Vlade Divac vs. Damian Lillard: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Damian Lillard and Vlade Divac 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 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 Vlade Divac.
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 Vlade Divac 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.
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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 13.3 points more than Vlade Divac in his 16 seasons (25.1 points against 11.8), and he also scored a total of 9,200 points more (22,598 vs. 13,398).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Vlade Divac | 11.8 | 16 | |
| Damian Lillard | 25.1 | +13.3 | 13 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Vlade Divac | 13,398 | 16 | |
| Damian Lillard | 22,598 | +9,200 | 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 Vlade Divac (+13.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+247).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Vlade Divac | 12.1 | 14 | |
| Damian Lillard | 25.2 | +13.1 | 10 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Vlade Divac | 1,468 | 14 | |
| Damian Lillard | 1,715 | +247 | 10 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 1 | +1 | ||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 5 | +5 | ||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 15 | +15 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 60 | +60 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 136 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 650 | +514 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 708 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 882 | +174 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 1,115 | +215 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 900 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 19 | +19 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 0 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 2 | +2 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 4 | +4 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 14 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 46 | +32 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 79 | +13 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 66 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 121 | +54 | ||
| Damian Lillard | 67 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 0 | |||
| Damian Lillard | 1 | +1 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 11.8 | 4.6 | 9.3 | 49.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 23.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 69.2 | 16 | 1,134 |
| difference: | +13.3 | +3.5 | +9.1 | +5.7 | +3.0 | +8.0 | +13.6 | +3.3 | +2.8 | +20.7 | +3 | +234 |
| 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 | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 13,398 | 5,205 | 10,510 | 49.5 | 100 | 426 | 23.5 | 2,888 | 4,176 | 69.2 | 16 | 1,134 |
| difference: | +9,200 | +2,061 | +6,058 | +5.7 | +2,704 | +7,130 | +13.6 | +2,374 | +1,677 | +20.7 | +3 | +234 |
| 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 | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 12.1 | 4.5 | 9.3 | 48.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 24.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 73.1 | 14 | 121 |
| difference: | +13.1 | +3.5 | +10.2 | +7.1 | +3.2 | +8.5 | +12.7 | +2.9 | +2.6 | +16.2 | +4 | +53 |
| 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 | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 1,468 | 541 | 1,128 | 48.0 | 13 | 54 | 24.1 | 373 | 510 | 73.1 | 14 | 121 |
| difference: | +247 | +196 | +7.1 | +209 | +549 | +12.7 | +38 | +50 | +16.2 | +4 | +53 | |
| 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
Vlade Divac's additional seasons: | ||||
* Vlade Divac played 3 seasons more than Damian Lillard in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 14 to 16, from 2003 to 2005—he averaged 9.3 points in a total of 176 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 9.9 ppg and his lowest 2.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vlade Divac | 9.1 | +9.1 | 1990 | 9 |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vlade Divac | - | DNP | 1994 | 0 |
| Damian Lillard | 27.8 | +27.8 | 2017 | 4 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vlade Divac | 16.2 | +16.2 | 1999 | 5 |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vlade Divac | 11.2 | +11.2 | 2000 | 5 |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Vlade Divac's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Vlade Divac played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.0 points in a total of 24 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.4 ppg and his lowest 6.6. |