Darius Garland vs. Jonathon Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jonathon Simmons 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, 1 more than Jonathon Simmons, who played 4. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Jonathon Simmons had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Jonathon Simmons 4 3 2015-16 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Darius Garland Jonathon Simmons
Season 2019-202015-16
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 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
Jonathon Simmons 55 14.8 6.0 0.3 1.5 1.7 1.1 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.9 2.2 4.4 .504 0.3 0.9 .383 1.3 1.7 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Jonathon Simmons 3 8.7 3.7 1.0 0.3 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 1.3 1.3 3.3 .400 0.7 1.0 .667 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 2
Darius Garland Jonathon Simmons
Season 2020-212016-17
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West 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 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
Jonathon Simmons 78 17.8 6.2 0.3 1.8 2.1 1.6 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.9 2.3 5.4 .420 0.4 1.3 .294 1.3 1.7 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Jonathon Simmons 15 20.4 10.5 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.7 2.0 4.1 9.1 .456 0.9 2.5 .351 1.4 2.1 .677

Season 3
Darius Garland Jonathon Simmons
Season 2021-222017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersOrlando Magic
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
Jonathon Simmons 69 29.4 13.9 0.9 2.6 3.5 2.5 0.8 0.2 2.1 2.5 5.1 11.0 .465 1.0 3.0 .338 2.7 3.5 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Jonathon Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Darius Garland Jonathon Simmons
Season 2022-232018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersOrlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 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
Jonathon Simmons 56 19.0 6.5 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.3 0.5 0.3 1.2 1.6 2.4 6.3 .380 0.5 1.9 .269 1.3 1.7 .742
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
Jonathon Simmons 7 7.4 3.6 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.3 1.4 4.3 .333 0.3 1.4 .200 0.4 0.6 .750

Season 5
Darius Garland Jonathon Simmons
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
Jonathon Simmons ------- --- ----------
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
Jonathon Simmons ------- --- ----------
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