Damian Lillard vs. Josh Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Smith and Damian Lillard, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Damian Lillard played 12 years in the NBA, 1 less than Josh Smith, who played 13. Damian Lillard had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Josh Smith had his rookie season in 2004-05. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Damian Lillard |
12 |
9 |
2012-13 to 2023-24 |
Josh Smith |
13 |
8 |
2004-05 to 2017-18 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
82 |
35.8 |
20.7 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
5.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
6.7 |
15.9 |
.424 |
2.7 |
6.8 |
.394 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
.871 |
Josh Smith |
80 |
32.0 |
11.3 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
6.6 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
9.7 |
.425 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.309 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
.719 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
11 |
42.4 |
22.9 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
5.1 |
6.5 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
7.5 |
17.2 |
.439 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
.386 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
.894 |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
82 |
35.7 |
21.0 |
0.6 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
6.2 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
7.2 |
16.6 |
.434 |
2.4 |
7.0 |
.343 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
.864 |
Josh Smith |
72 |
36.8 |
16.4 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
8.6 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
6.1 |
13.8 |
.439 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
.250 |
3.7 |
5.4 |
.693 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
5 |
40.2 |
21.6 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
7.8 |
19.2 |
.406 |
1.0 |
6.2 |
.161 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
.781 |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
75 |
35.7 |
25.1 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
6.8 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
8.2 |
19.7 |
.419 |
3.1 |
8.1 |
.375 |
5.5 |
6.2 |
.892 |
Josh Smith |
81 |
35.5 |
17.2 |
2.0 |
6.2 |
8.2 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
6.4 |
14.0 |
.457 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.253 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
.710 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
11 |
39.7 |
26.5 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
8.1 |
22.0 |
.368 |
3.8 |
9.7 |
.393 |
6.5 |
7.1 |
.910 |
Josh Smith |
7 |
33.9 |
15.7 |
1.0 |
5.4 |
6.4 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
12.6 |
.398 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
.167 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
.841 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
75 |
35.9 |
27.0 |
0.6 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
5.9 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
8.8 |
19.8 |
.444 |
2.9 |
7.7 |
.370 |
6.5 |
7.3 |
.895 |
Josh Smith |
69 |
35.1 |
15.6 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
7.2 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
6.1 |
12.3 |
.492 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.299 |
3.1 |
5.2 |
.588 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
4 |
37.8 |
27.8 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
9.8 |
22.5 |
.433 |
2.3 |
8.0 |
.281 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
.960 |
Josh Smith |
11 |
37.3 |
17.1 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
7.5 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
6.1 |
14.5 |
.421 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
.133 |
4.7 |
6.5 |
.732 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
73 |
36.6 |
26.9 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
6.6 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
8.5 |
19.4 |
.439 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
.361 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
.916 |
Josh Smith |
81 |
35.4 |
15.7 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
8.7 |
4.2 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
12.3 |
.505 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.2 |
5.2 |
.618 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
4 |
40.5 |
18.5 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
6.3 |
17.8 |
.352 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
.300 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
.882 |
Josh Smith |
11 |
35.6 |
14.1 |
3.4 |
5.6 |
9.0 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
5.6 |
11.7 |
.481 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.333 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
.659 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
80 |
35.5 |
25.8 |
0.9 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
6.9 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
8.5 |
19.2 |
.444 |
3.0 |
8.0 |
.369 |
5.9 |
6.4 |
.912 |
Josh Smith |
77 |
34.4 |
16.5 |
1.7 |
6.8 |
8.5 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
6.5 |
13.5 |
.477 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.331 |
3.0 |
4.1 |
.725 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
16 |
40.6 |
26.9 |
0.5 |
4.3 |
4.8 |
6.6 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
3.8 |
2.5 |
8.6 |
20.6 |
.418 |
3.7 |
9.9 |
.373 |
5.9 |
7.1 |
.833 |
Josh Smith |
12 |
36.5 |
15.1 |
1.5 |
7.0 |
8.5 |
2.9 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
5.8 |
14.3 |
.404 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
.125 |
3.3 |
5.6 |
.597 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
66 |
37.5 |
30.0 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
8.0 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
9.5 |
20.4 |
.463 |
4.1 |
10.2 |
.401 |
7.0 |
7.8 |
.888 |
Josh Smith |
66 |
35.3 |
18.8 |
2.1 |
7.5 |
9.6 |
3.9 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
7.6 |
16.7 |
.458 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
.257 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
.630 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
4 |
35.8 |
24.3 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
6.5 |
16.0 |
.406 |
3.3 |
8.3 |
.394 |
8.0 |
8.3 |
.970 |
Josh Smith |
5 |
39.2 |
16.8 |
2.0 |
11.6 |
13.6 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
6.8 |
17.6 |
.386 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
.000 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.762 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
67 |
35.8 |
28.8 |
0.5 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
7.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
9.0 |
19.9 |
.451 |
4.1 |
10.5 |
.391 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
.928 |
Josh Smith |
76 |
35.3 |
17.5 |
1.8 |
6.7 |
8.4 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
7.2 |
15.6 |
.465 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
.303 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
.517 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
6 |
41.3 |
34.3 |
0.2 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
10.2 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
10.3 |
22.3 |
.463 |
5.8 |
13.0 |
.449 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
.940 |
Josh Smith |
6 |
33.2 |
17.0 |
1.7 |
5.8 |
7.5 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
6.5 |
15.0 |
.433 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
.250 |
3.2 |
6.0 |
.528 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
29 |
36.4 |
24.0 |
0.4 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
7.3 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
7.7 |
19.0 |
.402 |
3.2 |
9.8 |
.324 |
5.5 |
6.2 |
.878 |
Josh Smith |
77 |
35.5 |
16.4 |
1.3 |
5.4 |
6.8 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
6.7 |
16.0 |
.419 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
.264 |
2.1 |
3.9 |
.532 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
58 |
36.3 |
32.2 |
0.8 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
7.3 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
1.9 |
9.6 |
20.7 |
.463 |
4.2 |
11.3 |
.371 |
8.8 |
9.6 |
.914 |
Josh Smith |
83 |
27.7 |
12.4 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
6.4 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
11.9 |
.419 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
.316 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
.498 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Smith |
17 |
23.3 |
13.5 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
11.4 |
.438 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
.380 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.432 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
73 |
35.3 |
24.3 |
0.5 |
3.9 |
4.4 |
7.0 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
7.4 |
17.5 |
.424 |
3.0 |
8.5 |
.354 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
.920 |
Josh Smith |
55 |
16.0 |
6.0 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
.364 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
.287 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
.552 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
4 |
39.0 |
31.3 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
8.5 |
20.3 |
.420 |
5.0 |
12.0 |
.417 |
9.3 |
9.5 |
.974 |
Josh Smith |
4 |
9.5 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
.462 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
Note: Josh Smith didn't play in 2016-17.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Smith |
3 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Damian Lillard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |