Dillard Crocker vs. Darius Garland Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Darius Garland and Dillard Crocker, 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.

Dillard Crocker played 4 years in the NBA, 1 less than Darius Garland, who played 5. Dillard Crocker had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Darius Garland had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Dillard Crocker 4 0 1948-49 to 1952-53
Darius Garland 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dillard Crocker Darius Garland
Season 1948-492019-20
Team Fort Wayne PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
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 %
Dillard Crocker 2 - 3.0 - - - 0.0 - - - 1.5 0.5 2.0 .250 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillard Crocker ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dillard Crocker Darius Garland
Season 1949-502020-21
Team Denver Nuggets (1st)Cleveland Cavaliers
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 %
Dillard Crocker 53 - 13.6 - - - 1.6 - - - 4.2 4.6 15.8 .292 - - - 4.4 6.0 .735
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillard Crocker ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Note: Dillard Crocker didn't play in 1950-51.

Season 3

Dillard Crocker Darius Garland
Season 1951-522021-22
Team Indianapolis Olympians, Milwaukee HawksCleveland Cavaliers
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 %
Dillard Crocker 38 20.6 7.7 - - 2.9 1.5 - - - 3.5 2.6 7.3 .351 - - - 2.6 3.8 .669
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillard Crocker ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dillard Crocker Darius Garland
Season 1952-532022-23
Team Milwaukee HawksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East 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 %
Dillard Crocker 61 12.7 5.4 - - 1.7 1.0 - - - 3.3 1.6 4.7 .352 - - - 2.1 3.1 .688
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillard Crocker ------- --- ----------
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

Season 5

Dillard Crocker Darius Garland
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 %
Dillard Crocker ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillard Crocker ------- --- ----------
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