Darius Garland vs. James Ray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James Ray 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 more than James Ray, who played 3. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while James Ray had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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
James Ray 3 2 1980-81 to 1982-83

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darius Garland James Ray
Season 2019-201980-81
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
James Ray 18 8.2 2.1 0.7 1.3 2.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.7 0.8 2.7 .306 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.6 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
James Ray ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Darius Garland James Ray
Season 2020-211981-82
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West 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 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
James Ray 40 6.6 3.1 0.5 1.2 1.6 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.9 1.5 1.3 2.9 .440 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.5 0.9 .583
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
James Ray 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Darius Garland James Ray
Season 2021-221982-83
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West 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 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
James Ray 45 9.6 3.8 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.9 0.5 0.4 1.1 1.8 1.6 3.4 .458 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .647
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
James Ray 3 6.0 1.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.3 .250

Season 4

Darius Garland James Ray
Season 2022-23-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 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
James Ray ------- --- ----------
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
James Ray ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Darius Garland James Ray
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 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
James Ray ------- --- ----------
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
James Ray ------- --- ----------