Jimmy Butler vs. Damian Lillard: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Damian Lillard and Jimmy Butler 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
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 Jimmy Butler.
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 total points during the season while Jimmy Butler scored more points in the postseason. 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 6.8 points more than Jimmy Butler in his 15 seasons (25.1 points against 18.3), and he also scored a total of 6,316 points more (22,598 vs. 16,282).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 18.3 | 15 | |
| Damian Lillard | 25.1 | +6.8 | 13 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 16,282 | 15 | |
| Damian Lillard | 22,598 | +6,316 | 13 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Damian Lillard has a better career point average than Jimmy Butler (+4.1 points per game) while Jimmy Butler scored more points (+1,030).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 21.1 | 12 | |
| Damian Lillard | 25.2 | +4.1 | 10 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 2,745 | +1,030 | 12 |
| Damian Lillard | 1,715 | 10 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 1 | +1 | ||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 5 | +5 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 412 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 650 | +238 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 730 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 882 | +152 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 863 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 900 | +37 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 25 | +25 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 0 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 70 | +24 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 46 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 114 | +48 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 66 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 127 | +60 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 67 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 3 | +2 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 1 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 18.3 | 5.9 | 12.5 | 47.3 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 33.0 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 84.4 | 15 | 888 |
| difference: | +6.8 | +2.2 | +5.9 | +3.4 | +2.3 | +6.0 | +4.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +5.5 | +2 | +12 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 16,282 | 5,265 | 11,133 | 47.3 | 701 | 2,123 | 33.0 | 5,051 | 5,986 | 84.4 | 15 | 888 |
| difference: | +6,316 | +2,001 | +5,435 | +3.4 | +2,103 | +5,433 | +4.1 | +211 | +133 | +5.5 | +2 | +12 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 21.1 | 7.1 | 15.5 | 45.9 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 34.4 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 82.7 | 12 | 130 |
| difference: | +4.1 | +0.9 | +4.0 | +5.0 | +2.1 | +5.4 | +2.4 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +6.6 | +2 | +62 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 2,745 | 923 | 2,012 | 45.9 | 156 | 454 | 34.4 | 743 | 898 | 82.7 | 12 | 130 |
| difference: | +1,030 | +382 | +688 | +5.0 | +66 | +149 | +2.4 | +332 | +438 | +6.6 | +2 | +62 |
| 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
Jimmy Butler's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jimmy Butler played 3 seasons more than Damian Lillard in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 14 to 16, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 17.9 points in a total of 129 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.2 ppg and his lowest 17.5. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 0.0 | 2012 | 3 | |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Damian Lillard | 27.8 | +27.8 | 2017 | 4 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 14.5 | +14.5 | 2021 | 4 |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 27.4 | +27.4 | 2022 | 17 |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Damian Lillard | 7.0 | +7.0 | 2025 | 3 |
Jimmy Butler's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Jimmy Butler played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 19.2 points in a total of 22 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.2 ppg and his lowest 19.2. |