Darius Garland vs. Khris Middleton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Khris Middleton 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.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / 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, 8 less than Khris Middleton, who played 14. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Khris Middleton had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Khris Middleton 14 9 2012-13 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darius Garland Khris Middleton
Season 2019-202012-13
Team Cleveland CavaliersDetroit Pistons
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:+32+13.3+6.2+0.4+0.3+2.9+0.1-2.2-0.4+2.4+6.6+.039+1.3+3.3+.044+0.1+.031
Khris Middleton 27 17.6 6.1 0.1 1.7 1.9 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.4 2.0 2.3 5.2 .440 0.5 1.7 .311 1.0 1.2 .844
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Khris Middleton played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Darius Garland Khris Middleton
Season 2020-212013-14
Team Cleveland CavaliersMilwaukee Bucks
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:+28+3.1+5.3+0.3+1.0+1.4+4.0+0.2+0.1-1.5-1.0+2.1+4.5+.011+0.4+1.4+.019+0.7+0.7+.013
Khris Middleton 82 30.0 12.1 0.7 3.0 3.8 2.1 1.0 0.2 1.5 3.0 4.6 10.4 .440 1.5 3.5 .414 1.4 1.7 .861
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Khris Middleton played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Darius Garland Khris Middleton
Season 2021-222014-15
Team Cleveland CavaliersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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+5.6+8.3+1.1+1.1+6.3+0.2-2.2-0.6+2.9+6.3+.005+1.2+3.3+.024+1.5+1.5+.033
Khris Middleton 79 30.1 13.4 0.6 3.8 4.4 2.3 1.5 0.1 1.4 2.3 5.1 11.0 .467 1.4 3.4 .407 1.7 2.0 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Darius Garland DNP------ --- ----------
Khris Middleton 6 38.7 15.8 1.2 2.5 3.7 2.0 2.3 0.5 1.7 2.3 5.8 15.3 .380 1.8 5.7 .324 2.3 2.5 .933

Season 4

Darius Garland Khris Middleton
Season 2022-232015-16
Team Cleveland CavaliersMilwaukee Bucks
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:+10+0.6+3.4+0.2+1.0+1.1+3.6+0.5+0.1-0.6-0.5+1.2+1.9+.018+0.6+1.4+.014+0.5+0.8+.025
Khris Middleton 79 36.1 18.2 0.6 3.3 3.8 4.2 1.7 0.2 2.3 2.6 6.4 14.5 .444 1.8 4.6 .396 3.5 3.9 .888
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
Khris Middleton DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Darius Garland Khris Middleton
Season 2023-242016-17
Team Cleveland CavaliersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+28+2.7+3.3+0.1+1.8+1.5+3.1+0.1+0.1-0.9-1.0+1.4+3.3+.004+0.7+2.6+.062+0.2+0.1+.046
Khris Middleton 29 30.7 14.7 0.4 3.9 4.2 3.4 1.4 0.2 2.2 2.7 5.2 11.5 .450 1.6 3.6 .433 2.8 3.2 .880
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
difference:+6+2.5+1.2+0.1+1.2+1.1+0.5+0.9+0.2-0.5+0.9+1.3+.030+0.9+2.7+.016+1.6+1.9+.008
Khris Middleton 6 38.5 14.5 0.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 2.0 0.0 1.8 2.8 5.2 13.0 .397 1.2 3.2 .368 3.0 3.7 .818

Season 6

Darius Garland Khris Middleton
Season 2024-252017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+7+5.7+0.5+0.1+2.5+2.3+2.7+0.3+0.2-0.2-1.4+0.2+0.2+.006+1.0+2.1+.042+0.9+1.0+.006
Khris Middleton 82 36.4 20.1 0.5 4.7 5.2 4.0 1.5 0.3 2.3 3.3 7.2 15.5 .466 1.8 5.0 .359 3.9 4.4 .884
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:+2+9.7+6.7+0.1+3.0+2.9+2.1+0.5+0.7-0.7-0.9+3.8+2.2+.178+1.6+1.1+.324+2.4+2.1+.180
Khris Middleton 7 39.3 24.7 0.1 5.0 5.1 3.1 0.9 0.7 2.3 4.3 9.6 16.0 .598 3.6 5.9 .610 2.0 2.7 .737

Additional Years

* Khris Middleton played 8 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 14, from 2019 to 2026—Khris Middleton played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup.

In those 8 extra years over Darius Garland, Khris Middleton got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-Star Game