Kevin Durant vs. Damian Lillard: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Damian Lillard and Kevin Durant 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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Kevin Durant and Damian Lillard are among the most prolific scorers in NBA history—combining for an staggering season total of 53,169 points—and they also have two of the all-time best scoring averages. Here we compare all their scoring stats.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kevin Durant has better scoring stats than Damian Lillard 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.
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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 17 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Durant averages 2.1 points more than Damian Lillard in his 13 seasons (27.2 points against 25.1), and he also scored a total of 7,973 points more (30,571 vs. 22,598).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Durant | 27.2 | +2.1 | 17 |
| Damian Lillard | 25.1 | 13 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Durant | 30,571 | +7,973 | 17 |
| Damian Lillard | 22,598 | 13 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Kevin Durant | 4 |  +4 |
| Damian Lillard | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kevin Durant has a better career point average than Damian Lillard (+4.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,270).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Durant | 29.3 | +4.1 | 13 |
| Damian Lillard | 25.2 | 10 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Durant | 4,985 | +3,270 | 13 |
| Damian Lillard | 1,715 | 10 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 1 | +1 | ||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 5 | +5 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 960 | +310 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 650 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 1,112 | +230 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 882 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 1,122 | +222 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 900 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 1 | +1 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 0 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 156 | +110 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 46 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 170 | +104 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 66 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 170 | +103 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 67 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 1 | +1 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 27.2 | 9.4 | 18.7 | 50.2 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 39.0 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 88.2 | 17 | 1,123 |
| difference: | +2.1 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +6.3 | +1.1 | +3.4 | +1.9 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.7 | +4 | +223 |
| 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 | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 30,571 | 10,542 | 20,999 | 50.2 | 2,191 | 5,620 | 39.0 | 7,296 | 8,271 | 88.2 | 17 | 1,123 |
| difference: | +7,973 | +3,276 | +4,431 | +6.3 | +613 | +1,936 | +1.9 | +2,034 | +2,418 | +1.7 | +4 | +223 |
| 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 | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 29.3 | 9.9 | 20.8 | 47.7 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 35.6 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 86.8 | 13 | 170 |
| difference: | +4.1 | +1.9 | +1.3 | +6.9 | +1.1 | +2.8 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +2.5 | +3 | +102 |
| 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 | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 4,985 | 1,684 | 3,528 | 47.7 | 366 | 1,029 | 35.6 | 1,251 | 1,441 | 86.8 | 13 | 170 |
| difference: | +3,270 | +1,143 | +2,204 | +6.9 | +144 | +426 | +1.2 | +840 | +981 | +2.5 | +3 | +102 |
| 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
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Kevin Durant's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kevin Durant played 4 seasons more than Damian Lillard in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 14 to 17, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 28.0 points in a total of 239 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.9 ppg and his lowest 26.6. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Damian Lillard | 22.9 | +22.9 | 2014 | 11 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Damian Lillard | 24.3 | +24.3 | 2020 | 4 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Durant | 28.5 | +28.5 | 2017 | 15 |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Durant | 29.0 | +29.0 | 2018 | 21 |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Kevin Durant's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Durant played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 27.9 points in a total of 19 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 29 ppg and his lowest 26.3. |