Damian Lillard vs. Mark Williams: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Mark Williams 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 Mark Williams.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Damian Lillard has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Mark Williams didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Damian Lillard has better playoff stats. 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 in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Damian Lillard averages 12.7 points more than Mark Williams in his 4 seasons (25.1 points against 12.4), and he also scored a total of 21,025 points more (22,598 vs. 1,573).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Damian Lillard 25.1
+12.7
13
Mark Williams 12.4
4

Total Points

Seasons
Damian Lillard 22,598
+21,025
13
Mark Williams 1,573
4

Points in the Playoffs

Mark Williams didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Damian Lillard has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Damian Lillard 25.2
+25.2
10
Mark Williams 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Damian Lillard 1,715
+1,715
10
Mark Williams 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 1
+1
Mark Williams 0

60+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 5
+5
Mark Williams 0

50+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 15
+15
Mark Williams 0

40+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 60
+60
Mark Williams 0

30+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 265
+263
Mark Williams 2

20+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 650
+633
Mark Williams 17

10+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 882
+799
Mark Williams 83

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Damian Lillard 900
+774
Mark Williams 126

0 Point Games (games without points)

Damian Lillard 0
Mark Williams 1
+1

Playoffs

Mark Williams didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Damian Lillard's point thresholds are omited here.

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:+12.7+3.1+10.4+18.8+3.1+8.4+17.1+3.4+3.3+14.5+9+773
Mark Williams 12.4 5.0 8.0 62.6 0.0 0.0 20.0 2.4 3.2 75.4 4 127

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:+21,025+6,632+15,556+18.8+2,803+7,551+17.1+4,958+5,450+14.5+9+773
Mark Williams 1,573 634 1,012 62.6 1 5 20.0 304 403 75.4 4 127

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:+25.2+8.0+19.5+40.9+3.3+8.9+36.8+6.0+6.8+89.3+10+68
Mark Williams DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+1,715+541+1,324+40.9+222+603+36.8+411+460+89.3+10+68
Mark Williams DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 19.0
+10.0
201382
Mark Williams 9.0
202343

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 20.7
+8.0
201482
Mark Williams 12.7
202419

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 21.0
+5.7
201582
Mark Williams 15.3
202544

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 25.1
+12.1
201675
Mark Williams 13.0
202621

Damian Lillard's additional seasons:

* Damian Lillard played 9 seasons more than Mark Williams in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 13, from 2017 to 2025—he averaged 27.2 points in a total of 579 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
Mark Williams -
DNP
20230

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 22.9
+22.9
201411
Mark Williams -
DNP
20240

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 21.6
+21.6
20155
Mark Williams -
DNP
20250

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 26.5
+26.5
201611
Mark Williams -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Damian Lillard's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Damian Lillard played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 26.0 points in a total of 41 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34.3 ppg and his lowest 7.