Darius Garland vs. Kyle Lowry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Lowry 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 7 years in the NBA, 13 less than Kyle Lowry, who played 20. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Kyle Lowry had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Kyle Lowry 20 11 2006-07 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darius Garland Kyle Lowry
Season 2019-202006-07
Team Cleveland CavaliersMemphis Grizzlies
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:+49+13.4+6.7+0.7+0.5+1.2+0.7+0.7-1.4-0.4+3.3+8.0+.033+1.5+4.2+.020+1.4+1.6+.018
Kyle Lowry 10 17.5 5.6 1.2 1.9 3.1 3.2 1.4 0.1 1.2 2.0 1.4 3.8 .368 0.3 0.8 .375 2.5 2.8 .893
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Darius Garland Kyle Lowry
Season 2020-212007-08
Team Cleveland CavaliersMemphis Grizzlies
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+7.6+7.8+0.1+0.5+0.6+2.5+0.1+0.2-1.5-0.3+3.6+7.7+.019+1.5+3.2+.138+0.9+1.8+.150
Kyle Lowry 82 25.5 9.6 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.6 1.1 0.3 1.5 2.3 3.1 7.2 .432 0.4 1.7 .257 3.0 4.2 .698
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Darius Garland Kyle Lowry
Season 2021-222008-09
Team Cleveland CavaliersMemphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 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:+9+13.9+14.1+0.3+0.6+0.8+5.0+0.4+0.1-2.1-0.2+5.5+11.7+.027+2.3+5.4+.128+0.8+0.6+.091
Kyle Lowry 77 21.8 7.6 0.3 2.1 2.5 3.6 0.9 0.2 1.5 1.9 2.5 5.6 .435 0.3 1.3 .255 2.4 2.9 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Darius Garland DNP------ --- ----------
Kyle Lowry 13 19.5 5.3 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.5 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.8 1.6 4.8 .333 0.3 1.2 .250 1.8 2.4 .742

Season 4

Darius Garland Kyle Lowry
Season 2022-232009-10
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
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:+1+11.2+12.5+0.9+0.9+3.3+0.3-1.2-0.4+4.9+9.6+.065+1.9+4.0+.138+0.8+0.9+.036
Kyle Lowry 68 24.3 9.1 1.3 2.3 3.6 4.5 0.9 0.1 1.7 2.5 2.7 6.8 .397 0.5 2.0 .272 3.2 3.8 .827
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
Kyle Lowry DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Darius Garland Kyle Lowry
Season 2023-242010-11
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
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:+18+0.8+4.5+0.7+0.8+1.4+0.2+0.1+0.2-1.0-1.1+2.0+4.0+.020+0.6+1.6+.005+0.2+.069
Kyle Lowry 75 34.2 13.5 1.2 2.9 4.1 6.7 1.4 0.3 2.1 2.8 4.6 10.8 .426 1.7 4.6 .376 2.6 3.3 .765
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
Kyle Lowry DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Darius Garland Kyle Lowry
Season 2024-252011-12
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement 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:+28+1.4+6.3+0.2+1.5+1.6+0.1+0.4+0.2-0.3-0.9+2.9+4.8+.063+1.1+2.6+.027+0.6+0.8+.014
Kyle Lowry 47 32.1 14.3 0.8 3.7 4.5 6.6 1.6 0.3 2.8 2.8 4.5 10.9 .409 1.7 4.5 .374 3.6 4.2 .864
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
Kyle Lowry DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7

Darius Garland Kyle Lowry
Season 2025-262012-13
Team Cleveland CavaliersToronto Raptors
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:+65+5.4+1.4+0.2+1.9+1.7+1.4+0.4+0.4-0.6-1.2+0.3+2.8+.068+0.8+2.2+.006+0.1+0.8+.205
Kyle Lowry 68 29.7 11.6 0.8 3.9 4.7 6.4 1.4 0.4 2.3 3.2 3.7 9.2 .401 1.5 4.1 .362 2.8 3.5 .795
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years

* Kyle Lowry played 13 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 20, from 2014 to 2026—Kyle Lowry played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 13 extra years over Darius Garland, Kyle Lowry got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game