Darius Garland vs. Jerry Lucas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jerry Lucas 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 7 years in the NBA, 4 less than Jerry Lucas, who played 11. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Jerry Lucas had his rookie season in 1963-64. 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
Jerry Lucas 11 8 1963-64 to 1973-74

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darius Garland Jerry Lucas
Season 2019-201963-64
Team Cleveland CavaliersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost East Div Finals
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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:+20+10.5+5.4+15.5+1.3-2.2+2.2+1.3+.126+2.8+3.8+.096
Jerry Lucas 79 41.4 17.7 - - 17.4 2.6 - - - 3.8 6.9 13.1 .527 - - - 3.9 5.0 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Darius Garland DNP------ --- ----------
Jerry Lucas 10 37.0 12.2 - - 12.5 3.4 - - - 3.7 4.8 12.3 .390 - - - 2.6 3.7 .703

Season 2

Darius Garland Jerry Lucas
Season 2020-211964-65
Team Cleveland CavaliersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost East Div Semis
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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:+12+10.3+4.0+17.6+3.7-1.2+1.8+2.1+.047+2.4+3.1+.034
Jerry Lucas 66 43.4 21.4 - - 20.0 2.4 - - - 3.2 8.5 17.0 .498 - - - 4.5 5.5 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Darius Garland DNP------ --- ----------
Jerry Lucas 4 48.8 23.3 - - 21.0 2.3 - - - 3.0 9.5 18.8 .507 - - - 4.3 5.5 .773

Season 3

Darius Garland Jerry Lucas
Season 2021-221965-66
Team Cleveland CavaliersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost East Div Semis
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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:+11+8.8+0.2+17.8+5.9-1.8+0.7+2.0+.009+0.8+1.6+.105
Jerry Lucas 79 44.5 21.5 - - 21.1 2.7 - - - 3.5 8.7 19.3 .453 - - - 4.0 5.1 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Darius Garland DNP------ --- ----------
Jerry Lucas 5 46.2 21.4 - - 20.2 2.8 - - - 2.8 8.0 17.0 .471 - - - 5.4 7.0 .771

Season 4

Darius Garland Jerry Lucas
Season 2022-231966-67
Team Cleveland CavaliersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdRoyals Lost East Div 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:+12+8.4+3.8+16.4+4.5-1.4+0.5+0.9+.003+0.5+0.3+.072
Jerry Lucas 81 43.9 17.8 - - 19.1 3.3 - - - 3.5 7.1 15.5 .459 - - - 3.5 4.4 .791
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:+1+8.0+8.1+17.5+3.0-0.4+1.0+2.2+.002+3.7+4.5+.160
Jerry Lucas 4 45.8 12.5 - - 19.3 2.0 - - - 3.8 6.0 13.8 .436 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 5

Darius Garland Jerry Lucas
Season 2023-241967-68
Team Cleveland CavaliersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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+10.7+3.5+16.3+3.4-1.3+2.0+1.8+.073+1.6+2.3+.056
Jerry Lucas 82 44.1 21.5 - - 19.0 3.1 - - - 3.0 8.6 16.6 .519 - - - 4.2 5.4 .778
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
Jerry Lucas DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Darius Garland Jerry Lucas
Season 2024-251968-69
Team Cleveland CavaliersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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:+1+10.9+2.3+15.5+2.6-0.9+0.1+2.1+.079+0.3+1.0+.123
Jerry Lucas 74 41.6 18.3 - - 18.4 4.1 - - - 2.8 7.5 13.6 .551 - - - 3.3 4.4 .755
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
Jerry Lucas DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7

Darius Garland Jerry Lucas
Season 2025-261969-70
Team Cleveland CavaliersCincinnati Royals, San Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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 3 24.3 13.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 1.0 0.0 1.7 2.0 4.0 12.0 .333 2.3 6.3 .368 2.7 2.7 1.000
difference:+64+11.8+2.1+11.2+2.4-0.4+2.0+0.1+.174+0.3+1.1+.216
Jerry Lucas 67 36.1 15.1 - - 14.2 2.6 - - - 2.4 6.0 11.9 .507 - - - 3.0 3.8 .784
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Jerry Lucas played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years

* Jerry Lucas played 4 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 11, from 1971 to 1974—Jerry Lucas played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 4 extra years over Darius Garland, Jerry Lucas got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game