Darius Garland vs. Art Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Art Williams 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, 2 less than Art Williams, who played 7. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Art Williams had his rookie season in 1967-68. 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
Art Williams 7 4 1967-68 to 1973-74

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darius Garland Art Williams
Season 2019-201967-68
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan Diego Rockets
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
Art Williams 79 22.0 8.1 - - 3.6 4.9 - - - 2.6 3.4 9.1 .369 - - - 1.4 2.1 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Art Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Darius Garland Art Williams
Season 2020-211968-69
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan Diego Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 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
Art Williams 79 25.2 7.1 - - 4.6 6.6 - - - 3.0 2.9 7.5 .383 - - - 1.3 1.9 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Art Williams 6 17.0 4.5 - - 2.8 5.3 - - - 2.5 2.0 4.2 .480 - - - 0.5 1.2 .429

Season 3

Darius Garland Art Williams
Season 2021-221969-70
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan Diego Rockets
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
Art Williams 80 19.3 5.8 - - 3.7 6.3 - - - 2.1 2.4 5.8 .407 - - - 1.1 1.5 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Art Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Darius Garland Art Williams
Season 2022-231970-71
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
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
Art Williams 74 15.4 4.9 - - 2.8 3.1 - - - 2.5 2.0 4.5 .455 - - - 0.8 1.1 .723
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
Art Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Darius Garland Art Williams
Season 2023-241971-72
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisCeltics 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 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
Art Williams 81 16.4 5.1 - - 3.2 4.0 - - - 2.5 2.0 4.2 .475 - - - 1.1 1.5 .756
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
Art Williams 11 15.7 5.9 - - 2.5 3.0 - - - 2.7 2.3 5.8 .391 - - - 1.4 1.8 .750

Season 6

Darius Garland Art Williams
Season -1972-73
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics 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 ------- --- ----------
Art Williams 81 12.0 3.2 - - 2.2 2.9 - - - 1.7 1.4 3.2 .421 - - - 0.5 0.7 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Art Williams 10 15.6 4.8 - - 2.7 4.1 - - - 3.1 2.1 4.7 .447 - - - 0.6 0.8 .750

Season 7

Darius Garland Art Williams
Season -1973-74
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA 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 ------- --- ----------
Art Williams 67 9.2 2.6 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.4 0.7 0.0 - 1.5 1.1 2.5 .435 - - - 0.4 0.5 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Art Williams 12 8.0 2.3 0.3 1.6 1.9 2.4 0.6 0.0 - 1.2 0.8 2.3 .370 - - - 0.6 0.7 .875