DeMar DeRozan vs. Damian Lillard: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Damian Lillard and DeMar DeRozan 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
DeMar DeRozan and Damian Lillard are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 47,890 points—. Damian Lillard is also one of the all-time leaders in points per game. Here we compare their scoring stats.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Damian Lillard has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while DeMar DeRozan scored more points in the regular season. 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 3.8 points more than DeMar DeRozan in his 16 seasons (25.1 points against 21.3). On the other hand DeMar DeRozan scored a total of 2,694 points more than Damian Lillard (25,292 vs. 22,598).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
DeMar DeRozan | 21.3 | 16 | |
Damian Lillard | 25.1 | +3.8 | 13 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
DeMar DeRozan | 25,292 | +2,694 | 16 |
Damian Lillard | 22,598 | 13 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Damian Lillard has a better career point average than DeMar DeRozan (+3.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+340).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
DeMar DeRozan | 21.8 | 7 | |
Damian Lillard | 25.2 | +3.4 | 10 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
DeMar DeRozan | 1,375 | 7 | |
Damian Lillard | 1,715 | +340 | 10 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
DeMar DeRozan | 0 | |||
Damian Lillard | 1 | +1 |
60+ Point Games | ||||
DeMar DeRozan | 0 | |||
Damian Lillard | 5 | +5 |
20+ Point Games | ||||
DeMar DeRozan | 692 | +42 | ||
Damian Lillard | 650 |
10+ Point Games | ||||
DeMar DeRozan | 1,077 | +195 | ||
Damian Lillard | 882 |
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
DeMar DeRozan | 1,182 | +282 | ||
Damian Lillard | 900 |
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
DeMar DeRozan | 5 | +5 | ||
Damian Lillard | 0 |
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
DeMar DeRozan | 0 | |||
Damian Lillard | 2 | +2 |
20+ Point Games | ||||
DeMar DeRozan | 36 | |||
Damian Lillard | 46 | +10 |
10+ Point Games | ||||
DeMar DeRozan | 57 | |||
Damian Lillard | 66 | +9 |
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
DeMar DeRozan | 63 | |||
Damian Lillard | 67 | +4 |
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
DeMar DeRozan | 0 | |||
Damian Lillard | 1 | +1 |
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
DeMar DeRozan | 21.3 | 7.6 | 16.3 | 46.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 30.0 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 84.2 | 16 | 1,187 |
difference: | +3.8 | +0.5 | +2.1 | +3.1 | +2.6 | +6.7 | +7.1 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +5.7 | +3 | +287 |
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 | ||||
DeMar DeRozan | 25,292 | 9,064 | 19,315 | 46.9 | 615 | 2,047 | 30.0 | 6,549 | 7,778 | 84.2 | 16 | 1,187 |
difference: | +2,694 | +1,798 | +2,747 | +3.1 | +2,189 | +5,509 | +7.1 | +1,287 | +1,925 | +5.7 | +3 | +287 |
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 | ||||
DeMar DeRozan | 21.8 | 7.8 | 18.8 | 41.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 21.4 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 85.2 | 7 | 63 |
difference: | +3.4 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +2.9 | +7.1 | +15.4 | +0.2 | +4.1 | +3 | +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 | ||||
DeMar DeRozan | 1,375 | 494 | 1,183 | 41.8 | 24 | 112 | 21.4 | 363 | 426 | 85.2 | 7 | 63 |
difference: | +340 | +47 | +141 | +0.9 | +198 | +491 | +15.4 | +48 | +34 | +4.1 | +3 | +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
Regular Season
DeMar DeRozan's additional seasons: | ||||
* DeMar DeRozan played 3 seasons more than Damian Lillard in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 14 to 16, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 23.6 points in a total of 230 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.5 ppg and his lowest 22.2. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
DeMar DeRozan | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
DeMar DeRozan | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Damian Lillard | 22.9 | +22.9 | 2014 | 11 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
DeMar DeRozan | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Damian Lillard | 21.6 | +21.6 | 2015 | 5 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
DeMar DeRozan | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Damian Lillard | 26.5 | +26.5 | 2016 | 11 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
DeMar DeRozan | 22.0 | +22.0 | 2019 | 7 |
Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
DeMar DeRozan | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
DeMar DeRozan | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Damian Lillard | 31.3 | +31.3 | 2024 | 4 |
DeMar DeRozan's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, DeMar DeRozan didn't play in the postseason. |