Darius Garland vs. Aaron Gordon Season by Season Comparison

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

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Darius Garland played 7 years in the NBA, 5 less than Aaron Gordon, who played 12. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Aaron Gordon had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Darius Garland 7 3 2019-20 to 2025-26
Aaron Gordon 12 6 2014-15 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Darius Garland Aaron Gordon
Season 2019-202014-15
Team Cleveland CavaliersOrlando Magic
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%
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
difference:+12+13.9+7.1+0.5+1.2+1.7+3.2+0.3+0.4-1.8-0.2+2.7+7.4+.046+1.5+4.0+.084+0.2+0.1+.154
Aaron Gordon 47 17.0 5.2 1.0 2.6 3.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.8 2.0 4.4 .447 0.3 1.0 .271 0.9 1.3 .721
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Aaron Gordon played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Darius Garland Aaron Gordon
Season 2020-212015-16
Team Cleveland CavaliersOrlando Magic
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%
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
difference:+24+9.2+8.2+1.6+2.5+4.1+4.5+0.4+0.6-2.2+3.2+7.5+.022+1.4+3.1+.099+0.4+0.1+.180
Aaron Gordon 78 23.9 9.2 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.0 3.5 7.4 .473 0.5 1.8 .296 1.7 2.5 .668
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Aaron Gordon played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Darius Garland Aaron Gordon
Season 2021-222016-17
Team Cleveland CavaliersOrlando Magic
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%
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
difference:+12+7.0+9.0+0.9+0.9+1.8+6.7+0.5+0.4-2.5-0.5+3.1+6.5+.008+1.6+3.4+.095+1.2+0.8+.173
Aaron Gordon 80 28.7 12.7 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.1 2.2 4.9 10.8 .454 1.0 3.3 .288 2.0 2.7 .719
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Aaron Gordon played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Darius Garland Aaron Gordon
Season 2022-232017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid not play
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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%
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
difference:+11+2.6+4.0+1.1+4.1+5.2+5.5+0.2+0.7-1.1-0.2+1.1+1.5+.028+0.4+0.1+.074+1.3+0.8+.165
Aaron Gordon 58 32.9 17.6 1.5 6.4 7.9 2.3 1.0 0.8 1.8 1.9 6.5 14.9 .434 2.0 5.9 .336 2.7 3.9 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Aaron Gordon DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Darius Garland Aaron Gordon
Season 2023-242018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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
difference:+21+0.4+2.0+1.2+3.6+4.7+2.8+0.6+0.6-1.0-0.5+0.6+1.4+.003+0.7+1.8+.022+0.2+0.1+.103
Aaron Gordon 78 33.8 16.0 1.7 5.7 7.4 3.7 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.2 6.0 13.4 .449 1.6 4.4 .349 2.4 3.2 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+7+3.2+0.5+2.1+1.5+3.6+2.2+0.1-0.3-0.4+0.3+1.9+.041+0.5+1.9+.048+0.6+2.0+.284
Aaron Gordon 5 32.8 15.2 2.2 5.0 7.2 3.6 1.2 0.2 2.6 3.2 5.8 12.4 .468 1.6 4.0 .400 2.0 3.8 .526

Season 6
Darius Garland Aaron Gordon
Season 2024-252019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisDid not play
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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%
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
difference:+13+1.8+6.2+1.1+3.7+4.8+3.0+0.4+0.5-0.9-0.1+2.0+3.3+.035+1.6+3.3+.093+0.6+0.2+.204
Aaron Gordon 62 32.5 14.4 1.7 5.9 7.7 3.7 0.8 0.6 1.6 2.0 5.4 12.4 .437 1.2 3.8 .308 2.4 3.6 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Aaron Gordon DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7
Darius Garland Aaron Gordon
Season 2025-262020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersOrlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not play
(season in progress)		Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Darius Garland 18 30.2 16.9 0.6 2.2 2.8 6.9 0.7 0.1 2.9 1.8 5.8 14.2 .408 2.3 6.4 .365 3.0 3.4 .885
difference:+32+2.5+4.5+0.9+1.9+2.9+3.7+0.6-1.0+1.2+4.2+.055+1.1+2.9+.030+1.1+0.4+.234
Aaron Gordon 50 27.7 12.4 1.5 4.1 5.7 3.2 0.7 0.7 1.9 1.8 4.6 10.0 .463 1.2 3.5 .335 1.9 3.0 .651
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Darius Garland DNP------ --- ----------
Aaron Gordon 10 29.9 11.1 2.1 3.3 5.4 2.0 0.5 0.3 1.4 2.3 4.3 9.9 .434 0.9 2.3 .391 1.6 2.5 .640

Additional Years

* Aaron Gordon played 5 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 12, from 2022 to 2026—Aaron Gordon played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

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