Darius Garland vs. Ausar Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ausar Thompson 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 / 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 6 years in the NBA, 3 more than Ausar Thompson, who played 3. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Ausar Thompson had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 6 3 2019-20 to 2024-25
Ausar Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Darius Garland Ausar Thompson
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersDetroit Pistons
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:+4+5.8+3.5+1.5+2.9+4.5+2.0+0.4+0.8-1.3-1.2+1.0+4.2+.082+1.5+3.2+.169+0.7+.278
Ausar Thompson 63 25.1 8.8 2.0 4.3 6.4 1.9 1.1 0.9 1.3 2.8 3.7 7.6 .483 0.3 1.8 .186 1.1 1.9 .597
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Ausar Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Darius Garland Ausar Thompson
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Cleveland CavaliersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+5+10.6+7.3+1.5+1.3+2.7+3.8+0.5+0.6-1.6-0.8+2.5+7.1+.084+1.7+4.1+.171+0.6+.207
Ausar Thompson 59 22.5 10.1 1.9 3.3 5.1 2.3 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.8 4.2 7.8 .535 0.2 0.8 .224 1.5 2.4 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Darius Garland DNP------ --- ----------
Ausar Thompson 6 22.5 11.5 1.3 3.8 5.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.8 4.2 4.0 7.0 .571 0.0 0.3 .000 3.5 6.0 .583

Season 3
Darius Garland Ausar Thompson
Season 2021-222025-26
Team Cleveland CavaliersDetroit Pistons
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:+61+8.3+8.4+1.5+2.0+3.6+5.5+0.3+0.6-2.3-1.4+2.6+6.0+.019+2.2+5.0+.133+1.2+0.8+.425
Ausar Thompson 7 27.4 13.3 2.1 4.7 6.9 3.1 1.6 0.7 1.3 3.1 5.4 11.3 .481 0.4 1.7 .250 2.0 4.3 .467
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Ausar Thompson played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Darius Garland played 3 seasons more than Ausar Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 6, from 2023 to 2025—Darius Garland played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 3 extra years over Ausar Thompson, Darius Garland got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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