DeAndre Jordan vs. Damian Lillard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Damian Lillard and DeAndre Jordan 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 Jordan.

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 Jordan 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 16.6 points more than DeAndre Jordan in his 17 seasons (25.1 points against 8.5), and he also scored a total of 13,115 points more (22,598 vs. 9,483).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeAndre Jordan 8.5
17
Damian Lillard 25.1
+16.6
13

Total Points

Seasons
DeAndre Jordan 9,483
17
Damian Lillard 22,598
+13,115
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 Jordan (+17.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,132).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeAndre Jordan 8.0
10
Damian Lillard 25.2
+17.2
10

Total Points

Playoffs
DeAndre Jordan 583
10
Damian Lillard 1,715
+1,132
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Damian Lillard 1
+1

60+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Damian Lillard 5
+5

50+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Damian Lillard 15
+15

40+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Damian Lillard 60
+60

30+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 1
Damian Lillard 265
+264

20+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 48
Damian Lillard 650
+602

10+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 433
Damian Lillard 882
+449

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeAndre Jordan 1,046
+146
Damian Lillard 900

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeAndre Jordan 65
+65
Damian Lillard 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Damian Lillard 2
+2

40+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Damian Lillard 4
+4

30+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Damian Lillard 23
+23

20+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 5
Damian Lillard 46
+41

10+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 27
Damian Lillard 66
+39

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeAndre Jordan 61
Damian Lillard 67
+6

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeAndre Jordan 12
+11
Damian Lillard 1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeAndre Jordan 8.5 3.5 5.2 67.4 0.0 0.0 15.4 1.6 3.4 47.5 17 1,111
difference:+16.6+4.6+13.2+23.5+3.1+8.4+21.7+4.2+3.1+42.4+4+211
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 Jordan 9,483 3,856 5,725 67.4 2 13 15.4 1,769 3,728 47.5 17 1,111
difference:+13,115+3,410+10,843+23.5+2,802+7,543+21.7+3,493+2,125+42.4+4+211
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 Jordan 8.0 2.9 4.4 67.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 5.3 40.4 10 73
difference:+17.2+5.1+15.1+26.1+3.3+8.9+36.8+3.8+1.5+48.9+5
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 Jordan 583 213 318 67.0 0 1 0.0 157 389 40.4 10 73
difference:+1,132+328+1,006+26.1+222+602+36.8+254+71+48.9+5
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

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 4.3
200953
Damian Lillard 19.0
+14.7
201382

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 4.8
201070
Damian Lillard 20.7
+15.9
201482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 7.1
201180
Damian Lillard 21.0
+13.9
201582

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 7.4
201266
Damian Lillard 25.1
+17.7
201675

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 8.8
201382
Damian Lillard 27.0
+18.2
201775

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 10.4
201482
Damian Lillard 26.9
+16.5
201873

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 11.5
201582
Damian Lillard 25.8
+14.3
201980

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201677
Damian Lillard 30.0
+17.3
202066

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201781
Damian Lillard 28.8
+16.1
202167

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 12.0
201877
Damian Lillard 24.0
+12.0
202229

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 11.0
201969
Damian Lillard 32.2
+21.2
202358

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 8.3
202056
Damian Lillard 24.3
+16.0
202473

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 7.5
202157
Damian Lillard 24.9
+17.4
202558

DeAndre Jordan's additional seasons:

* DeAndre Jordan played 4 seasons more than Damian Lillard in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 17, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 4.2 points in a total of 179 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 5.1 ppg and his lowest 3.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20090
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20130

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20100
Damian Lillard 22.9
+22.9
201411

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20110
Damian Lillard 21.6
+21.6
20155

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 4.5
201211
Damian Lillard 26.5
+22.0
201611

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 3.7
20136
Damian Lillard 27.8
+24.1
20174

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 9.6
201413
Damian Lillard 18.5
+8.9
20184

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 13.1
201514
Damian Lillard 26.9
+13.8
201916

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 11.7
20166
Damian Lillard 24.3
+12.6
20204

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 15.4
20177
Damian Lillard 34.3
+18.9
20216

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20180
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20220

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20190
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20230

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20200
Damian Lillard 31.3
+31.3
20244

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20210
Damian Lillard 7.0
+7.0
20253

DeAndre Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, DeAndre Jordan played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 1.6 points in a total of 16 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 3.3 ppg and his lowest 0.9.

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