Darius Garland vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter and Darius Garland that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Darius Garland

vs.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darius Garland: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darius Garland 0 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Darius Garland 5 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Darius Garland 2 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Darius Garland 1 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 18.4 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 2.6 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 6.7 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.2 Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 5,660 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 801 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Darius Garland 2,052 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Darius Garland 356 Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Darius Garland 33 Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Darius Garland 307 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .448 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .384 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .864 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 21.7 (2022) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.3 (2022) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 8.6 (2022) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.3 (2022) Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 (2023) Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 17.1 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.1 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.5 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.2 Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 291 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 52 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Darius Garland 94 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Darius Garland 21 Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Darius Garland 3 Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Darius Garland 17 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .430 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .363 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .826 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 20.6 (2023) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.6 (2024) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.8 (2024) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.6 (2023) Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 (2023) Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.