Larry Costello vs. Damian Lillard Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Damian Lillard and Larry Costello, 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.
Larry Costello and Damian Lillard both played 12 years in the NBA. Larry Costello had the first of his seasons in 1954-55, while Damian Lillard had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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.
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Larry Costello |
Damian Lillard |
Season |
1954-55 | 2012-13 |
Team |
Philadelphia Warriors | Portland Trail Blazers |
Honors & Awards |
- | Rookie of the Year |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
19 |
24.4 |
6.2 |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.4 |
7.3 |
.331 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.813 |
Damian Lillard |
82 |
38.6 |
19.0 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
6.5 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
6.7 |
15.7 |
.429 |
2.3 |
6.1 |
.368 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
.844 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Damian Lillard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Larry Costello didn't play in 1955-56.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
72 |
29.3 |
7.6 |
- |
- |
4.5 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
2.6 |
6.9 |
.374 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.788 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
2 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
2.5 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.375 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
72 |
38.1 |
14.9 |
- |
- |
5.3 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.3 |
12.3 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
5.3 |
.847 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
3 |
44.7 |
11.3 |
- |
- |
8.3 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
3.3 |
11.3 |
.294 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
4.7 |
1.000 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
70 |
39.3 |
15.8 |
- |
- |
5.2 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.9 |
13.5 |
.437 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.0 |
.802 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
9 |
40.1 |
17.7 |
- |
- |
5.9 |
6.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
6.0 |
13.4 |
.446 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
6.8 |
.836 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
71 |
34.8 |
14.0 |
- |
- |
5.5 |
6.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
5.2 |
11.6 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.1 |
.862 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
3 |
40.7 |
16.7 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
6.7 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.7 |
15.7 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.0 |
.833 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
75 |
28.9 |
14.5 |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.4 |
11.3 |
.482 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.799 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
8 |
33.6 |
16.4 |
- |
- |
4.4 |
6.5 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
5.3 |
12.9 |
.408 |
- |
- |
- |
5.9 |
6.9 |
.855 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
63 |
29.4 |
13.8 |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.9 |
11.5 |
.427 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
4.7 |
.837 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
5 |
33.4 |
14.6 |
- |
- |
3.2 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
4.4 |
10.2 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
6.6 |
.879 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
78 |
26.5 |
11.0 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
3.7 |
8.5 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.2 |
.881 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
5 |
26.8 |
10.2 |
- |
- |
0.8 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.6 |
.826 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
45 |
25.3 |
11.8 |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.2 |
9.1 |
.468 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
3.8 |
.865 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
5 |
7.2 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
.214 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.000 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
64 |
30.7 |
13.5 |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.8 |
10.9 |
.445 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.3 |
.877 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
10 |
20.7 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
1.2 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
.415 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.688 |
Damian Lillard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Larry Costello didn't play in 1965-66.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
49 |
19.9 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
2.7 |
6.0 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.7 |
.902 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
2 |
12.5 |
8.5 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.750 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
2.5 |
1.000 |
Damian Lillard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
28 |
17.6 |
7.2 |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.4 |
5.3 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.827 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |