De'Aaron Fox vs. Dean Garrett Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dean Garrett and De'Aaron Fox, 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.

De'Aaron Fox played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Dean Garrett, who played 6. De'Aaron Fox had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Dean Garrett had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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
De'Aaron Fox 7 1 2017-18 to 2023-24
Dean Garrett 6 4 1996-97 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

De'Aaron Fox Dean Garrett
Season 2017-181996-97
Team Sacramento KingsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox 73 27.8 11.6 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.4 1.0 0.3 2.4 2.2 4.5 10.9 .412 0.6 2.1 .307 1.9 2.7 .723
Dean Garrett 68 24.5 8.0 2.2 5.1 7.3 0.6 0.6 1.4 0.5 2.3 3.3 5.7 .573 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.0 .696
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Dean Garrett 3 39.0 12.7 6.3 5.3 11.7 1.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 3.7 5.0 9.7 .517 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.3 .800

Season 2

De'Aaron Fox Dean Garrett
Season 2018-191997-98
Team Sacramento KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
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 %
De'Aaron Fox 81 31.4 17.3 0.5 3.2 3.8 7.3 1.6 0.6 2.8 2.5 6.2 13.6 .458 1.1 2.9 .371 3.7 5.1 .727
Dean Garrett 82 32.1 7.3 2.8 5.1 7.9 1.1 0.7 1.6 1.0 2.4 3.0 6.9 .428 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .648
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Dean Garrett ------- --- ----------

Season 3

De'Aaron Fox Dean Garrett
Season 2019-201998-99
Team Sacramento KingsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox 51 32.0 21.1 0.7 3.2 3.8 6.8 1.5 0.5 3.1 2.8 7.7 16.0 .480 1.1 3.6 .292 4.7 6.7 .705
Dean Garrett 49 21.5 5.5 2.0 3.2 5.2 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.6 2.3 2.4 4.7 .502 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Dean Garrett 4 23.0 5.5 2.3 1.8 4.0 1.3 0.5 0.8 0.5 4.0 2.5 4.5 .556 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.3 .400

Season 4

De'Aaron Fox Dean Garrett
Season 2020-211999-00
Team Sacramento KingsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox 58 35.1 25.2 0.6 2.9 3.5 7.2 1.5 0.5 3.0 2.9 9.1 19.1 .477 1.8 5.5 .322 5.2 7.2 .719
Dean Garrett 56 10.8 2.0 0.7 1.8 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.4 1.7 0.9 1.9 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Dean Garrett 3 5.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 5

De'Aaron Fox Dean Garrett
Season 2021-222000-01
Team Sacramento KingsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox 59 35.3 23.2 0.4 3.5 3.9 5.6 1.2 0.4 2.8 2.9 8.7 18.5 .473 1.3 4.2 .297 4.4 5.9 .750
Dean Garrett 70 11.9 2.5 0.9 2.2 3.1 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.4 1.3 1.1 2.2 .481 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Dean Garrett 3 14.0 4.3 0.7 2.3 3.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 2.0 1.3 4.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.0 .833

Season 6

De'Aaron Fox Dean Garrett
Season 2022-232001-02
Team Sacramento KingsMinnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Clutch Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
De'Aaron Fox 73 33.4 25.0 0.5 3.6 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.3 2.5 2.4 9.3 18.2 .512 1.6 5.0 .324 4.7 6.0 .780
Dean Garrett 34 5.4 1.1 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.5 1.6 .327 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox 7 38.6 27.4 1.7 3.7 5.4 7.7 2.1 0.6 4.0 3.3 10.0 23.6 .424 3.0 9.0 .333 4.4 5.9 .756
Dean Garrett ------- --- ----------

Season 7

De'Aaron Fox Dean Garrett
Season 2023-24-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
De'Aaron Fox 74 35.9 26.6 0.9 3.7 4.6 5.6 2.0 0.4 2.6 2.6 9.7 20.9 .465 2.9 7.8 .369 4.2 5.7 .738
Dean Garrett ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Dean Garrett ------- --- ----------