Darius Garland vs. Mike Novak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Novak 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.

Mike Novak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darius Garland: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darius Garland 0 Mike Novak 0

NBA Seasons Darius Garland 5 Mike Novak 3

Playoffs Played Darius Garland 2 Mike Novak 1

All-Star Games Darius Garland 1 Mike Novak 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 18.4 Mike Novak 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 2.6 Mike Novak 0.4 *

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 6.7 Mike Novak 1.4

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.2 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 5,660 Mike Novak 420

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 801 Mike Novak 2 *

Total Assists Darius Garland 2,052 Mike Novak 175

Total Steals Darius Garland 356 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Darius Garland 33 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Darius Garland 307 Mike Novak 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .448 Mike Novak .310

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .384 Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .864 Mike Novak .566

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 21.7 (2022) Mike Novak 5.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.3 (2022) Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) *

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 8.6 (2022) Mike Novak 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.3 (2022) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 (2023) Mike Novak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 17.4 Mike Novak 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 2.6 Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.4 Mike Novak 2.5

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.0 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 174 Mike Novak 13

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 26 Mike Novak 0 *

Total Assists Darius Garland 54 Mike Novak 10

Total Steals Darius Garland 10 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Darius Garland 2 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Darius Garland 10 Mike Novak 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .446 Mike Novak .273

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .414 Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .788 Mike Novak 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 20.6 (2023) Mike Novak 3.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.4 (2024) Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.8 (2024) Mike Novak 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.6 (2023) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 (2024) Mike Novak - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.