Deandre Ayton vs. Damian Lillard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Damian Lillard and Deandre Ayton 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 Deandre Ayton.

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 Deandre Ayton 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 8.7 points more than Deandre Ayton in his 8 seasons (25.1 points against 16.4), and he also scored a total of 15,772 points more (22,598 vs. 6,826).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Deandre Ayton 16.4
8
Damian Lillard 25.1
+8.7
13

Total Points

Seasons
Deandre Ayton 6,826
8
Damian Lillard 22,598
+15,772
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 Deandre Ayton (+9.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,001).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Deandre Ayton 15.9
3
Damian Lillard 25.2
+9.3
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Deandre Ayton 714
3
Damian Lillard 1,715
+1,001
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Damian Lillard 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Damian Lillard 5
+5

50+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Damian Lillard 15
+15

40+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Damian Lillard 60
+60

30+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 14
Damian Lillard 265
+251

20+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 134
Damian Lillard 650
+516

10+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 346
Damian Lillard 882
+536

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Deandre Ayton 416
Damian Lillard 900
+484

0 Point Games (games without points)

Deandre Ayton 0
Damian Lillard 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Damian Lillard 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Damian Lillard 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Damian Lillard 23
+23

20+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 16
Damian Lillard 46
+30

10+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 38
Damian Lillard 66
+28

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Deandre Ayton 45
Damian Lillard 67
+22

0 Point Games (games without points)

Deandre Ayton 0
Damian Lillard 1
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 16.4 7.3 12.3 59.4 0.1 0.3 23.0 1.7 2.3 75.2 8 416
difference:+8.7+0.8+6.1+15.6+3.0+8.1+14.1+4.1+4.2+14.7+5+484
Damian Lillard 25.1 8.1 18.4 43.9 3.1 8.4 37.1 5.8 6.5 89.9 13 900

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 6,826 3,036 5,110 59.4 28 122 23.0 726 965 75.2 8 416
difference:+15,772+4,230+11,458+15.6+2,776+7,434+14.1+4,536+4,888+14.7+5+484
Damian Lillard 22,598 7,266 16,568 43.9 2,804 7,556 37.1 5,262 5,853 89.9 13 900

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 15.9 7.1 11.3 62.9 0.0 0.1 50.0 1.6 2.4 66.1 3 45
difference:+9.3+0.9+8.2+22.0+3.3+8.8+13.2+4.4+4.4+23.2+7+23
Damian Lillard 25.2 8.0 19.5 40.9 3.3 8.9 36.8 6.0 6.8 89.3 10 68

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 714 320 509 62.9 2 4 50.0 72 109 66.1 3 45
difference:+1,001+221+815+22.0+220+599+13.2+339+351+23.2+7+23
Damian Lillard 1,715 541 1,324 40.9 222 603 36.8 411 460 89.3 10 68

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 16.3
201971
Damian Lillard 19.0
+2.7
201382

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 18.2
202038
Damian Lillard 20.7
+2.5
201482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 14.4
202169
Damian Lillard 21.0
+6.6
201582

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 17.2
202258
Damian Lillard 25.1
+7.9
201675

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 18.0
202367
Damian Lillard 27.0
+9.0
201775

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 16.7
202455
Damian Lillard 26.9
+10.2
201873

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 14.4
202540
Damian Lillard 25.8
+11.4
201980

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 15.8
202618
Damian Lillard 30.0
+14.2
202066

Damian Lillard's additional seasons:

* Damian Lillard played 5 seasons more than Deandre Ayton in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 13, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 27.1 points in a total of 285 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32.2 ppg and his lowest 24.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20190
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20130

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20200
Damian Lillard 22.9
+22.9
201411

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 15.8
202122
Damian Lillard 21.6
+5.8
20155

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 17.9
202213
Damian Lillard 26.5
+8.6
201611

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 13.4
202310
Damian Lillard 27.8
+14.4
20174

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20240
Damian Lillard 18.5
+18.5
20184

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20250
Damian Lillard 26.9
+26.9
201916

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP *
20260
Damian Lillard 24.3
+24.3
20204
* season in progress

Damian Lillard's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Damian Lillard played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 27.1 points in a total of 13 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34.3 ppg and his lowest 7.

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