Darius Garland vs. Jelani McCoy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jelani McCoy 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, 3 less than Jelani McCoy, who played 8. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Jelani McCoy had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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
Jelani McCoy 8 1 1998-99 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darius Garland Jelani McCoy
Season 2019-201998-99
Team Cleveland CavaliersSeattle Supersonics
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
Jelani McCoy 26 12.7 5.1 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.4 1.6 2.2 2.9 .737 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.6 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Jelani McCoy ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Darius Garland Jelani McCoy
Season 2020-211999-00
Team Cleveland CavaliersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics 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
Jelani McCoy 58 12.9 4.3 0.9 2.2 3.1 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.8 2.2 1.8 3.1 .576 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.6 .495
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Jelani McCoy 3 8.7 1.3 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.0 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0 .000

Season 3

Darius Garland Jelani McCoy
Season 2021-222000-01
Team Cleveland CavaliersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Jelani McCoy 70 16.3 4.5 1.3 2.3 3.6 0.8 0.3 0.7 1.1 2.0 2.0 3.8 .523 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.3 .441
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Jelani McCoy ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Darius Garland Jelani McCoy
Season 2022-232001-02
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA 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 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
Jelani McCoy 21 5.0 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.6 1.0 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.4 .250
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
Jelani McCoy ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Darius Garland Jelani McCoy
Season 2023-242002-03
Team Cleveland CavaliersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers TBDDid 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
Jelani McCoy 67 20.4 6.8 1.4 3.9 5.3 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.4 2.4 2.9 5.9 .491 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.9 .548
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 11 35.3 16.1 0.1 3.8 3.9 5.5 1.0 0.2 2.3 2.8 6.3 14.0 .448 2.3 6.1 .373 1.3 1.6 .778
Jelani McCoy ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Darius Garland Jelani McCoy
Season -2003-04
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
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 ------- --- ----------
Jelani McCoy 2 6.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Jelani McCoy ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Darius Garland Jelani McCoy
Season -2004-05
Team -Atlanta Hawks
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 ------- --- ----------
Jelani McCoy 10 8.8 1.5 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.6 2.4 0.7 1.3 .538 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.5 .200
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Jelani McCoy ------- --- ----------

Note: Jelani McCoy didn't play in 2005-06 and 2006-07.

Season 8

Darius Garland Jelani McCoy
Season -2007-08
Team -Denver Nuggets
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 ------- --- ----------
Jelani McCoy 6 5.5 0.5 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Jelani McCoy ------- --- ----------