Damian Lillard vs Donovan Mitchell

Damian LillardDonovan Mitchell

Damian Lillard and Donovan Mitchell compared on their NBA careers: Damian Lillard played 13 seasons, 2012-13 to 2024-25, Donovan Mitchell 9 seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26. Damian Lillard averaged 25.1 points a game to Donovan Mitchell's 25.1.

Who has the better career numbers?

Damian Lillard and Donovan Mitchell career per game
900GP609
36.2MIN33.8
25.1PTS25.1
4.3REB4.3
6.7AST4.8
1STL1.4
0.3BLK0.3
43.9FG%45.3
37.13P%36.6
89.9FT%84.4
59TS%57.5

Career totals

Damian Lillard and Donovan Mitchell career totals
22,598PTS15,272
3,845REB2,640
6,069AST2,928
874STL844
267BLK193
43.9FG%45.3
37.13P%36.6
89.9FT%84.4
59TS%57.5

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Damian Lillard and Donovan Mitchell postseason
68GP81
39.5MIN36.7
25.2PTS27.8
4.4REB5
6.1AST4.4
1.1STL1.3
0.3BLK0.3
40.9FG%44.2
36.83P%34.9
89.3FT%82.4
56.2TS%56

Where each stands all time

Damian Lillard and Donovan Mitchell all-time places
38th (22,598)Points135th (15,272)
37th (6,069)Assists201st (2,928)
5th (2,804)3-pointers made29th (1,842)
206th (874)Steals224th (844)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Damian Lillard: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team, Rookie of the Year, All-NBA Third Team ×2, All-NBA Second Team ×4, All-NBA First Team, All-Star MVP
  • Donovan Mitchell: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA Second Team ×2, All-NBA First Team

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Damian Lillard and Donovan Mitchell season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2012-13193.16.52017-1820.53.73.7
2nd2013-1420.73.55.62018-1923.84.14.2
3rd2014-15214.66.22019-20244.44.3
4th2015-1625.146.82020-2126.44.45.2
5th2016-17274.95.92021-2225.94.25.3
6th2017-1826.94.56.62022-2328.34.34.4
7th2018-1925.84.66.92023-2426.65.16.1
8th2019-20304.382024-25244.55
9th2020-2128.84.27.52025-2627.94.55.7
10th2021-22244.17.3————
11th2022-2332.24.87.3————
12th2023-2424.34.47————
13th2024-2524.94.77.1————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST