Darius Garland vs. DeAndre Jordan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DeAndre Jordan 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 7 years in the NBA, 11 less than DeAndre Jordan, who played 18. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while DeAndre Jordan 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 7 3 2019-20 to 2025-26
DeAndre Jordan 18 10 2008-09 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darius Garland DeAndre Jordan
Season 2019-202008-09
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Clippers
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:+6+16.4+8.0+0.9+1.7+2.6+3.7+0.5+1.0-1.8-0.2+2.9+9.0+.232+1.8+5.0+0.3+0.9+.490
DeAndre Jordan 53 14.5 4.3 1.4 3.1 4.5 0.2 0.2 1.1 0.8 1.8 1.8 2.8 .633 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 2.1 .385
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor DeAndre Jordan played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Darius Garland DeAndre Jordan
Season 2020-212009-10
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Clippers
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:+16+16.9+12.6+1.3+1.3+2.6+5.8+1.0+0.8-1.9-0.2+4.6+11.5+.154+1.9+4.9+1.4+0.6+.473
DeAndre Jordan 70 16.2 4.8 1.7 3.3 5.0 0.3 0.2 0.9 1.1 2.2 2.1 3.4 .605 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.8 .375
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor DeAndre Jordan played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Darius Garland DeAndre Jordan
Season 2021-222010-11
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Clippers
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:+12+10.1+14.6+2.0+1.9+3.9+8.1+0.8+1.7-2.3-1.5+5.1+13.0+.224+2.6+6.7+2.0+0.8+.440
DeAndre Jordan 80 25.6 7.1 2.6 4.6 7.2 0.5 0.5 1.8 1.3 3.2 2.9 4.3 .686 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.7 .452
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor DeAndre Jordan played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Darius Garland DeAndre Jordan
Season 2022-232011-12
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdClippers Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+3+8.3+14.2+2.7+2.9+5.6+7.5+0.7+1.9-1.8-0.8+4.5+11.5+.170+2.4+6.0+2.9+2.6+.338
DeAndre Jordan 66 27.2 7.4 3.1 5.2 8.3 0.3 0.5 2.0 1.1 2.9 3.1 4.9 .632 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.1 .525
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:+6+15.2+16.1+1.6+1.8+3.5+4.6+1.0+1.4-3.0-1.6+5.1+12.4+.087+2.4+6.2+3.5+2.8+.507
DeAndre Jordan 11 22.6 4.5 1.6 3.6 5.3 0.4 0.6 1.6 0.6 1.8 1.9 3.6 .525 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 2.2 .333

Season 5

Darius Garland DeAndre Jordan
Season 2023-242012-13
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisClippers Lost West 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:+25+8.9+9.2+2.1+2.6+4.5+6.2+0.7+1.3-1.9-0.6+2.8+8.8+.197+2.3+6.2+1.4+0.1+.448
DeAndre Jordan 82 24.5 8.8 2.6 4.7 7.2 0.3 0.6 1.4 1.2 2.3 3.8 6.0 .643 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 3.0 .386
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:+6+12.0+12.0+2.4+0.3+2.7+5.6+0.9+1.5-0.8-0.2+4.4+10.6+.028+2.1+5.9+1.1+0.3+.588
DeAndre Jordan 6 24.0 3.7 2.5 3.8 6.3 0.2 0.2 1.7 1.5 3.0 1.7 3.7 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.5 .222

Season 6

Darius Garland DeAndre Jordan
Season 2024-252013-14
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisClippers Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+7+4.3+10.2+3.4+7.3+10.7+5.8+0.2+2.4-1.0-1.3+3.2+9.4+.204+2.8+7.1+1.0+1.2+.450
DeAndre Jordan 82 35.0 10.4 4.0 9.5 13.6 0.9 1.0 2.5 1.5 3.2 4.2 6.3 .676 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 4.6 .428
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:+8+4.4+8.4+3.1+7.2+10.3+4.4+0.5+2.5-1.2-0.1+2.3+9.0+.310+2.0+7.0+1.9+1.0+.483
DeAndre Jordan 13 34.0 9.6 3.3 9.2 12.5 0.8 0.9 2.5 1.8 3.5 3.5 4.8 .730 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 5.8 .434

Season 7

Darius Garland DeAndre Jordan
Season 2025-262014-15
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers 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 7 27.7 14.7 0.9 2.0 2.9 6.9 0.6 0.0 3.1 1.7 4.7 12.6 .375 2.1 5.6 .385 3.1 3.4 .917
difference:+75+6.7+3.2+3.9+8.1+12.1+6.2+0.4+2.2-1.8-1.3+0.1+6.1+.335+2.1+5.6+0.8+2.3+.520
DeAndre Jordan 82 34.4 11.5 4.8 10.1 15.0 0.7 1.0 2.2 1.3 3.0 4.6 6.5 .710 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 5.7 .397
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Darius Garland DNP------ --- ----------
DeAndre Jordan 14 34.4 13.1 3.5 9.9 13.4 1.1 1.1 2.4 1.2 3.0 4.1 5.8 .716 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 11.2 .427

Additional Years

* DeAndre Jordan played 11 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 18, from 2016 to 2026—DeAndre Jordan played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 11 extra years over Darius Garland, DeAndre Jordan got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Star Game