Darius Garland vs. Brian Oliver Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brian Oliver 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, 1 more than Brian Oliver, who played 4. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Brian Oliver had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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
Brian Oliver 4 1 1990-91 to 1997-98

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darius Garland Brian Oliver
Season 2019-201990-91
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 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
Brian Oliver 73 11.0 3.8 0.2 0.8 1.1 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.0 1.5 3.7 .408 0.1 0.2 .278 0.7 1.0 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Brian Oliver 4 3.8 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 2

Darius Garland Brian Oliver
Season 2020-211991-92
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
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 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
Brian Oliver 34 8.2 2.4 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.0 1.0 2.9 .330 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.6 .682
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Brian Oliver ------- --- ----------

Note: Brian Oliver didn't play in 1992-93 and 1993-94.

Season 3

Darius Garland Brian Oliver
Season 2021-221994-95
Team Cleveland CavaliersWashington Bullets
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
Brian Oliver 6 7.0 2.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 0.7 1.5 .444 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Brian Oliver ------- --- ----------

Note: Brian Oliver didn't play in 1995-96 and 1996-97.

Season 4

Darius Garland Brian Oliver
Season 2022-231997-98
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
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
Brian Oliver 5 12.2 3.0 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.8 1.4 3.8 .368 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.8 .250
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
Brian Oliver ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Darius Garland Brian Oliver
Season 2023-24-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 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
Brian Oliver ------- --- ----------
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
Brian Oliver ------- --- ----------