Tim Duncan vs. Damian Lillard: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Damian Lillard and Tim Duncan 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
Tim Duncan and Damian Lillard are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 49,094 points—. Damian Lillard is also one of the all-time leaders in points per game. Here we compare their scoring stats.
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 while Tim Duncan scored more total points in both stages. 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 6.1 points more than Tim Duncan in his 19 seasons (25.1 points against 19.0). On the other hand Tim Duncan scored a total of 3,898 points more than Damian Lillard (26,496 vs. 22,598).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Tim Duncan | 19.0 | 19 | |
| Damian Lillard | 25.1 | +6.1 | 13 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Tim Duncan | 26,496 | +3,898 | 19 |
| Damian Lillard | 22,598 | 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 Tim Duncan (+4.6 points per game) while Tim Duncan scored more points (+3,457).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Tim Duncan | 20.6 | 18 | |
| Damian Lillard | 25.2 | +4.6 | 10 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Tim Duncan | 5,172 | +3,457 | 18 |
| Damian Lillard | 1,715 | 10 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Duncan | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 1 | +1 | ||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Duncan | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 5 | +5 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Duncan | 639 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 650 | +11 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Duncan | 1,256 | +374 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 882 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tim Duncan | 1,390 | +490 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 900 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tim Duncan | 2 | +2 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 0 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Duncan | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Duncan | 137 | +91 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 46 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Duncan | 232 | +166 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 66 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tim Duncan | 250 | +183 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 67 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tim Duncan | 1 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 1 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Tim Duncan | 19.0 | 7.4 | 14.6 | 50.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 17.9 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 69.6 | 19 | 1,392 |
| difference: | +6.1 | +0.7 | +3.8 | +6.7 | +3.1 | +8.3 | +19.2 | +1.6 | +0.4 | +20.3 | +6 | +492 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tim Duncan | 26,496 | 10,285 | 20,334 | 50.6 | 30 | 168 | 17.9 | 5,896 | 8,468 | 69.6 | 19 | 1,392 |
| difference: | +3,898 | +3,019 | +3,766 | +6.7 | +2,774 | +7,388 | +19.2 | +634 | +2,615 | +20.3 | +6 | +492 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tim Duncan | 20.6 | 7.9 | 15.7 | 50.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 14.3 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 68.9 | 18 | 251 |
| difference: | +4.6 | +0.1 | +3.8 | +9.3 | +3.3 | +8.8 | +22.5 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +20.4 | +8 | +183 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tim Duncan | 5,172 | 1,975 | 3,939 | 50.1 | 5 | 35 | 14.3 | 1,217 | 1,766 | 68.9 | 18 | 251 |
| difference: | +3,457 | +1,434 | +2,615 | +9.3 | +217 | +568 | +22.5 | +806 | +1,306 | +20.4 | +8 | +183 |
| 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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Tim Duncan's additional seasons: | ||||
* Tim Duncan played 6 seasons more than Damian Lillard in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 14 to 19, from 2011 to 2016—he averaged 14.1 points in a total of 415 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 17.8 ppg and his lowest 8.6. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Duncan | 20.7 | +20.7 | 1998 | 9 |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Duncan | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
| Damian Lillard | 21.6 | +21.6 | 2015 | 5 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Duncan | 22.2 | +22.2 | 2007 | 20 |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Duncan | 20.2 | +20.2 | 2008 | 17 |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Tim Duncan's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Tim Duncan played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 15.5 points in a total of 81 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 18.1 ppg and his lowest 5.9. |