Chauncey Billups vs. Damian Lillard: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Damian Lillard and Chauncey Billups to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
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Damian Lillard is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Chauncey Billups.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Damian Lillard has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Chauncey Billups scored more points in the postseason. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Damian Lillard averages 9.9 points more than Chauncey Billups in his 17 seasons (25.1 points against 15.2), and he also scored a total of 6,796 points more (22,598 vs. 15,802).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 15.2 | 17 | |
| Damian Lillard | 25.1 | +9.9 | 13 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 15,802 | 17 | |
| Damian Lillard | 22,598 | +6,796 | 13 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Damian Lillard has a better career point average than Chauncey Billups (+7.9 points per game) while Chauncey Billups scored more points (+811).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 17.3 | 12 | |
| Damian Lillard | 25.2 | +7.9 | 10 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 2,526 | +811 | 12 |
| Damian Lillard | 1,715 | 10 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 1 | +1 | ||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 5 | +5 | ||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 15 | +15 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 60 | +60 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 308 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 650 | +342 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 776 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 882 | +106 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 1,027 | +127 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 900 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 16 | +16 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 0 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 57 | +11 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 46 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 123 | +57 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 66 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 143 | +76 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 67 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 3 | +2 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 1 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 15.2 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 41.5 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 38.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 89.4 | 17 | 1,043 |
| difference: | +9.9 | +3.6 | +7.5 | +2.3 | +1.3 | +3.9 | +1.6 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +0.5 | +4 | +143 |
| Damian Lillard | 25.1 | 8.1 | 18.4 | 43.9 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 37.1 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 89.9 | 13 | 900 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 15,802 | 4,738 | 11,413 | 41.5 | 1,830 | 4,725 | 38.7 | 4,496 | 5,029 | 89.4 | 17 | 1,043 |
| difference: | +6,796 | +2,528 | +5,155 | +2.3 | +974 | +2,831 | +1.6 | +766 | +824 | +0.5 | +4 | +143 |
| Damian Lillard | 22,598 | 7,266 | 16,568 | 43.9 | 2,804 | 7,556 | 37.1 | 5,262 | 5,853 | 89.9 | 13 | 900 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 17.3 | 5.0 | 12.3 | 41.1 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 36.6 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 88.0 | 12 | 146 |
| difference: | +7.9 | +3.0 | +7.2 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +3.9 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +2 | +78 |
| Damian Lillard | 25.2 | 8.0 | 19.5 | 40.9 | 3.3 | 8.9 | 36.8 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 89.3 | 10 | 68 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 2,526 | 737 | 1,793 | 41.1 | 267 | 729 | 36.6 | 785 | 892 | 88.0 | 12 | 146 |
| difference: | +811 | +196 | +469 | +0.2 | +45 | +126 | +0.2 | +374 | +432 | +1.3 | +2 | +78 |
| Damian Lillard | 1,715 | 541 | 1,324 | 40.9 | 222 | 603 | 36.8 | 411 | 460 | 89.3 | 10 | 68 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Chauncey Billups' additional seasons: | ||||
* Chauncey Billups played 4 seasons more than Damian Lillard in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 14 to 17, from 2011 to 2014—he averaged 13.3 points in a total of 133 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.8 ppg and his lowest 3.8. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
| Damian Lillard | 22.9 | +22.9 | 2014 | 11 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
| Damian Lillard | 21.6 | +21.6 | 2015 | 5 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | 18.6 | +18.6 | 2007 | 16 |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | 16.1 | +16.1 | 2008 | 15 |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Chauncey Billups' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Chauncey Billups played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.7 points in a total of 7 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10 ppg and his lowest 6.2. |