Darius Garland vs. Danny Green Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Danny Green 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 7 years in the NBA, 8 less than Danny Green, who played 15. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Danny Green had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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 7 3 2019-20 to 2025-26
Danny Green 15 13 2009-10 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Darius Garland Danny Green
Season 2019-202009-10
Team Cleveland CavaliersCleveland Cavaliers
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:+39+25.1+10.3+0.1+0.9+1.0+3.6+0.4+0.1-2.3-1.1+3.9+9.8+.016+1.5+3.9+.082+0.9+0.9+.208
Danny Green 20 5.8 2.0 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 2.0 .385 0.3 1.1 .273 0.2 0.3 .667
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Danny Green played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Darius Garland Danny Green
Season 2020-212010-11
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not playSpurs Lost West 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:+46+21.6+12.3+0.5+0.5+5.8+0.9-2.4-1.1+4.6+10.5+.035+1.0+2.5+.027+2.1+2.4
Danny Green 8 11.5 5.1 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.9 2.1 4.4 .486 0.9 2.4 .368 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Darius Garland DNP------ --- ----------
Danny Green 4 1.8 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.5 .333 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Darius Garland Danny Green
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did not playSpurs Lost West Conf Finals
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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:+2+12.6+12.6+0.2+0.1+0.2+7.3+0.4+0.6-2.6-0.1+4.8+10.1+.020+1.1+3.2+.053+2.0+2.0+.102
Danny Green 66 23.1 9.1 0.8 2.6 3.5 1.3 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.6 3.2 7.2 .442 1.5 3.5 .436 1.2 1.5 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Darius Garland DNP------ --- ----------
Danny Green 14 20.6 7.4 0.2 3.0 3.2 1.1 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.7 2.7 6.5 .418 1.4 4.1 .345 0.5 0.7 .700

Season 4
Darius Garland Danny Green
Season 2022-232012-13
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost NBA Finals
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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:+11+8.0+11.1+0.1+0.3+0.4+6.0+0.6-1.7-0.5+3.9+8.1+.014+0.2+0.8+.019+3.2+3.7+.015
Danny Green 80 27.5 10.5 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.8 1.2 0.7 1.2 1.6 3.7 8.3 .448 2.2 5.2 .429 0.8 1.0 .848
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
difference:+16+5.9+9.5+0.9+1.5+2.3+3.5+0.6+0.9-2.7-1.0+3.0+7.1+.008+0.2+0.8+.095+3.6+4.3+.040
Danny Green 21 31.9 11.1 0.9 3.3 4.1 1.5 1.0 1.1 0.9 2.4 4.0 8.9 .446 2.6 5.4 .482 0.6 0.7 .800

Season 5
Darius Garland Danny Green
Season 2023-242013-14
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+11+9.1+8.9+0.1+0.9+0.7+5.0+0.3+0.8-2.0-0.1+3.4+7.4+.014+0.4+1.5+.044+1.9+2.2+.040
Danny Green 68 24.3 9.1 0.4 3.0 3.4 1.5 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.6 3.2 7.4 .432 1.9 4.7 .415 0.7 0.9 .794
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:+11+13.0+6.4+0.3+0.9+0.6+4.9+0.3+0.5-1.4-0.6+2.7+7.4+.064+1.5+.123+1.0+1.3+.008
Danny Green 23 23.0 9.3 0.4 2.6 3.0 0.9 1.4 0.7 0.9 2.2 3.4 6.9 .491 2.1 4.4 .475 0.4 0.5 .818

Season 6
Darius Garland Danny Green
Season 2024-252014-15
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisSpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+6+2.2+8.9+0.1+1.4+1.3+4.7+1.0-1.4-0.1+3.4+6.6+.036+0.4+1.5+.017+1.6+1.8+.004
Danny Green 81 28.5 11.7 0.7 3.6 4.2 2.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 2.0 4.0 9.1 .436 2.4 5.6 .418 1.4 1.6 .874
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
difference:+2+0.5+9.7+0.8+0.1+0.9+3.1+0.6+1.0-2.3-1.7+2.8+5.1+.076+0.3+1.3+.014+3.8+3.9+.250
Danny Green 7 29.1 8.3 1.0 2.1 3.1 2.1 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.7 3.0 8.7 .344 1.7 5.7 .300 0.6 0.9 .667

Season 7
Darius Garland Danny Green
Season 2025-262015-16
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not play
(season in progress)		Spurs Lost West Conf Semis
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Darius Garland 18 30.2 16.9 0.6 2.2 2.8 6.9 0.7 0.1 2.9 1.8 5.8 14.2 .408 2.3 6.4 .365 3.0 3.4 .885
difference:+61+4.1+9.7+1.0+1.0+5.1+0.3+0.7-2.0+3.1+7.1+.032+0.8+2.0+.033+2.6+2.8+.146
Danny Green 79 26.1 7.2 0.6 3.2 3.8 1.8 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.8 2.7 7.1 .376 1.5 4.4 .332 0.4 0.6 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Darius Garland DNP------ --- ----------
Danny Green 10 26.7 8.6 0.0 3.1 3.1 0.7 2.1 0.8 0.6 2.0 3.0 6.5 .462 2.4 4.8 .500 0.2 0.3 .667

Additional Years

* Danny Green played 8 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 15, from 2017 to 2024—Danny Green played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 8 extra years over Darius Garland, Danny Green got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
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