Mike Conley vs. Damian Lillard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Damian Lillard and Mike Conley 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 Mike Conley.

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 Mike Conley 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 11 points more than Mike Conley in his 18 seasons (25.1 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 6,128 points more (22,598 vs. 16,470).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mike Conley 14.1
18
Damian Lillard 25.1
+11.0
13

Total Points

Seasons
Mike Conley 16,470
18
Damian Lillard 22,598
+6,128
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 Mike Conley (+11.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+220).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mike Conley 13.8
12
Damian Lillard 25.2
+11.4
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Mike Conley 1,495
12
Damian Lillard 1,715
+220
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Mike Conley 0
Damian Lillard 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Mike Conley 0
Damian Lillard 5
+5

50+ Point Games

Mike Conley 0
Damian Lillard 15
+15

40+ Point Games

Mike Conley 1
Damian Lillard 60
+59

30+ Point Games

Mike Conley 26
Damian Lillard 265
+239

20+ Point Games

Mike Conley 250
Damian Lillard 650
+400

10+ Point Games

Mike Conley 851
Damian Lillard 882
+31

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mike Conley 1,156
+256
Damian Lillard 900

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mike Conley 16
+16
Damian Lillard 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Mike Conley 0
Damian Lillard 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Mike Conley 0
Damian Lillard 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Mike Conley 1
Damian Lillard 23
+22

20+ Point Games

Mike Conley 24
Damian Lillard 46
+22

10+ Point Games

Mike Conley 75
+9
Damian Lillard 66

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mike Conley 104
+37
Damian Lillard 67

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mike Conley 4
+3
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
Mike Conley 14.1 4.9 11.3 43.8 1.6 4.2 38.9 2.5 3.1 82.5 18 1,172
difference:+11.0+3.2+7.1+0.1+1.5+4.2+1.8+3.3+3.4+7.4+5+272
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
Mike Conley 16,470 5,784 13,204 43.8 1,930 4,965 38.9 2,972 3,602 82.5 18 1,172
difference:+6,128+1,482+3,364+0.1+874+2,591+1.8+2,290+2,251+7.4+5+272
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
Mike Conley 13.8 4.7 11.6 40.9 1.6 4.4 36.0 2.8 3.5 80.7 12 108
difference:+11.4+3.3+7.9+0.1+1.7+4.5+0.8+3.2+3.3+8.6+2+40
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
Mike Conley 1,495 511 1,248 40.9 171 475 36.0 302 374 80.7 12 108
difference:+220+30+76+0.1+51+128+0.8+109+86+8.6+2+40
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
Mike Conley 9.4
200853
Damian Lillard 19.0
+9.6
201382

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 10.9
200982
Damian Lillard 20.7
+9.8
201482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 12.0
201080
Damian Lillard 21.0
+9.0
201582

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 13.7
201181
Damian Lillard 25.1
+11.4
201675

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 12.7
201262
Damian Lillard 27.0
+14.3
201775

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.6
201380
Damian Lillard 26.9
+12.3
201873

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 17.2
201473
Damian Lillard 25.8
+8.6
201980

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.8
201570
Damian Lillard 30.0
+14.2
202066

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.3
201656
Damian Lillard 28.8
+13.5
202167

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 20.5
201769
Damian Lillard 24.0
+3.5
202229

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 17.1
201812
Damian Lillard 32.2
+15.1
202358

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 21.1
201970
Damian Lillard 24.3
+3.2
202473

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.4
202047
Damian Lillard 24.9
+10.5
202558

Mike Conley's additional seasons:

* Mike Conley played 5 seasons more than Damian Lillard in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 18, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 12.1 points in a total of 337 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.2 ppg and his lowest 8.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20080
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20130

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20090
Damian Lillard 22.9
+22.9
201411

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20100
Damian Lillard 21.6
+21.6
20155

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.2
201113
Damian Lillard 26.5
+11.3
201611

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.1
20127
Damian Lillard 27.8
+13.7
20174

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 17.0
201315
Damian Lillard 18.5
+1.5
20184

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.9
20147
Damian Lillard 26.9
+11.0
201916

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.4
20158
Damian Lillard 24.3
+9.9
20204

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20160
Damian Lillard 34.3
+34.3
20216

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 24.7
+24.7
20176
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20220

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20180
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20230

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20190
Damian Lillard 31.3
+31.3
20244

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 19.8
+12.8
20205
Damian Lillard 7.0
20253

Mike Conley's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Mike Conley played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.0 points in a total of 47 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.3 ppg and his lowest 6.

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