Darius Garland vs. Brook Lopez Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brook Lopez 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.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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, 11 less than Brook Lopez, who played 17. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Brook Lopez had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Brook Lopez 17 9 2008-09 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Darius Garland Brook Lopez
Season 2019-202008-09
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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:+23+0.4+0.7+2.2+4.0+6.2+2.9+0.2+1.7-0.8-1.5+0.8+1.5+.130+1.8+5.0+1.0+1.4+.082
Brook Lopez 82 30.5 13.0 2.7 5.4 8.1 1.0 0.5 1.8 1.8 3.1 5.5 10.3 .531 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 2.6 .793
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Darius Garland Brook Lopez
Season 2020-212009-10
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+28+3.8+1.4+2.9+3.4+6.2+3.8+0.5+1.6-0.5-1.1+0.2+1.1+.048+1.9+4.9+3.0+3.8+.031
Brook Lopez 82 36.9 18.8 3.3 5.4 8.6 2.3 0.7 1.7 2.5 3.1 6.9 13.8 .499 0.0 0.0 - 5.1 6.2 .817
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Darius Garland Brook Lopez
Season 2021-222010-11
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Jersey Nets
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:+14+0.5+1.3+1.8+0.8+2.7+7.0+0.7+1.4-1.5-1.2+0.1+1.3+.030+2.6+6.7+1.5+2.5+.105
Brook Lopez 82 35.2 20.4 2.4 3.5 6.0 1.6 0.6 1.5 2.1 2.9 7.9 16.0 .492 0.0 0.0 - 4.7 6.0 .787
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Darius Garland Brook Lopez
Season 2022-232011-12
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+64+8.3+2.4+1.2+0.3+0.9+6.6+1.0+0.7-1.7-0.5+1.0+.032+2.4+6.0+1.7+.238
Brook Lopez 5 27.2 19.2 1.6 2.0 3.6 1.2 0.2 0.8 1.2 1.6 7.6 15.4 .494 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 6.4 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Brook Lopez DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Darius Garland Brook Lopez
Season 2023-242012-13
Team Cleveland CavaliersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+17+3.0+1.4+2.3+2.0+4.2+5.6+0.9+2.0-1.3-0.4+1.1+.075+2.3+6.2+1.4+2.2+.076
Brook Lopez 74 30.4 19.4 2.8 4.1 6.9 0.9 0.4 2.1 1.8 2.1 7.7 14.8 .521 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 5.3 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+5+1.6+6.6+4.0+0.2+3.8+4.4+0.2+2.8-0.1+2.2+3.3+.045+2.0+5.8+.648+4.2+4.5+.076
Brook Lopez 7 37.6 22.3 4.1 3.3 7.4 1.4 0.9 3.0 2.3 2.9 8.3 17.6 .472 0.1 0.1 1.000 5.6 6.3 .886

Season 6
Darius Garland Brook Lopez
Season 2024-252013-14
Team Cleveland CavaliersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Darius Garland 75 30.7 20.6 0.6 2.2 2.9 6.7 1.2 0.1 2.5 1.9 7.4 15.7 .472 2.8 7.1 .401 3.0 3.4 .878
difference:+58+0.7+0.1+1.7+1.5+3.1+5.8+0.7+1.7-0.9-1.2+0.2+2.2+.091+2.8+7.0+.401+2.5+3.4+.061
Brook Lopez 17 31.4 20.7 2.3 3.7 6.0 0.9 0.5 1.8 1.6 3.1 7.6 13.5 .563 0.0 0.1 .000 5.5 6.8 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Darius Garland 5 29.6 18.0 0.2 2.0 2.2 5.2 0.4 0.0 3.0 3.4 5.8 13.8 .420 2.0 7.0 .286 4.4 4.8 .917
Brook Lopez DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Brook Lopez played 11 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 17, from 2015 to 2025—Brook Lopez played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup.

In those 11 extra years over Darius Garland, Brook Lopez got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
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