Damian Lillard vs. Pascal Siakam: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Pascal Siakam 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 Pascal Siakam.

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 Pascal Siakam 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 in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Damian Lillard averages 7.1 points more than Pascal Siakam in his 9 seasons (25.1 points against 18.0), and he also scored a total of 11,273 points more (22,598 vs. 11,325).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Damian Lillard 25.1
+7.1
13
Pascal Siakam 18.0
9

Total Points

Seasons
Damian Lillard 22,598
+11,273
13
Pascal Siakam 11,325
9

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 Pascal Siakam (+7.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+31).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Damian Lillard 25.2
+7.1
10
Pascal Siakam 18.1
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Damian Lillard 1,715
+31
10
Pascal Siakam 1,684
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 1
+1
Pascal Siakam 0

60+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 5
+5
Pascal Siakam 0

50+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 15
+14
Pascal Siakam 1

40+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 60
+55
Pascal Siakam 5

30+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 265
+195
Pascal Siakam 70

20+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 650
+370
Pascal Siakam 280

10+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 882
+379
Pascal Siakam 503

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Damian Lillard 900
+285
Pascal Siakam 615

0 Point Games (games without points)

Damian Lillard 0
Pascal Siakam 14
+14

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 2
+2
Pascal Siakam 0

40+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 4
+4
Pascal Siakam 0

30+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 23
+15
Pascal Siakam 8

20+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 46
+7
Pascal Siakam 39

10+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 66
Pascal Siakam 80
+14

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Damian Lillard 67
Pascal Siakam 91
+24

0 Point Games (games without points)

Damian Lillard 1
Pascal Siakam 2
+1

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:+7.1+1.2+4.6+6.0+2.0+5.2+3.2+2.7+2.4+13.6+4+271
Pascal Siakam 18.0 6.9 13.8 49.9 1.1 3.2 33.9 3.1 4.1 76.3 9 629

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:+11,273+2,934+7,882+6.0+2,112+5,517+3.2+3,293+3,271+13.6+4+271
Pascal Siakam 11,325 4,332 8,686 49.9 692 2,039 33.9 1,969 2,582 76.3 9 629

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:+7.1+0.9+5.0+8.2+2.3+5.6+5.9+3.1+2.8+17.4+3+25
Pascal Siakam 18.1 7.1 14.5 49.0 1.0 3.3 30.9 2.9 4.0 71.9 7 93

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:+31+119+22+8.2+127+296+5.9+142+86+17.4+3+25
Pascal Siakam 1,684 660 1,346 49.0 95 307 30.9 269 374 71.9 7 93

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 19.0
+14.8
201382
Pascal Siakam 4.2
201755

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 20.7
+13.4
201482
Pascal Siakam 7.3
201881

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 21.0
+4.1
201582
Pascal Siakam 16.9
2019NBA Champion80

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 25.1
+2.2
201675
Pascal Siakam 22.9
202060

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 27.0
+5.6
201775
Pascal Siakam 21.4
202156

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 26.9
+4.1
201873
Pascal Siakam 22.8
202268

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 25.8
+1.6
201980
Pascal Siakam 24.2
202371

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 30.0
+8.3
202066
Pascal Siakam 21.7
202480

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 28.8
+8.6
202167
Pascal Siakam 20.2
202578

Damian Lillard's additional seasons:

* Damian Lillard played 4 seasons more than Pascal Siakam 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 gameYearGames
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20130
Pascal Siakam 0.0
20172

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 22.9
+16.3
201411
Pascal Siakam 6.6
201810

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 21.6
+2.6
20155
Pascal Siakam 19.0
2019NBA Champion24

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 26.5
+9.5
201611
Pascal Siakam 17.0
202011

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 27.8
+27.8
20174
Pascal Siakam -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 18.5
20184
Pascal Siakam 22.8
+4.3
20226

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 26.9
+26.9
201916
Pascal Siakam -
DNP
20230

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 24.3
+2.7
20204
Pascal Siakam 21.6
202417

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 34.3
+13.8
20216
Pascal Siakam 20.5
202523

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.