Darius Garland vs. George McGinnis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George McGinnis 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, 2 less than George McGinnis, who played 7. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while George McGinnis had his rookie season in 1975-76. 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
George McGinnis 7 4 1975-76 to 1981-82

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darius Garland George McGinnis
Season 2019-201975-76
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
George McGinnis 77 38.3 23.0 3.4 9.2 12.6 4.7 2.6 0.5 - 4.3 8.4 20.2 .417 - - - 6.2 8.3 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
George McGinnis 3 40.0 23.0 3.0 10.7 13.7 4.0 0.3 1.3 - 4.7 9.7 20.3 .475 - - - 3.7 6.0 .611

Season 2

Darius Garland George McGinnis
Season 2020-211976-77
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 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
George McGinnis 79 35.1 21.4 4.1 7.4 11.5 3.8 2.1 0.5 - 3.8 8.3 18.2 .458 - - - 4.7 6.9 .681
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
George McGinnis 19 31.7 14.2 3.3 7.2 10.4 3.6 1.2 0.3 - 4.4 5.4 14.4 .374 - - - 3.4 6.0 .570

Season 3

Darius Garland George McGinnis
Season 2021-221977-78
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 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
George McGinnis 78 32.5 20.3 3.6 6.8 10.4 3.8 1.8 0.3 4.0 3.7 7.5 16.3 .463 - - - 5.3 7.4 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
George McGinnis 10 27.3 14.7 2.4 5.4 7.8 3.0 1.5 0.1 3.8 4.0 5.3 12.5 .424 - - - 4.1 4.9 .837

Season 4

Darius Garland George McGinnis
Season 2022-231978-79
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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
George McGinnis 76 33.6 22.6 3.4 8.0 11.4 3.7 1.7 0.7 4.6 4.2 7.9 16.8 .474 - - - 6.7 10.1 .665
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
George McGinnis ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Darius Garland George McGinnis
Season 2023-241979-80
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers
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
George McGinnis 73 30.2 14.7 3.0 6.5 9.6 4.6 1.4 0.3 3.8 4.2 5.5 12.1 .451 0.0 0.2 .133 3.7 6.7 .553
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
George McGinnis ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Darius Garland George McGinnis
Season -1980-81
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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 ------- --- ----------
George McGinnis 69 26.7 13.1 2.4 5.3 7.7 3.0 1.4 0.4 3.2 3.5 5.0 11.1 .453 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 5.6 .538
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
George McGinnis 2 19.5 5.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 3.5 1.0 0.0 2.5 3.0 1.5 7.5 .200 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 4.0 .500

Season 7

Darius Garland George McGinnis
Season -1981-82
Team -Indiana Pacers
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 ------- --- ----------
George McGinnis 76 17.6 4.7 1.2 4.0 5.2 2.7 1.3 0.4 1.7 2.6 1.9 5.0 .373 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 2.1 .453
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
George McGinnis ------- --- ----------