Darius Garland vs. Arnie Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Arnie 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 and Arnie Johnson both played 5 years in the NBA. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Arnie Johnson had his rookie season in 1948-49. 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
Arnie Johnson 5 5 1948-49 to 1952-53

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darius Garland Arnie Johnson
Season 2019-201948-49
Team Cleveland CavaliersRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost West Div 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 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
Arnie Johnson 60 - 8.5 - - - 1.3 - - - 4.1 2.6 6.3 .416 - - - 3.3 4.7 .701
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Arnie Johnson 4 - 9.5 - - - 1.8 - - - 4.0 2.8 10.3 .268 - - - 4.0 5.5 .727

Season 2

Darius Garland Arnie Johnson
Season 2020-211949-50
Team Cleveland CavaliersRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost Cent Div 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
Arnie Johnson 68 - 7.3 - - - 2.1 - - - 3.8 2.2 5.5 .396 - - - 2.9 4.3 .680
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Arnie Johnson 2 - 10.0 - - - 2.5 - - - 5.5 3.0 6.0 .500 - - - 4.0 6.0 .667

Season 3

Darius Garland Arnie Johnson
Season 2021-221950-51
Team Cleveland CavaliersRochester Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
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
Arnie Johnson 68 - 9.4 - - 6.6 2.6 - - - 4.3 2.7 5.9 .459 - - - 4.0 5.5 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Arnie Johnson 14 - 11.2 - - 9.0 2.9 - - - 4.9 3.4 7.6 .449 - - - 4.4 5.6 .782

Season 4

Darius Garland Arnie Johnson
Season 2022-231951-52
Team Cleveland CavaliersRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdRoyals Lost West Div 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 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
Arnie Johnson 66 32.7 10.0 - - 6.1 2.8 - - - 3.9 2.7 6.2 .433 - - - 4.6 5.9 .778
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
Arnie Johnson 6 27.7 6.5 - - 5.2 4.0 - - - 4.5 1.3 4.5 .296 - - - 3.8 5.3 .719

Season 5

Darius Garland Arnie Johnson
Season 2023-241952-53
Team Cleveland CavaliersRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisRoyals Lost West Div 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 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
Arnie Johnson 70 28.3 8.3 - - 6.0 2.2 - - - 4.0 2.0 5.3 .379 - - - 4.3 5.8 .748
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
Arnie Johnson 3 29.0 8.0 - - 6.0 2.0 - - - 5.0 1.3 4.7 .286 - - - 5.3 7.0 .762