Darius Garland vs. Billy McKinney Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Billy McKinney 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 Billy McKinney, who played 7. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Billy McKinney had his rookie season in 1978-79. 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
Billy McKinney 7 4 1978-79 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Darius Garland Billy McKinney
Season 2019-201978-79
Team Cleveland CavaliersKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West 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 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
Billy McKinney 78 15.9 7.8 0.3 0.8 1.1 3.2 0.7 0.0 1.6 1.6 3.1 6.1 .503 - - - 1.7 2.1 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Billy McKinney 5 19.2 7.2 0.8 0.6 1.4 4.8 1.0 0.0 2.4 1.0 3.0 8.0 .375 - - - 1.2 1.4 .857

Season 2
Darius Garland Billy McKinney
Season 2020-211979-80
Team Cleveland CavaliersKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West 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 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
Billy McKinney 76 17.5 6.8 0.3 0.9 1.1 3.3 0.8 0.1 1.2 1.1 2.7 6.0 .449 0.0 0.1 .100 1.4 1.8 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Billy McKinney 3 11.3 1.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Darius Garland Billy McKinney
Season 2021-221980-81
Team Cleveland CavaliersUtah Jazz, Denver Nuggets
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
Billy McKinney 84 25.8 9.7 0.4 1.8 2.2 4.3 1.2 0.1 1.9 2.8 3.9 7.7 .507 0.0 0.1 .167 1.9 2.2 .862
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Billy McKinney ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Darius Garland Billy McKinney
Season 2022-231981-82
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West 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 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
Billy McKinney 81 24.2 10.8 0.4 1.4 1.8 4.2 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.3 4.6 8.6 .528 0.0 0.2 .000 1.7 2.1 .806
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
Billy McKinney 3 30.3 14.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.0 0.0 1.7 3.0 5.3 9.0 .593 0.0 0.3 .000 3.3 4.0 .833

Season 5
Darius Garland Billy McKinney
Season 2023-241982-83
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers TBDNuggets Lost West 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 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
Billy McKinney 68 22.9 9.8 0.3 1.5 1.8 4.2 0.6 0.1 1.5 2.1 3.9 8.0 .487 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.5 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 10 34.7 14.7 0.1 3.9 4.0 5.3 0.9 0.2 2.3 2.7 5.7 12.7 .449 2.1 5.4 .389 1.2 1.6 .750
Billy McKinney 8 14.1 7.8 0.6 1.0 1.6 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.9 3.3 5.8 .565 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.3 .556

Season 6
Darius Garland Billy McKinney
Season -1983-84
Team -San Diego Clippers
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 ------- --- ----------
Billy McKinney 80 10.5 3.9 0.1 0.6 0.7 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.1 1.7 3.8 .446 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.6 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Billy McKinney ------- --- ----------

Note: Billy McKinney didn't play in 1984-85.

Season 7
Darius Garland Billy McKinney
Season -1985-86
Team -Chicago Bulls
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 ------- --- ----------
Billy McKinney 9 9.2 2.4 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.2 1.0 1.1 2.6 .435 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Billy McKinney ------- --- ----------
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