Darius Garland vs. Mario Hezonja Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mario Hezonja and Darius Garland, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

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.

Darius Garland and Mario Hezonja both played 5 years in the NBA. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Mario Hezonja had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Darius Garland 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24
Mario Hezonja 5 1 2015-16 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darius Garland Mario Hezonja
Season 2019-202015-16
Team Cleveland CavaliersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Darius Garland 59 30.9 12.3 0.5 1.4 1.9 3.9 0.7 0.1 2.6 1.6 4.7 11.8 .401 1.8 5.0 .355 1.1 1.2 .875
Mario Hezonja 79 17.9 6.1 0.4 1.9 2.2 1.4 0.5 0.2 1.2 1.6 2.3 5.3 .433 0.8 2.4 .349 0.6 0.7 .907
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mario Hezonja ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Darius Garland Mario Hezonja
Season 2020-212016-17
Team Cleveland CavaliersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Darius Garland 54 33.1 17.4 0.4 2.0 2.4 6.1 1.2 0.1 3.0 2.0 6.7 14.9 .451 1.9 4.9 .395 2.1 2.4 .848
Mario Hezonja 65 14.8 4.9 0.3 1.9 2.2 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.8 5.1 .355 0.7 2.2 .299 0.6 0.8 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mario Hezonja ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Darius Garland Mario Hezonja
Season 2021-222017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Darius Garland 68 35.7 21.7 0.6 2.7 3.3 8.6 1.3 0.1 3.6 1.7 8.0 17.3 .462 2.6 6.7 .383 3.2 3.5 .892
Mario Hezonja 75 22.1 9.6 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.4 1.1 0.4 1.1 1.8 3.6 8.2 .442 1.2 3.6 .337 1.1 1.4 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mario Hezonja ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Darius Garland Mario Hezonja
Season 2022-232018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Darius Garland 69 35.5 21.6 0.4 2.3 2.7 7.8 1.2 0.1 2.9 2.1 7.6 16.4 .462 2.4 6.0 .410 4.0 4.7 .863
Mario Hezonja 58 20.8 8.8 0.5 3.6 4.1 1.5 1.0 0.1 1.5 1.9 3.3 8.0 .412 0.7 2.6 .276 1.5 2.0 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 5 37.8 20.6 0.0 1.8 1.8 5.0 1.6 0.2 3.6 3.4 7.0 16.0 .438 2.4 6.2 .387 4.2 5.0 .840
Mario Hezonja ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Darius Garland Mario Hezonja
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 57 33.4 18.0 0.5 2.1 2.7 6.5 1.3 0.1 3.1 1.7 6.6 14.8 .446 2.3 6.2 .371 2.6 3.1 .834
Mario Hezonja 53 16.4 4.8 0.6 2.9 3.5 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.8 2.0 1.7 4.1 .422 0.5 1.5 .308 0.9 1.1 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 12 36.0 15.7 0.1 3.5 3.6 5.8 1.1 0.2 2.3 2.8 6.1 14.3 .427 2.1 5.9 .352 1.4 1.8 .810
Mario Hezonja 5 13.6 4.6 0.4 2.8 3.2 1.2 0.6 0.0 0.6 1.6 1.8 4.4 .409 0.4 1.4 .286 0.6 0.8 .750