Darius Garland vs. Josh Hart Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Hart 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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 6 years in the NBA, 3 less than Josh Hart, who played 9. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Josh Hart had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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 6 3 2019-20 to 2024-25
Josh Hart 9 3 2017-18 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Darius Garland Josh Hart
Season 2019-202017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+4+7.7+4.4+0.2+2.1+2.3+2.6+0.2-1.9-0.1+1.9+5.8+.068+0.6+1.9+.041+0.1+0.3+.173
Josh Hart 63 23.2 7.9 0.7 3.5 4.2 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.7 2.8 6.0 .469 1.2 3.1 .396 1.0 1.5 .702
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Darius Garland Josh Hart
Season 2020-212018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+13+7.5+9.6+0.1+1.2+1.3+4.7+0.2+0.5-2.1-0.2+3.9+8.0+.044+0.5+0.8+.059+1.3+1.2+.160
Josh Hart 67 25.6 7.8 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.9 2.2 2.8 6.9 .407 1.4 4.1 .336 0.8 1.2 .688
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Darius Garland Josh Hart
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+3+8.7+11.6+0.3+2.9+3.2+6.9+0.3+0.3-2.4-0.8+4.5+9.1+.039+0.7+1.3+.041+1.9+1.7+.153
Josh Hart 65 27.0 10.1 0.9 5.6 6.5 1.7 1.0 0.4 1.2 2.5 3.5 8.2 .423 1.9 5.4 .342 1.3 1.8 .739
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Darius Garland Josh Hart
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+22+6.8+12.4+0.7+4.6+5.3+5.5+0.4+0.2-1.9-0.3+4.4+9.1+.023+1.1+1.9+.084+2.5+2.8+.088
Josh Hart 47 28.7 9.2 1.1 6.9 8.0 2.3 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.4 3.2 7.3 .439 1.3 4.1 .326 1.5 1.9 .775
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
Josh Hart DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Darius Garland Josh Hart
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Pelicans, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
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:+3+0.2+3.1+0.6+3.9+4.5+2.4+0.2+0.1-1.0-1.1+1.3+4.3+.058+0.9+2.3+.028+0.4+0.8+.076
Josh Hart 54 33.2 14.9 1.1 6.0 7.2 4.1 1.1 0.2 2.1 2.8 5.3 10.5 .504 1.4 3.9 .343 3.0 3.9 .758
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
Josh Hart DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
Darius Garland Josh Hart
Season 2024-252022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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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+1.6+10.8+1.3+3.7+4.9+2.9+0.2-1.0-0.7+3.8+8.9+.057+2.0+4.9+.029+1.3+1.1+.128
Josh Hart 76 32.3 9.8 1.9 5.9 7.8 3.8 1.2 0.3 1.5 2.6 3.6 6.8 .529 0.8 2.2 .372 1.7 2.3 .750
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
difference:+6+2.5+7.6+1.4+3.7+5.2+3.0+0.4+0.3-1.1-0.1+1.7+5.3+.059+1.1+4.1+.027+3.1+2.8+.281
Josh Hart 11 32.1 10.4 1.6 5.7 7.4 2.2 0.8 0.3 1.9 3.5 4.1 8.5 .479 0.9 2.9 .313 1.3 2.0 .636

Additional Years

* Josh Hart played 3 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2024 to 2026—Josh Hart played in two Playoffs.

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