Darius Garland vs. Zach LaVine Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach LaVine 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 / 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 7 years in the NBA, 5 less than Zach LaVine, who played 12. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Zach LaVine had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Zach LaVine 12 1 2014-15 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Darius Garland Zach LaVine
Season 2019-202014-15
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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:+18+6.2+2.2+0.1+1.0+0.9+0.3-0.1-0.5+1.0+3.0+.021+1.1+2.8+.014+0.8+1.1+.033
Zach LaVine 77 24.7 10.1 0.4 2.4 2.8 3.6 0.7 0.1 2.5 2.1 3.7 8.8 .422 0.7 2.2 .341 1.9 2.3 .842
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Darius Garland Zach LaVine
Season 2020-212015-16
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
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+5.1+3.4+0.1+0.5+0.4+3.0+0.4+0.1-1.1-0.4+1.4+3.2+.001+0.4+1.0+.006+0.1+0.1+.055
Zach LaVine 82 28.0 14.0 0.3 2.5 2.8 3.1 0.8 0.2 1.9 2.4 5.3 11.7 .452 1.5 3.9 .389 2.0 2.5 .793
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Darius Garland Zach LaVine
Season 2021-222016-17
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
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:+21+1.5+2.8+0.2+0.3+0.1+5.6+0.4+0.1-1.8-0.5+1.1+2.2+.003+0.1+.004+0.7+0.5+.056
Zach LaVine 47 37.2 18.9 0.4 3.0 3.4 3.0 0.9 0.2 1.8 2.2 6.9 15.1 .459 2.6 6.6 .387 2.5 3.0 .836
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Darius Garland Zach LaVine
Season 2022-232017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
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:+45+8.2+4.9+1.2+1.2+4.8+0.2+0.1-1.1-0.2+1.9+1.6+.079+0.6+0.9+.069+0.4+0.2+.050
Zach LaVine 24 27.3 16.7 0.4 3.5 3.9 3.0 1.0 0.2 1.8 2.3 5.7 14.8 .383 1.8 5.1 .341 3.6 4.5 .813
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
Zach LaVine DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Darius Garland Zach LaVine
Season 2023-242018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
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:+6+1.1+5.7+0.1+1.9+2.0+2.0+0.3+0.3-0.3-0.5+1.8+3.2+.021+0.4+1.1+.003+2.4+2.9+.002
Zach LaVine 63 34.5 23.7 0.6 4.0 4.7 4.5 1.0 0.4 3.4 2.2 8.4 18.0 .467 1.9 5.1 .374 5.0 6.0 .832
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
Zach LaVine DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
Darius Garland Zach LaVine
Season 2024-252019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
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:+15+4.1+4.9+0.1+1.9+1.9+2.5+0.3+0.4-0.9-0.3+1.6+4.3+.022+0.3+1.0+.021+1.5+2.2+.076
Zach LaVine 60 34.8 25.5 0.7 4.1 4.8 4.2 1.5 0.5 3.4 2.2 9.0 20.0 .450 3.1 8.1 .380 4.5 5.6 .802
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
Zach LaVine DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7
Darius Garland Zach LaVine
Season 2025-262020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 5 25.8 13.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 6.0 0.6 0.0 2.6 1.8 4.0 11.6 .345 2.0 5.4 .370 3.4 3.4 1.000
difference:+53+9.3+14.0+0.2+2.8+2.6+1.1+0.2+0.5-0.9-0.6+5.8+7.8+.162+1.4+2.8+.049+1.0+1.7+.151
Zach LaVine 58 35.1 27.4 0.6 4.4 5.0 4.9 0.8 0.5 3.5 2.4 9.8 19.4 .507 3.4 8.2 .419 4.4 5.1 .849
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years

* Zach LaVine played 5 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 12, from 2022 to 2026—Zach LaVine played in one postseason.

In those 5 extra years over Darius Garland, Zach LaVine got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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