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.

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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.

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 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

50+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 2
Damian Lillard 15
+13

40+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 26
Damian Lillard 60
+34

30+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 207
Damian Lillard 265
+58

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

40+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 1
Damian Lillard 4
+3

30+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 16
Damian Lillard 23
+7

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

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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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 8.6
201077
Damian Lillard 19.0
+10.4
201382

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 17.2
201182
Damian Lillard 20.7
+3.5
201482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 16.7
201263
Damian Lillard 21.0
+4.3
201582

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 18.1
201382
Damian Lillard 25.1
+7.0
201675

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
201479
Damian Lillard 27.0
+4.3
201775

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.1
201560
Damian Lillard 26.9
+6.8
201873

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.5
201678
Damian Lillard 25.8
+2.3
201980

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 27.3
201774
Damian Lillard 30.0
+2.7
202066

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.0
201880
Damian Lillard 28.8
+5.8
202167

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 21.2
201977
Damian Lillard 24.0
+2.8
202229

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.1
202068
Damian Lillard 32.2
+10.1
202358

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 21.6
202161
Damian Lillard 24.3
+2.7
202473

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 27.9
+3.0
202276
Damian Lillard 24.9
202558

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 gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20100
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20130

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20110
Damian Lillard 22.9
+22.9
201411

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20120
Damian Lillard 21.6
+21.6
20155

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20130
Damian Lillard 26.5
+26.5
201611

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.9
20147
Damian Lillard 27.8
+3.9
20174

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.3
+1.8
20154
Damian Lillard 18.5
20184

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.9
201620
Damian Lillard 26.9
+6.0
201916

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.4
201710
Damian Lillard 24.3
+1.9
20204

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
201810
Damian Lillard 34.3
+11.6
20216

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.0
+22.0
20197
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20220

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20200
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20230

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20210
Damian Lillard 31.3
+31.3
20244

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.8
+13.8
20225
Damian Lillard 7.0
20253

DeMar DeRozan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, DeMar DeRozan didn't play in the postseason.

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