Scottie Barnes vs. Damian Lillard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Damian Lillard and Scottie Barnes 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 Scottie Barnes.

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 Scottie Barnes 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 7.7 points more than Scottie Barnes in his 5 seasons (25.1 points against 17.4), and he also scored a total of 17,329 points more (22,598 vs. 5,269).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Scottie Barnes 17.4
5
Damian Lillard 25.1
+7.7
13

Total Points

Seasons
Scottie Barnes 5,269
5
Damian Lillard 22,598
+17,329
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 Scottie Barnes (+12.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,664).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Scottie Barnes 12.8
1
Damian Lillard 25.2
+12.4
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Scottie Barnes 51
1
Damian Lillard 1,715
+1,664
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 0
Damian Lillard 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 0
Damian Lillard 5
+5

50+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 0
Damian Lillard 15
+15

40+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 0
Damian Lillard 60
+60

30+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 16
Damian Lillard 265
+249

20+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 110
Damian Lillard 650
+540

10+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 266
Damian Lillard 882
+616

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Scottie Barnes 301
Damian Lillard 900
+599

0 Point Games (games without points)

Scottie Barnes 1
+1
Damian Lillard 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 0
Damian Lillard 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 0
Damian Lillard 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 0
Damian Lillard 23
+23

20+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 0
Damian Lillard 46
+46

10+ Point Games

Scottie Barnes 3
Damian Lillard 66
+63

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Scottie Barnes 4
Damian Lillard 67
+63

0 Point Games (games without points)

Scottie Barnes 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
Scottie Barnes 17.4 6.8 14.4 46.9 1.1 3.6 30.7 2.8 3.7 76.9 5 302
difference:+7.7+1.3+4.0+3.1+2.0+4.8+6.4+3.0+2.8+13.0+8+598
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
Scottie Barnes 5,269 2,040 4,346 46.9 334 1,087 30.7 855 1,112 76.9 5 302
difference:+17,329+5,226+12,222+3.1+2,470+6,469+6.4+4,407+4,741+13.0+8+598
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
Scottie Barnes 12.8 4.5 10.5 42.9 0.5 3.0 16.7 3.3 4.0 81.3 1 4
difference:+12.4+3.5+9.0+2.0+2.8+5.9+20.1+2.7+2.8+8.0+9+64
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
Scottie Barnes 51 18 42 42.9 2 12 16.7 13 16 81.3 1 4
difference:+1,664+523+1,282+2.0+220+591+20.1+398+444+8.0+9+64
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
Scottie Barnes 15.3
202274
Damian Lillard 19.0
+3.7
201382

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Barnes 15.3
202377
Damian Lillard 20.7
+5.4
201482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Barnes 19.9
202460
Damian Lillard 21.0
+1.1
201582

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Barnes 19.3
202565
Damian Lillard 25.1
+5.8
201675

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Barnes 19.7
202626
Damian Lillard 27.0
+7.3
201775

Damian Lillard's additional seasons:

* Damian Lillard played 8 seasons more than Scottie Barnes in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2018 to 2025—he averaged 27.2 points in a total of 504 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32.2 ppg and his lowest 24.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Barnes 12.8
+12.8
20224
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20130

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Barnes -
DNP
20230
Damian Lillard 22.9
+22.9
201411

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Barnes -
DNP
20240
Damian Lillard 21.6
+21.6
20155

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Barnes -
DNP
20250
Damian Lillard 26.5
+26.5
201611

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Barnes -
DNP *
20260
Damian Lillard 27.8
+27.8
20174
* season in progress

Damian Lillard's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Damian Lillard played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 25.8 points in a total of 37 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34.3 ppg and his lowest 7.

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