Sleepy Floyd vs. Darius Garland Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Darius Garland and Sleepy Floyd, 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

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.

Sleepy Floyd played 13 years in the NBA, 8 more than Darius Garland, who played 5. Sleepy Floyd had the first of his seasons in 1982-83, while Darius Garland had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Sleepy Floyd 13 7 1982-83 to 1994-95
Darius Garland 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Sleepy Floyd Darius Garland
Season 1982-832019-20
Team New Jersey Nets, Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
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 %
Sleepy Floyd 76 16.4 8.1 0.7 1.1 1.8 1.8 0.8 0.2 1.4 1.8 3.0 6.9 .429 0.1 0.3 .400 2.0 2.4 .833
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sleepy Floyd ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Sleepy Floyd Darius Garland
Season 1983-842020-21
Team Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
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 %
Sleepy Floyd 77 33.2 16.8 1.1 2.4 3.5 3.5 1.3 0.4 2.5 2.8 6.3 13.6 .463 0.1 0.6 .178 4.1 5.0 .816
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sleepy Floyd ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Sleepy Floyd Darius Garland
Season 1984-852021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
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 %
Sleepy Floyd 82 35.0 19.5 0.8 1.7 2.5 5.0 1.6 0.5 3.1 2.8 7.4 16.7 .445 0.5 1.7 .294 4.1 5.1 .810
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sleepy Floyd ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Sleepy Floyd Darius Garland
Season 1985-862022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East 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 %
Sleepy Floyd 82 33.7 17.2 0.9 2.7 3.6 9.1 1.9 0.2 3.5 2.4 6.2 12.3 .506 0.5 1.5 .328 4.3 5.4 .796
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sleepy Floyd ------- --- ----------
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

Season 5
Sleepy Floyd Darius Garland
Season 1986-872023-24
Team Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sleepy Floyd 82 37.4 18.8 0.7 2.6 3.3 10.3 1.8 0.2 3.4 2.4 6.1 12.6 .488 0.9 2.3 .384 5.6 6.5 .860
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sleepy Floyd 10 41.4 21.4 0.9 2.1 3.0 10.2 1.8 0.2 3.5 2.4 7.7 15.2 .507 1.3 2.8 .464 4.7 5.1 .922
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

Season 6
Sleepy Floyd Darius Garland
Season 1987-88-
Team Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Sleepy Floyd 77 32.6 15.0 1.0 2.8 3.8 7.1 1.2 0.2 2.9 2.5 5.5 12.6 .433 0.2 0.9 .194 3.9 4.6 .850
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sleepy Floyd 4 38.5 18.8 0.8 1.0 1.8 8.5 2.0 0.0 3.0 2.5 6.5 15.3 .426 1.0 2.0 .500 4.8 5.5 .864
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Sleepy Floyd Darius Garland
Season 1988-89-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Sleepy Floyd 82 34.0 14.2 0.6 3.1 3.7 8.6 1.5 0.1 3.1 2.4 4.8 10.9 .443 1.3 3.6 .373 3.2 3.8 .845
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sleepy Floyd 4 40.0 15.5 0.8 3.8 4.5 6.5 2.0 0.3 2.5 2.5 5.5 11.5 .478 2.0 3.8 .533 2.5 3.5 .714
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Sleepy Floyd Darius Garland
Season 1989-90-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Sleepy Floyd 82 32.1 12.2 0.6 1.9 2.4 7.3 1.1 0.1 2.5 1.9 4.4 9.8 .451 1.1 2.9 .380 2.3 2.8 .806
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sleepy Floyd 4 43.0 18.5 1.8 2.0 3.8 10.3 1.3 0.3 3.8 1.3 7.5 16.0 .469 0.8 3.0 .250 2.8 4.3 .647
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Sleepy Floyd Darius Garland
Season 1990-91-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Sleepy Floyd 82 22.6 12.3 0.6 1.3 1.9 3.9 1.2 0.2 1.7 1.5 4.7 11.5 .411 0.6 2.1 .273 2.3 3.0 .752
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sleepy Floyd 3 13.7 5.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.3 0.7 0.3 2.3 1.3 2.7 8.0 .333 0.0 1.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Sleepy Floyd Darius Garland
Season 1991-92-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Sleepy Floyd 82 20.3 9.1 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.9 0.7 0.3 1.6 1.6 3.5 8.6 .406 0.5 1.5 .301 1.6 2.1 .794
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sleepy Floyd ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Sleepy Floyd Darius Garland
Season 1992-93-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sleepy Floyd 52 16.7 6.6 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.5 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.1 2.4 5.9 .407 0.3 1.1 .286 1.6 2.0 .794
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sleepy Floyd 7 8.6 2.9 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.3 0.0 1.3 0.3 0.9 2.7 .316 0.1 0.4 .333 1.0 1.4 .700
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Sleepy Floyd Darius Garland
Season 1993-94-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sleepy Floyd 53 13.9 3.8 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.9 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 3.9 .335 0.2 0.7 .222 1.0 1.5 .667
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sleepy Floyd 4 9.3 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.8 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Sleepy Floyd Darius Garland
Season 1994-95-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sleepy Floyd 48 17.3 4.1 0.2 1.0 1.1 2.6 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.5 1.5 4.4 .335 0.5 1.8 .284 0.6 0.9 .698
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sleepy Floyd ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
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