.8+0.3+0.5-0.4-0.2+0.7+2.7+.032+1.9+3.9+.113+2.0+2.0+.099
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 3

Scottie Barnes Damian Lillard
Season 2023-242014-15
Team Toronto RaptorsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Scottie Barnes 60 34.9 19.9 2.4 5.9 8.2 6.1 1.3 1.5 2.8 2.0 7.5 15.7 .475 1.7 4.9 .341 3.3 4.2 .781
difference:+22+0.8+1.1+1.8+1.9+3.6+0.1+0.1+1.2-0.1+0.3+0.9+.041+0.7+2.1+.002+0.9+0.7+.083
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 4

Scottie Barnes Damian Lillard
Season 2024-252015-16
Team Toronto RaptorsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes 65 32.8 19.3 1.7 6.0 7.7 5.8 1.4 1.0 2.8 1.7 7.3 16.4 .446 1.2 4.3 .271 3.5 4.6 .755
difference:+10+2.9+5.8+1.1+2.6+3.7+1.0+0.5+0.6-0.4-0.5+0.9+3.3+.027+1.9+3.8+.104+2.0+1.6+.137
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 5

Scottie Barnes Damian Lillard
Season 2025-262016-17
Team Toronto RaptorsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes 26 33.9 19.7 2.0 5.8 7.8 5.3 1.4 1.6 2.4 3.1 7.6 15.1 .501 1.4 3.6 .383 3.2 3.8 .847
difference:+49+2.0+7.3+1.4+1.5+2.9+0.6+0.5+1.3-0.2-1.1+1.2+4.7+.057+1.5+4.1+.013+3.3+3.5+.048
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Damian Lillard played 8 seasons more than Scottie Barnes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2018 to 2025—Damian Lillard played in 6 Playoffs and one NBA Cup.

In those 8 extra years over Scottie Barnes, Damian Lillard got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 3 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