Chauncey Billups vs. Darius Garland Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Darius Garland and Chauncey Billups, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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.

Chauncey Billups played 17 years in the NBA, 11 more than Darius Garland, who played 6. Chauncey Billups had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, 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 achievements, 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
Chauncey Billups 17 12 1997-98 to 2013-14
Darius Garland 6 3 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Chauncey Billups Darius Garland
Season 1997-982019-20
Team Boston Celtics, Toronto RaptorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 80 27.7 11.2 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.9 1.3 0.1 2.2 2.2 3.5 9.4 .374 1.3 4.1 .329 2.8 3.3 .850
difference:+21+3.2+1.1+0.3+0.2+0.5+0.6-0.4-0.6+1.2+2.4+.027+0.5+0.9+.026+1.7+2.1+.025
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
* Neiher Chauncey Billups nor Darius Garland played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Chauncey Billups Darius Garland
Season 1998-992020-21
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 45 33.1 13.9 0.5 1.6 2.1 3.8 1.3 0.3 2.2 2.6 4.2 11.0 .386 1.9 5.2 .362 3.5 3.8 .913
difference:+9+3.5+0.1+0.4+0.3+2.3+0.1+0.2-0.8-0.6+2.5+3.9+.065+0.3+.033+1.4+1.4+.065
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
* Neiher Chauncey Billups nor Darius Garland played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Chauncey Billups Darius Garland
Season 1999-002021-22
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 13 23.5 8.6 0.6 2.0 2.6 3.0 0.8 0.2 1.8 2.1 2.6 7.8 .337 0.5 3.2 .171 2.8 3.4 .841
difference:+55+12.2+13.1+0.7+0.7+5.6+0.5+0.1-1.8-0.4+5.4+9.5+.125+2.1+3.5+.212+0.4+0.1+.051
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
* Neiher Chauncey Billups nor Darius Garland played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Chauncey Billups Darius Garland
Season 2000-012022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 77 23.2 9.3 0.4 1.6 2.1 3.4 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.3 3.2 7.6 .422 0.9 2.5 .376 1.9 2.2 .842
difference:+8+12.3+12.3+0.7+0.6+4.4+0.5-1.5-0.2+4.4+8.8+.040+1.5+3.5+.034+2.1+2.5+.021
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 3 9.0 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.7 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000
difference:+2+28.8+19.6+0.3+0.5+0.1+4.3+1.6+0.2-3.3-1.7+6.7+14.0+.271+2.4+5.9+.387+3.9+4.7+.160
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
Chauncey Billups Darius Garland
Season 2001-022023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 82 28.7 12.5 0.4 2.3 2.8 5.5 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.1 4.2 10.0 .423 1.5 3.8 .394 2.5 2.9 .885
difference:+25+4.7+5.5+0.1+0.2+0.1+1.0+0.5+0.1-1.4-0.4+2.4+4.8+.023+0.8+2.4+.023+0.1+0.2+.051
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 3 44.7 22.0 0.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 1.0 0.3 3.0 4.7 7.7 17.0 .451 2.0 5.0 .400 4.7 6.7 .700
difference:+9+8.7+6.3+0.2+1.2+1.4+0.1+0.1+0.1-0.7-1.9+1.6+2.7+.024+0.1+0.9+.048+3.3+4.9+.110
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
Chauncey Billups Darius Garland
Season 2002-032024-25
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 74 31.4 16.2 0.5 3.2 3.7 3.9 0.9 0.2 1.8 1.8 4.9 11.8 .421 2.0 5.1 .392 4.3 4.9 .878
difference:+1+0.7+4.4+0.1+1.0+0.8+2.8+0.3+0.1-0.7-0.1+2.5+3.9+.051+0.8+2.0+.009+1.3+1.5
Darius Garland 75 30.7 20.6 0.6 2.2 2.9 6.7 1.2 0.1 2.5 1.9 7.4 15.7 .472 2.8 7.1 .401 3.0 3.4 .878
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 14 34.6 18.0 0.3 3.1 3.4 4.7 0.6 0.1 2.4 2.7 5.1 13.6 .374 1.9 6.0 .310 6.0 6.4 .933
difference:+9+5.0+0.1+1.1+1.2+0.5+0.2+0.1-0.6-0.7+0.7+0.2+.046+0.1+1.0+.024+1.6+1.6+.016
Darius Garland 5 29.6 18.0 0.2 2.0 2.2 5.2 0.4 0.0 3.0 3.4 5.8 13.8 .420 2.0 7.0 .286 4.4 4.8 .917

Additional Years

* Chauncey Billups played 11 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 17, from 2004 to 2014—Chauncey Billups played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 11 extra years over Darius Garland, Chauncey Billups got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
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