Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Damian Lillard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Damian Lillard and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

Damian Lillard and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history and 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 Damian Lillard scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a better scoring average 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Damian Lillard averages 0.7 points more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in his 7 seasons (25.1 points against 24.4), and he also scored a total of 11,304 points more (22,598 vs. 11,294).

Points Per Game			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4		7
Damian Lillard	25.1	+0.7	13

Total Points			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11,294		7
Damian Lillard	22,598	+11,304	13

Scoring Titles
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	+1
Damian Lillard	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

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Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.8		2019	82
Damian Lillard	19.0	+8.2	2013	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0		2020	70
Damian Lillard	20.7	+1.7	2014	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+2.7	2021	35
Damian Lillard	21.0		2015	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5		2022	56
Damian Lillard	25.1	+0.6	2016	75

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+4.4	2023	68
Damian Lillard	27.0		2017	75

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+3.2	2024	75
Damian Lillard	26.9		2018	73

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+6.9	2025	76
Damian Lillard	25.8		2019	80

Damian Lillard's additional seasons:

* Damian Lillard played 6 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 13, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 27.6 points in a total of 351 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32.2 ppg and his lowest 24.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+13.7	2019	6
Damian Lillard	-	DNP	2013	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3		2020	7
Damian Lillard	22.9	+6.6	2014	11

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0
Damian Lillard	21.6	+21.6	2015	5

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0
Damian Lillard	26.5	+26.5	2016	11

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0
Damian Lillard	27.8	+27.8	2017	4

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+11.7	2024	10
Damian Lillard	18.5		2018	4

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+3.0	2025	23
Damian Lillard	26.9		2019	16

Damian Lillard's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Damian Lillard played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 26.4 points in a total of 17 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34.3 ppg and his lowest 7.