Chris Andersen vs. Darius Garland Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Darius Garland and Chris Andersen, 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.

Chris Andersen played 15 years in the NBA, 10 more than Darius Garland, who played 5. Chris Andersen had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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
Chris Andersen	15	7	2001-02 to 2016-17
Darius Garland	5	2	2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Chris Andersen	Darius Garland
Season	2001-02	2019-20
Team	Denver Nuggets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Chris Andersen	24	10.9	3.0	1.6	1.6	3.2	0.3	0.3	1.2	0.5	1.5	1.0	3.1	.338	0.0	0.2	.000	0.9	1.2	.786
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		%
Chris Andersen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Chris Andersen	Darius Garland
Season	2002-03	2020-21
Team	Denver Nuggets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Chris Andersen	59	15.4	5.2	1.8	2.8	4.6	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.5	1.9	4.8	.400	0.0	0.0	.000	1.3	2.4	.550
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		%
Chris Andersen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Chris Andersen	Darius Garland
Season	2003-04	2021-22
Team	Denver Nuggets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Chris Andersen	71	14.5	3.4	1.3	2.9	4.2	0.5	0.5	1.6	0.7	1.7	1.3	2.9	.443	0.0	0.0	.000	0.9	1.5	.589
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		%
Chris Andersen	5	6.6	1.2	1.2	1.6	2.8	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.6	1.8	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Chris Andersen	Darius Garland
Season	2004-05	2022-23
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Cavaliers 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		%
Chris Andersen	67	21.3	7.7	2.0	4.1	6.1	1.1	0.2	1.5	1.0	2.1	2.9	5.3	.534	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	2.8	.689
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		%
Chris Andersen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Chris Andersen	Darius Garland
Season	2005-06	2023-24
Team	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Cavaliers 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		%
Chris Andersen	32	17.8	5.0	1.9	2.9	4.8	0.2	0.3	1.3	0.8	2.6	1.8	3.1	.571	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	3.2	.476
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		%
Chris Andersen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Note: Chris Andersen didn't play in 2006-07.


Season 6
	Chris Andersen	Darius Garland
Season	2007-08	-
Team	New Orleans Hornets	-
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		%
Chris Andersen	5	6.8	1.2	0.4	1.4	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.2	1.2	0.4	1.4	.286	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.8	.500
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Andersen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Chris Andersen	Darius Garland
Season	2008-09	-
Team	Denver Nuggets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Andersen	71	20.6	6.4	2.3	3.9	6.2	0.4	0.6	2.5	1.0	2.5	2.3	4.1	.548	0.0	0.1	.200	1.8	2.5	.718
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Andersen	15	21.9	6.5	1.9	4.4	6.3	0.6	0.3	2.1	0.5	2.8	2.3	3.6	.630	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	2.9	.659
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Chris Andersen	Darius Garland
Season	2009-10	-
Team	Denver Nuggets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets 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		%
Chris Andersen	76	22.3	5.9	1.9	4.4	6.4	0.4	0.6	1.9	0.8	2.3	1.9	3.3	.566	0.0	0.0	.000	2.2	3.1	.695
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Andersen	6	19.3	4.5	1.2	3.3	4.5	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.7	2.3	1.5	2.8	.529	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.3	.643
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Chris Andersen	Darius Garland
Season	2010-11	-
Team	Denver Nuggets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets 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		%
Chris Andersen	45	16.3	5.6	1.7	3.2	4.9	0.4	0.5	1.3	0.6	1.8	1.8	3.0	.599	0.0	0.0	.000	1.9	3.0	.637
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Andersen	5	14.6	4.8	1.0	1.8	2.8	0.6	0.6	1.4	0.6	1.6	1.4	2.2	.636	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	2.8	.714
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Chris Andersen	Darius Garland
Season	2011-12	-
Team	Denver Nuggets	-
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		%
Chris Andersen	32	15.2	5.3	1.5	3.1	4.6	0.2	0.6	1.4	0.5	1.6	1.8	3.4	.546	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.6	.610
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Andersen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Chris Andersen	Darius Garland
Season	2012-13	-
Team	Miami Heat	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	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		%
Chris Andersen	42	14.9	4.9	1.4	2.7	4.1	0.4	0.4	1.0	0.6	2.1	1.7	2.9	.577	0.0	0.1	.667	1.5	2.2	.677
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Andersen	20	15.2	6.4	1.6	2.2	3.8	0.2	0.5	1.1	0.6	2.7	2.3	2.9	.807	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.5	.735
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Chris Andersen	Darius Garland
Season	2013-14	-
Team	Miami Heat	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Andersen	72	19.4	6.6	1.8	3.5	5.3	0.3	0.4	1.3	0.7	2.3	2.5	3.8	.644	0.0	0.2	.250	1.7	2.3	.710
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Andersen	18	17.6	5.1	1.4	4.5	5.9	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.5	1.9	1.8	3.2	.579	0.0	0.1	.000	1.4	2.1	.684
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Chris Andersen	Darius Garland
Season	2014-15	-
Team	Miami Heat	-
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		%
Chris Andersen	60	18.9	5.3	1.3	3.7	5.0	0.7	0.4	1.0	0.7	1.5	2.0	3.5	.580	0.1	0.2	.308	1.3	1.9	.667
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Andersen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Chris Andersen	Darius Garland
Season	2015-16	-
Team	Miami Heat, Memphis Grizzlies	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies 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		%
Chris Andersen	27	14.9	3.9	1.3	2.3	3.6	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.3	1.1	1.4	2.7	.528	0.1	0.5	.286	0.9	1.3	.694
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Andersen	4	19.8	3.8	3.3	4.5	7.8	0.8	0.5	0.8	1.3	1.0	1.3	3.0	.417	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	2.0	.625
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 15
	Chris Andersen	Darius Garland
Season	2016-17	-
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	-
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		%
Chris Andersen	12	9.5	2.3	0.8	1.8	2.6	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.4	1.7	0.8	1.8	.409	0.0	0.3	.000	0.8	1.2	.714
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Andersen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Darius Garland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Chris Andersen vs. Darius Garland Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15