Damian Lillard vs. Jayson Tatum: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Damian Lillard and Jayson Tatum all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

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

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Damian Lillard, with a career spanning 13 seasons from 2013 to 2025, and Jayson Tatum, with 8 seasons played from 2018 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite.

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, and 3-pointers made as a bonus) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Damian Lillard vs. Jayson Tatum
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Damian Lillard Jayson Tatum Damian Lillard Jayson Tatum
Points
37th
211st
97th
34th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
54th
Assists
41st
+300th
85th
51st
Steals
257th
+300th
173rd
63rd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
71st
3-Pointers Made
4th
50th
25th
11th
Years138108

Damian Lillard vs. Jayson Tatum
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Damian Lillard Jayson Tatum Damian Lillard Jayson Tatum
Points
14th
31st
29th
38th
Rebounds
+300th
206th
+300th
136th
Assists
37th
257th
57th
112nd
Steals
+300th
279th
206th
193rd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
195th
3-Pointers Made
2nd
13th
3rd
20th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Damian Lillard Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
37th
211st
174 22,598 vs. 13,7848,814
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
3,845 vs. 4,293448
Assists
41st
+300th
+259 6,069 vs. 2,2433,826
Steals
257th
+300th
+43 874 vs. 639235
Blocks
+300th
+300th
267 vs. 384117
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
534 vs. 51222
Defensive Rebounds
250th
193rd
57 3,311 vs. 3,781470
Field Goals Made
66th
261st
195 7,266 vs. 4,7892,477
Field Goals Attempted
45th
262nd
217 16,568 vs. 10,4296,139
3-Pointers Made
4th
50th
46 2,804 vs. 1,5461,258
3-Pointers Attempted
3rd
50th
47 7,556 vs. 4,1813,375
Free Throws Made
35th
230th
195 5,262 vs. 2,6602,602
Free Throws Attempted
49th
281st
232 5,853 vs. 3,1672,686

Games and Years:

Damian Lillard Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
272nd
+300th
900 vs. 585315
Seasons
300th
+300th
13 vs. 85

Triple-Doubles:

Damian Lillard Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
109th
134th
25 5 vs. 41

Rankings by Points Scored:

Damian Lillard Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
15th
45th
30 60 vs. 2931
50+ point games
6th
23rd
17 15 vs. 510
60+ point games
3rd
11th
8 5 vs. 14
70+ point games
2nd
-
1 vs. 01

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Damian Lillard Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
97th
34th
63 1,715 vs. 2,9361,221
Rebounds
+300th
54th
+246 296 vs. 989693
Assists
85th
51st
34 414 vs. 592178
Steals
173rd
63rd
110 78 vs. 14365
Blocks
+300th
71st
+229 21 vs. 10685
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
208th
+92 46 vs. 11872
Defensive Rebounds
247th
29th
218 250 vs. 871621
Field Goals Made
140th
38th
102 541 vs. 983442
Field Goals Attempted
111st
33rd
78 1,324 vs. 2,241917
3-Pointers Made
25th
11th
14 222 vs. 29270
3-Pointers Attempted
28th
9th
19 603 vs. 840237
Free Throws Made
75th
35th
40 411 vs. 678267
Free Throws Attempted
104th
40th
64 460 vs. 806346

Games and Years:

Damian Lillard Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
103rd
+197 68 vs. 12153
Playoffs
154th
+300th
10 vs. 82

Triple-Doubles:

Damian Lillard Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
39th
0 vs. 11

Rankings by Points Scored:

Damian Lillard Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
37th
28th
9 4 vs. 51
50+ point games
5th
5th
0 2 vs. 20
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Damian Lillard Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
14th
31st
17 25.11 vs. 23.561.55
Rebounds per game
+300th
206th
+94 4.27 vs. 7.343.07
Assists per game
37th
257th
220 6.74 vs. 3.832.91
Steals per game
+300th
279th
+21 0.97 vs. 1.090.12
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.30 vs. 0.660.36
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.59 vs. 0.880.28
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
60th
+240 3.68 vs. 6.462.78
Field Goals Made per game
48th
45th
3 8.07 vs. 8.190.11
Field Goals Attempted per game
25th
34th
9 18.41 vs. 17.830.58
3-Pointers Made per game
2nd
13th
11 3.12 vs. 2.640.47
3-Pointers Attempted per game
3rd
11th
8 8.40 vs. 7.151.25
Free Throws Made per game
23rd
80th
57 5.85 vs. 4.551.30
Free Throws Attempted per game
51st
106th
55 6.50 vs. 5.411.09

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Damian Lillard Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
29th
38th
9 25.22 vs. 24.260.96
Rebounds per game
+300th
136th
+164 4.35 vs. 8.173.82
Assists per game
57th
112nd
55 6.09 vs. 4.891.20
Steals per game
206th
193rd
13 1.15 vs. 1.180.03
Blocks per game
+300th
195th
+105 0.31 vs. 0.880.57
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.68 vs. 0.980.30
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
37th
+263 3.68 vs. 7.203.52
Field Goals Made per game
66th
61st
5 7.96 vs. 8.120.17
Field Goals Attempted per game
38th
53rd
15 19.47 vs. 18.520.95
3-Pointers Made per game
3rd
20th
17 3.26 vs. 2.410.85
3-Pointers Attempted per game
5th
13th
8 8.87 vs. 6.941.93
Free Throws Made per game
32nd
48th
16 6.04 vs. 5.600.44
Free Throws Attempted per game
64th
72nd
8 6.76 vs. 6.660.10

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, this is 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also a minimum of 3 games is applied here for the Playoffs.