Damian Lillard vs. Stephon Marbury: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Stephon Marbury 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 Stephon Marbury.

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 Stephon Marbury 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 5.8 points more than Stephon Marbury in his 13 seasons (25.1 points against 19.3), and he also scored a total of 6,301 points more (22,598 vs. 16,297).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Damian Lillard 25.1
+5.8
13
Stephon Marbury 19.3
13

Total Points

Seasons
Damian Lillard 22,598
+6,301
13
Stephon Marbury 16,297
13

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 Stephon Marbury (+12.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,313).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Damian Lillard 25.2
+12.6
10
Stephon Marbury 12.6
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Damian Lillard 1,715
+1,313
10
Stephon Marbury 402
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 1
+1
Stephon Marbury 0

60+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 5
+5
Stephon Marbury 0

50+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 15
+14
Stephon Marbury 1

40+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 60
+44
Stephon Marbury 16

30+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 265
+148
Stephon Marbury 117

20+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 650
+249
Stephon Marbury 401

10+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 882
+148
Stephon Marbury 734

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Damian Lillard 900
+62
Stephon Marbury 838

0 Point Games (games without points)

Damian Lillard 0
Stephon Marbury 8
+8

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 2
+2
Stephon Marbury 0

40+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 4
+4
Stephon Marbury 0

30+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 23
+21
Stephon Marbury 2

20+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 46
+38
Stephon Marbury 8

10+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 66
+47
Stephon Marbury 19

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Damian Lillard 67
+38
Stephon Marbury 29

0 Point Games (games without points)

Damian Lillard 1
Stephon Marbury 3
+2

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:+5.8+1.3+2.7+0.6+1.9+4.8+4.6+1.3+0.8+11.5+54
Stephon Marbury 19.3 6.8 15.7 43.3 1.2 3.6 32.5 4.5 5.7 78.4 13 846

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:+6,301+1,497+3,244+0.6+1,813+4,508+4.6+1,494+1,049+11.5+54
Stephon Marbury 16,297 5,769 13,324 43.3 991 3,048 32.5 3,768 4,804 78.4 13 846

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:+12.6+3.3+6.3+5.3+2.5+5.8+9.5+3.7+3.7+14.3+5+36
Stephon Marbury 12.6 4.7 13.2 35.5 0.8 3.1 27.3 2.3 3.1 75.0 5 32

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:+1,313+391+902+5.3+195+504+9.5+336+360+14.3+5+36
Stephon Marbury 402 150 422 35.5 27 99 27.3 75 100 75.0 5 32

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 19.0
+3.2
201382
Stephon Marbury 15.8
199767

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 20.7
+3.0
201482
Stephon Marbury 17.7
199882

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 21.0
201582
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+0.3
199949

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 25.1
+3.8
201675
Stephon Marbury 21.3
199949

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 27.0
+4.8
201775
Stephon Marbury 22.2
200074

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 26.9
+3.0
201873
Stephon Marbury 23.9
200167

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 25.8
+5.4
201980
Stephon Marbury 20.4
200282

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 30.0
+7.7
202066
Stephon Marbury 22.3
200381

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 28.8
+8.6
202167
Stephon Marbury 20.2
200481

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 24.0
+2.3
202229
Stephon Marbury 21.7
200582

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 32.2
+15.9
202358
Stephon Marbury 16.3
200660

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 24.3
+7.9
202473
Stephon Marbury 16.4
200774

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 24.9
+11.0
202558
Stephon Marbury 13.9
200824

Stephon Marbury's additional seasons:

* Stephon Marbury played 1 season more than Damian Lillard in the NBA.

In that year—his season 14 in 2009—he averaged 3.8 points in a total of 23 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20130
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
19973

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 22.9
+9.1
201411
Stephon Marbury 13.8
19985

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 21.6
+21.6
20155
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 26.5
+26.5
201611
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 27.8
+27.8
20174
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20000

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 18.5
+18.5
20184
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20010

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 26.9
+26.9
201916
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20020

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 24.3
+2.3
20204
Stephon Marbury 22.0
20036

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 34.3
+13.0
20216
Stephon Marbury 21.3
20044

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20220
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20050

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20230
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20060

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 31.3
+31.3
20244
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20070

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 7.0
+7.0
20253
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20080

Stephon Marbury's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Stephon Marbury played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 3.7 points in a total of 14 games.

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