Bill Gabor vs. Darius Garland Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Darius Garland and Bill Gabor, 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.

Bill Gabor played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Darius Garland, who played 5. Bill Gabor had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, 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
Bill Gabor 6 5 1949-50 to 1954-55
Darius Garland 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bill Gabor Darius Garland
Season 1949-502019-20
Team Syracuse NationalsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Bill Gabor 56 - 10.9 - - - 1.9 - - - 3.5 4.0 12.0 .337 - - - 2.8 4.1 .689
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 %
Bill Gabor 10 - 7.6 - - - 2.5 - - - 2.7 2.5 9.7 .258 - - - 2.6 3.1 .839
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bill Gabor Darius Garland
Season 1950-512020-21
Team Syracuse NationalsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Bill Gabor 61 - 11.3 - - 2.5 2.0 - - - 3.5 4.2 12.2 .342 - - - 2.9 4.0 .740
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 %
Bill Gabor 7 - 9.0 - - 2.9 2.6 - - - 3.4 3.9 10.3 .375 - - - 1.3 2.0 .643
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Bill Gabor Darius Garland
Season 1951-522021-22
Team Syracuse NationalsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Bill Gabor 57 19.0 8.6 - - 1.6 1.5 - - - 3.3 3.0 9.4 .322 - - - 2.5 3.2 .776
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 %
Bill Gabor 7 11.4 4.9 - - 0.9 1.4 - - - 2.3 1.6 4.7 .333 - - - 1.7 2.3 .750
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Bill Gabor Darius Garland
Season 1952-532022-23
Team Syracuse NationalsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisCavaliers 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 %
Bill Gabor 69 19.4 9.4 - - 1.5 1.9 - - - 3.8 3.1 8.9 .350 - - - 3.1 4.1 .764
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 %
Bill Gabor 2 14.0 9.0 - - 1.5 1.0 - - - 6.0 2.5 6.0 .417 - - - 4.0 6.5 .615
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

Bill Gabor Darius Garland
Season 1953-542023-24
Team Syracuse NationalsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost NBA FinalsCavaliers 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 %
Bill Gabor 61 19.9 9.0 - - 1.6 2.7 - - - 3.0 3.3 9.0 .370 - - - 2.3 3.2 .716
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 %
Bill Gabor 10 19.6 7.6 - - 2.8 1.9 - - - 3.6 2.4 8.3 .289 - - - 2.8 4.0 .700
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

Bill Gabor Darius Garland
Season 1954-55-
Team Syracuse Nationals-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Gabor 3 15.7 5.7 - - 1.7 3.7 - - - 2.0 2.3 7.3 .318 - - - 1.0 1.7 .600
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Gabor ------- --- ----------
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