Damian Lillard vs. Anfernee Simons: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Anfernee Simons and Damian Lillard 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 Anfernee Simons.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Damian Lillard has better scoring stats than Anfernee Simons in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Damian Lillard averages 10.2 points more than Anfernee Simons in his 8 seasons (25.1 points against 14.9), and he also scored a total of 16,476 points more (22,598 vs. 6,122).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Damian Lillard 25.1
+10.2
13
Anfernee Simons 14.9
8

Total Points

Seasons
Damian Lillard 22,598
+16,476
13
Anfernee Simons 6,122
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Damian Lillard has a better career point average than Anfernee Simons (+20.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,645).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Damian Lillard 25.2
+20.5
10
Anfernee Simons 4.7
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Damian Lillard 1,715
+1,645
10
Anfernee Simons 70
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 1
+1
Anfernee Simons 0

60+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 5
+5
Anfernee Simons 0

50+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 15
+15
Anfernee Simons 0

40+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 60
+56
Anfernee Simons 4

30+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 265
+226
Anfernee Simons 39

20+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 650
+520
Anfernee Simons 130

10+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 882
+617
Anfernee Simons 265

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Damian Lillard 900
+512
Anfernee Simons 388

0 Point Games (games without points)

Damian Lillard 0
Anfernee Simons 22
+22

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 2
+2
Anfernee Simons 0

40+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 4
+4
Anfernee Simons 0

30+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 23
+23
Anfernee Simons 0

20+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 46
+46
Anfernee Simons 0

10+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 66
+63
Anfernee Simons 3

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Damian Lillard 67
+56
Anfernee Simons 11

0 Point Games (games without points)

Damian Lillard 1
Anfernee Simons 4
+3

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Damian Lillard 25.1 8.1 18.4 43.9 3.1 8.4 37.1 5.8 6.5 89.9 13 900
difference:+10.2+2.8+6.1+0.7+0.6+1.9+1.1+3.9+4.4+2.0+5+490
Anfernee Simons 14.9 5.3 12.3 43.2 2.5 6.5 38.2 1.9 2.1 87.9 8 410

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Damian Lillard 22,598 7,266 16,568 43.9 2,804 7,556 37.1 5,262 5,853 89.9 13 900
difference:+16,476+5,094+11,536+0.7+1,786+4,890+1.1+4,502+4,988+2.0+5+490
Anfernee Simons 6,122 2,172 5,032 43.2 1,018 2,666 38.2 760 865 87.9 8 410

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Damian Lillard 25.2 8.0 19.5 40.9 3.3 8.9 36.8 6.0 6.8 89.3 10 68
difference:+20.5+6.5+15.6+2.9+2.2+6.6+13.2+5.4+6.1+7.5+7+53
Anfernee Simons 4.7 1.5 3.9 37.9 1.1 2.3 50.0 0.6 0.7 81.8 3 15

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Damian Lillard 1,715 541 1,324 40.9 222 603 36.8 411 460 89.3 10 68
difference:+1,645+519+1,266+2.9+205+569+13.2+402+449+7.5+7+53
Anfernee Simons 70 22 58 37.9 17 34 50.0 9 11 81.8 3 15

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 19.0
+15.2
201382
Anfernee Simons 3.8
201920

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 20.7
+12.4
201482
Anfernee Simons 8.3
202070

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 21.0
+13.2
201582
Anfernee Simons 7.8
202164

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 25.1
+7.8
201675
Anfernee Simons 17.3
202257

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 27.0
+5.9
201775
Anfernee Simons 21.1
202362

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 26.9
+4.3
201873
Anfernee Simons 22.6
202446

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 25.8
+6.5
201980
Anfernee Simons 19.3
202570

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 30.0
+16.4
202066
Anfernee Simons 13.6
202621

Damian Lillard's additional seasons:

* Damian Lillard played 5 seasons more than Anfernee Simons in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 13, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 27.1 points in a total of 285 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32.2 ppg and his lowest 24.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20130
Anfernee Simons 0.8
+0.8
20195

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 22.9
+16.1
201411
Anfernee Simons 6.8
20204

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 21.6
+15.1
20155
Anfernee Simons 6.5
20216

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 26.5
+26.5
201611
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20220

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 27.8
+27.8
20174
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20230

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 18.5
+18.5
20184
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 26.9
+26.9
201916
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20250

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 24.3
+24.3
20204
Anfernee Simons -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Damian Lillard's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Damian Lillard played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 27.1 points in a total of 13 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34.3 ppg and his lowest 7.

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