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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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.
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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 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 | |||
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
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
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 game | Year | Games | |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Mark Williams | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Damian Lillard | 22.9 | +22.9 | 2014 | 11 |
| Mark Williams | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Damian Lillard | 21.6 | +21.6 | 2015 | 5 |
| Mark Williams | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Damian Lillard | 26.5 | +26.5 | 2016 | 11 |
| Mark Williams | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * 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. |