Darius Garland vs. Neil Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Neil Johnson 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 Neil Johnson, who played 4. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Neil Johnson had his rookie season in 1966-67. 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
Neil Johnson 4 3 1966-67 to 1969-70

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darius Garland Neil Johnson
Season 2019-201966-67
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Div 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
Neil Johnson 51 10.2 3.4 - - 3.3 0.7 - - - 2.0 1.2 3.4 .345 - - - 1.1 1.7 .663
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Neil Johnson 4 16.0 5.8 - - 5.8 1.3 - - - 2.0 2.0 6.8 .296 - - - 1.8 2.0 .875

Season 2

Darius Garland Neil Johnson
Season 2020-211967-68
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Div 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 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
Neil Johnson 43 6.7 2.6 - - 1.7 0.8 - - - 1.5 1.0 2.5 .415 - - - 0.5 1.1 .479
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Neil Johnson 2 3.0 2.0 - - 1.5 0.0 - - - 0.5 1.0 2.0 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Darius Garland Neil Johnson
Season 2021-221968-69
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhoenix Suns
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
Neil Johnson 80 16.5 5.8 - - 5.0 1.7 - - - 2.7 2.2 4.6 .481 - - - 1.4 2.2 .621
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Neil Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Darius Garland Neil Johnson
Season 2022-231969-70
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West Div 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
Neil Johnson 28 4.9 1.7 - - 1.7 0.4 - - - 1.4 0.7 2.1 .333 - - - 0.3 0.4 .667
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
Neil Johnson 2 3.5 1.0 - - 2.0 0.0 - - - 2.0 0.5 1.5 .333 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Darius Garland Neil Johnson
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
Neil Johnson ------- --- ----------
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
Neil Johnson ------- --- ----------