Damian Lillard vs. Kristaps Porzingis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kristaps Porzingis 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.

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 Kristaps Porzingis.

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 Kristaps Porzingis 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Damian Lillard	19.0	+4.7	2013	82
Kristaps Porzingis	14.3		2016	72

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Damian Lillard	20.7	+2.6	2014	82
Kristaps Porzingis	18.1		2017	66

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Damian Lillard	21.0		2015	82
Kristaps Porzingis	22.7	+1.7	2018	48

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Damian Lillard	25.1	+4.7	2016	75
Kristaps Porzingis	20.4		2020	57

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Damian Lillard	27.0	+6.9	2017	75
Kristaps Porzingis	20.1		2021	43

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Damian Lillard	26.9	+6.7	2018	73
Kristaps Porzingis	20.2		2022	51

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Damian Lillard	25.8	+2.6	2019	80
Kristaps Porzingis	23.2		2023	65

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Damian Lillard	30.0	+9.9	2020	66
Kristaps Porzingis	20.1		2024	57

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Damian Lillard	28.8	+9.3	2021	67
Kristaps Porzingis	19.5		2025	42

Damian Lillard's additional seasons:

* Damian Lillard played 4 seasons more than Kristaps Porzingis in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 13, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 26.5 points in a total of 218 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32.2 ppg and his lowest 24.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Damian Lillard	-	DNP	2013	0
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP	2016	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Damian Lillard	22.9	+22.9	2014	11
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP	2017	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Damian Lillard	21.6	+21.6	2015	5
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP	2018	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Damian Lillard	26.5	+2.8	2016	11
Kristaps Porzingis	23.7		2020	3

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Damian Lillard	27.8	+14.7	2017	4
Kristaps Porzingis	13.1		2021	7

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Damian Lillard	18.5	+18.5	2018	4
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP	2022	0

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Damian Lillard	26.9	+26.9	2019	16
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP	2023	0

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Damian Lillard	24.3	+12.0	2020	4
Kristaps Porzingis	12.3		2024	7

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Damian Lillard	34.3	+26.6	2021	6
Kristaps Porzingis	7.7		2025	11

Damian Lillard's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Damian Lillard played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.9 points in a total of 7 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.3 ppg and his lowest 7.