Damian Lillard vs. Zion Williamson: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Damian Lillard and Zion Williamson 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

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) 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. Zion Williamson
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Damian Lillard Zion Williamson Damian Lillard Zion Williamson
Points
37th
+300th
97th
DNP
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
DNP
Assists
41st
+300th
85th
DNP
Steals
256th
+300th
173rd
DNP
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
DNP
Years136100

Damian Lillard vs. Zion Williamson
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Damian Lillard Zion Williamson Damian Lillard Zion Williamson
Points
14th
--
29th
DNP
Rebounds
+300th
--
+300th
DNP
Assists
37th
--
57th
DNP
Steals
+300th
--
206th
DNP
Blocks
+300th
--
+300th
DNP

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

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

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Damian Lillard Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
37th
+300th
+263 22,598 vs. 5,34417,254
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
3,845 vs. 1,4342,411
Assists
41st
+300th
+259 6,069 vs. 9345,135
Steals
256th
+300th
+44 874 vs. 228646
Blocks
+300th
+300th
267 vs. 139128
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
534 vs. 49737
Defensive Rebounds
248th
+300th
+52 3,311 vs. 9372,374
Field Goals Made
66th
+300th
+234 7,266 vs. 2,0635,203
Field Goals Attempted
45th
+300th
+255 16,568 vs. 3,51513,053
3-Pointers Made
4th
+300th
+296 2,804 vs. 322,772
3-Pointers Attempted
3rd
+300th
+297 7,556 vs. 987,458
Free Throws Made
35th
+300th
+265 5,262 vs. 1,1864,076
Free Throws Attempted
49th
+300th
+251 5,853 vs. 1,7224,131

Games and Years:

Damian Lillard Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
272nd
+300th
900 vs. 217683
Seasons
300th
+300th
13 vs. 67

Triple-Doubles:

Damian Lillard Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
109th
202nd
93 5 vs. 23

Rankings by Points Scored:

Damian Lillard Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
15th
276th
261 60 vs. 258
50+ point games
6th
-
15 vs. 015
60+ point games
3rd
-
5 vs. 05
70+ point games
2nd
-
1 vs. 01

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Damian Lillard Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
97th
DNP
1,715 vs. 01,715
Rebounds
+300th
DNP
296 vs. 0296
Assists
85th
DNP
414 vs. 0414
Steals
173rd
DNP
78 vs. 078
Blocks
+300th
DNP
21 vs. 021
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
DNP
46 vs. 046
Defensive Rebounds
247th
DNP
250 vs. 0250
Field Goals Made
140th
DNP
541 vs. 0541
Field Goals Attempted
111st
DNP
1,324 vs. 01,324
3-Pointers Made
25th
DNP
222 vs. 0222
3-Pointers Attempted
28th
DNP
603 vs. 0603
Free Throws Made
75th
DNP
411 vs. 0411
Free Throws Attempted
104th
DNP
460 vs. 0460

Games and Years:

Damian Lillard Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
DNP
68 vs. 068
Playoffs
154th
DNP
10 vs. 010

Triple-Doubles:

Damian Lillard Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
DNP
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Damian Lillard Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
37th
DNP
4 vs. 04
50+ point games
5th
DNP
2 vs. 02
60+ point games
-
DNP
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Damian Lillard Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
14th
--
25.11 vs. 24.630.48
Rebounds per game
+300th
--
4.27 vs. 6.612.34
Assists per game
37th
--
6.74 vs. 4.302.44
Steals per game
+300th
--
0.97 vs. 1.050.08
Blocks per game
+300th
--
0.30 vs. 0.640.34
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
--
0.59 vs. 2.291.70
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
--
3.68 vs. 4.320.64
Field Goals Made per game
48th
--
8.07 vs. 9.511.43
Field Goals Attempted per game
26th
--
18.41 vs. 16.202.21
3-Pointers Made per game
2nd
--
3.12 vs. 0.152.97
3-Pointers Attempted per game
3rd
--
8.40 vs. 0.457.94
Free Throws Made per game
23rd
--
5.85 vs. 5.470.38
Free Throws Attempted per game
51st
--
6.50 vs. 7.941.43

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Damian Lillard Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
29th
DNP
25.22 vs. 0.0025.22
Rebounds per game
+300th
DNP
4.35 vs. 0.004.35
Assists per game
57th
DNP
6.09 vs. 0.006.09
Steals per game
206th
DNP
1.15 vs. 0.001.15
Blocks per game
+300th
DNP
0.31 vs. 0.000.31
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
DNP
0.68 vs. 0.000.68
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
DNP
3.68 vs. 0.003.68
Field Goals Made per game
66th
DNP
7.96 vs. 0.007.96
Field Goals Attempted per game
38th
DNP
19.47 vs. 0.0019.47
3-Pointers Made per game
3rd
DNP
3.26 vs. 0.003.26
3-Pointers Attempted per game
5th
DNP
8.87 vs. 0.008.87
Free Throws Made per game
32nd
DNP
6.04 vs. 0.006.04
Free Throws Attempted per game
64th
DNP
6.76 vs. 0.006.76

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.