Darius Garland vs. Victor Wembanyama Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Victor Wembanyama 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.
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, 4 more than Victor Wembanyama, who played 2. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Victor Wembanyama had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2 | 0 | 2023-24 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Darius Garland | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 2019-20 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Defensive First Team |
| - | Rookie of the Year | |
| - | All-Rookie First Team | |
| - | Blocks Leader | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +12 | +1.2 | +9.1 | +1.8 | +7.0 | +8.7 | +0.5 | +3.5 | -1.1 | -0.6 | +3.1 | +4.9 | +.064 | +0.5 | +.030 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +.079 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 71 | 29.7 | 21.4 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 16.7 | .465 | 1.8 | 5.5 | .325 | 4.1 | 5.2 | .796 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Darius Garland nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Darius Garland | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 2020-21 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - | Blocks Leader |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +8 | +0.1 | +6.9 | +1.4 | +7.2 | +8.6 | +2.4 | +0.1 | +3.7 | -0.2 | -0.3 | +2.2 | +3.7 | +.025 | +1.2 | +3.9 | +.043 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +.012 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 46 | 33.2 | 24.3 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 18.6 | .476 | 3.1 | 8.8 | .352 | 3.4 | 4.1 | .836 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Darius Garland nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Darius Garland played 4 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 6, from 2022 to 2025—Darius Garland played in 3 Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Victor Wembanyama, Darius Garland got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-Star Game |