Darius Garland vs. Anthony Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Anthony Johnson 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.

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.

Darius Garland played 5 years in the NBA, 8 less than Anthony Johnson, who played 13. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Anthony Johnson had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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
Darius Garland 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24
Anthony Johnson 13 8 1997-98 to 2009-10

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darius Garland Anthony Johnson
Season 2019-201997-98
Team Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
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
Anthony Johnson 77 29.4 7.5 0.7 1.6 2.2 4.3 0.8 0.1 1.6 2.4 2.9 7.9 .371 0.5 1.7 .328 1.0 1.4 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Darius Garland Anthony Johnson
Season 2020-211998-99
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
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
Anthony Johnson 49 18.1 5.0 0.3 1.2 1.5 2.2 0.7 0.1 1.3 1.4 1.9 4.6 .404 0.1 0.4 .263 1.2 1.7 .695
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson 9 12.4 2.7 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.0 0.9 3.2 .276 0.1 0.2 .500 0.8 1.1 .700

Season 3

Darius Garland Anthony Johnson
Season 2021-221999-00
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
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
Anthony Johnson 56 11.4 2.8 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.1 2.9 .378 0.0 0.2 .182 0.5 0.7 .718
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Darius Garland Anthony Johnson
Season 2022-232000-01
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Anthony Johnson 53 9.6 2.5 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.2 1.0 2.9 .349 0.0 0.1 .200 0.4 0.6 .697
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Anthony Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Darius Garland Anthony Johnson
Season 2023-242001-02
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisNets 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 %
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
Anthony Johnson 34 10.8 2.8 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.4 0.9 0.0 0.6 0.9 1.1 2.6 .411 0.1 0.4 .333 0.5 0.7 .640
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Anthony Johnson 19 8.4 2.6 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.4 1.3 1.1 2.8 .377 0.1 0.5 .100 0.5 0.6 .818

Season 6

Darius Garland Anthony Johnson
Season -2002-03
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets 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 %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson 66 12.8 4.1 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.4 1.6 3.5 .446 0.2 0.5 .371 0.8 1.1 .689
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson 17 7.1 2.5 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.0 1.8 .548 0.2 0.4 .500 0.3 0.4 .833

Season 7

Darius Garland Anthony Johnson
Season -2003-04
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers Lost East 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 %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson 73 21.9 6.2 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.8 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.9 2.3 5.6 .406 0.6 1.7 .336 1.0 1.3 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson 16 20.9 4.6 0.4 1.7 2.1 2.1 0.8 0.3 0.7 2.1 1.6 4.3 .362 0.4 1.3 .300 1.1 1.4 .773

Season 8

Darius Garland Anthony Johnson
Season -2004-05
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers 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 %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson 63 27.7 8.4 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.8 0.9 0.2 1.5 2.3 3.2 7.2 .445 0.7 1.7 .380 1.3 1.8 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson 13 24.2 7.0 0.3 2.6 2.9 5.1 1.0 0.4 1.9 2.2 2.1 5.9 .351 0.6 1.8 .348 2.2 2.8 .806

Season 9

Darius Garland Anthony Johnson
Season -2005-06
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers 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 %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson 75 26.4 9.2 0.4 1.8 2.2 4.3 0.8 0.3 1.5 1.8 3.6 8.0 .443 0.7 2.1 .329 1.4 1.9 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson 6 40.3 20.0 1.3 3.7 5.0 5.2 1.0 0.0 2.3 2.8 7.5 14.5 .517 1.3 3.3 .400 3.7 5.5 .667

Season 10

Darius Garland Anthony Johnson
Season -2006-07
Team -Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks
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 %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson 67 19.4 5.3 0.3 1.2 1.5 3.0 0.5 0.0 1.1 1.8 2.1 5.1 .414 0.4 1.1 .342 0.7 0.9 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Darius Garland Anthony Johnson
Season -2007-08
Team -Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings
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 %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson 69 22.2 5.6 0.3 1.7 2.0 3.8 0.8 0.1 1.2 1.7 2.2 5.1 .437 0.6 1.3 .452 0.5 0.6 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Darius Garland Anthony Johnson
Season -2008-09
Team -Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Magic 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 %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson 80 18.5 5.3 0.4 1.5 1.8 2.5 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.4 1.9 4.8 .404 0.7 1.7 .391 0.8 1.0 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson 19 14.7 4.3 0.4 1.0 1.4 2.1 0.6 0.0 0.6 1.5 1.7 4.5 .376 0.5 1.6 .300 0.5 0.9 .500

Season 13

Darius Garland Anthony Johnson
Season -2009-10
Team -Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Magic Lost East 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 %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson 31 13.1 4.2 0.3 1.3 1.5 2.0 0.4 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.6 3.6 .441 0.4 1.3 .333 0.6 0.6 .950
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson 1 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -