Vince Carter vs. Damian Lillard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Damian Lillard and Vince Carter 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

Vince Carter and Damian Lillard are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 48,326 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 and also scored more points in during the postseason while Vince Carter scored more points in the regular season. 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 8.4 points more than Vince Carter in his 22 seasons (25.1 points against 16.7). On the other hand Vince Carter scored a total of 3,130 points more than Damian Lillard (25,728 vs. 22,598).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Vince Carter 16.7
22
Damian Lillard 25.1
+8.4
13

Total Points

Seasons
Vince Carter 25,728
+3,130
22
Damian Lillard 22,598
13

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Damian Lillard has a better career point average than Vince Carter (+7.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+122).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Vince Carter 18.1
11
Damian Lillard 25.2
+7.1
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Vince Carter 1,593
11
Damian Lillard 1,715
+122
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Vince Carter 0
Damian Lillard 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Vince Carter 0
Damian Lillard 5
+5

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
Damian Lillard 15
+13

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 32
Damian Lillard 60
+28

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 185
Damian Lillard 265
+80

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 597
Damian Lillard 650
+53

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1,094
+212
Damian Lillard 882

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 1,473
+573
Damian Lillard 900

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 68
+68
Damian Lillard 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1
Damian Lillard 2
+1

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
Damian Lillard 4
+2

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 12
Damian Lillard 23
+11

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 40
Damian Lillard 46
+6

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 68
+2
Damian Lillard 66

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 88
+21
Damian Lillard 67

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 0
Damian Lillard 1
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

more >>

Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vince Carter 16.7 6.0 13.8 43.5 1.5 4.0 37.1 3.1 3.9 79.8 22 1,541
difference:+8.4+2.1+4.6+0.3+1.6+4.4+2.7+2.6+10.1+9+641
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
Vince Carter 25,728 9,293 21,339 43.5 2,290 6,168 37.1 4,852 6,082 79.8 22 1,541
difference:+3,130+2,027+4,771+0.3+514+1,388+410+229+10.1+9+641
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
Vince Carter 18.1 6.3 15.2 41.6 1.4 4.0 33.8 4.1 5.1 79.6 11 88
difference:+7.1+1.7+4.3+0.7+1.9+4.9+3.0+1.9+1.7+9.7+1+20
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
Vince Carter 1,593 557 1,340 41.6 119 352 33.8 360 452 79.6 11 88
difference:+122+16+16+0.7+103+251+3.0+51+8+9.7+1+20
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
Vince Carter 18.3
199950
Damian Lillard 19.0
+0.7
201382

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.7
+5.0
200082
Damian Lillard 20.7
201482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.6
+6.6
200175
Damian Lillard 21.0
201582

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.7
200260
Damian Lillard 25.1
+0.4
201675

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.6
200343
Damian Lillard 27.0
+6.4
201775

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.5
200473
Damian Lillard 26.9
+4.4
201873

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.5
200577
Damian Lillard 25.8
+1.3
201980

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.2
200679
Damian Lillard 30.0
+5.8
202066

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.2
200782
Damian Lillard 28.8
+3.6
202167

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 21.3
200876
Damian Lillard 24.0
+2.7
202229

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.8
200980
Damian Lillard 32.2
+11.4
202358

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 16.6
201075
Damian Lillard 24.3
+7.7
202473

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 14.0
201173
Damian Lillard 24.9
+10.9
202558

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 10 seasons more than Damian Lillard in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 23, from 2011 to 2020—he averaged 9.0 points in a total of 689 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
19990
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20130

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 19.3
20003
Damian Lillard 22.9
+3.6
201411

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.3
+5.7
200112
Damian Lillard 21.6
20155

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020
Damian Lillard 26.5
+26.5
201611

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030
Damian Lillard 27.8
+27.8
20174

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040
Damian Lillard 18.5
+18.5
20184

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 26.8
20054
Damian Lillard 26.9
+0.1
201916

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 29.6
+5.3
200611
Damian Lillard 24.3
20204

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.3
200712
Damian Lillard 34.3
+12.0
20216

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20080
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20220

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20090
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20230

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 15.5
201014
Damian Lillard 31.3
+15.8
20244

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20110
Damian Lillard 7.0
+7.0
20253

Vince Carter's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.1 points in a total of 32 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.6 ppg and his lowest 6.3.

Share: