Darius Garland vs. Damian Jones Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Damian Jones 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 5 years in the NBA, 3 less than Damian Jones, who played 8. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Damian Jones had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Damian Jones 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Darius Garland Damian Jones
Season 2019-202016-17
Team Cleveland CavaliersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 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
Damian Jones 10 8.5 1.9 0.9 1.4 2.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.5 0.8 1.6 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.0 .300
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Damian Jones 4 5.3 1.8 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.8 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 2
Darius Garland Damian Jones
Season 2020-212017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 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
Damian Jones 15 5.9 1.7 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.9 0.7 1.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Damian Jones 4 2.8 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.0 0.3 0.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667

Season 3
Darius Garland Damian Jones
Season 2021-222018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost NBA 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 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
Damian Jones 24 17.1 5.4 1.3 1.8 3.1 1.2 0.5 1.0 0.7 2.6 2.2 3.1 .716 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 .649
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Damian Jones 4 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 4
Darius Garland Damian Jones
Season 2022-232019-20
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
Damian Jones 55 16.1 5.6 1.3 2.4 3.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.5 2.7 2.2 3.2 .680 0.0 0.2 .222 1.1 1.5 .738
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
Damian Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Darius Garland Damian Jones
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 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
Damian Jones 39 14.0 4.7 0.9 2.2 3.1 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.7 2.0 1.8 2.6 .680 0.0 0.1 .200 1.1 1.5 .724
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
Damian Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Darius Garland Damian Jones
Season -2021-22
Team -Sacramento Kings
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 ------- --- ----------
Damian Jones 56 18.2 8.1 1.3 3.1 4.4 1.2 0.5 0.8 1.1 2.3 3.1 4.8 .658 0.2 0.5 .345 1.7 2.3 .718
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Damian Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Darius Garland Damian Jones
Season -2022-23
Team -Los Angeles Lakers, Utah Jazz
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 ------- --- ----------
Damian Jones 41 11.6 3.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.6 1.3 1.3 2.1 .640 0.2 0.4 .588 0.5 0.7 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Damian Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Darius Garland Damian Jones
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 ------- --- ----------
Damian Jones 39 6.9 2.7 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.1 1.8 .597 0.1 0.4 .214 0.5 0.5 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Damian Jones 2 4.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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