Johnny Dawkins vs. Darius Garland Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Darius Garland and Johnny Dawkins, 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.

Johnny Dawkins played 9 years in the NBA, 4 more than Darius Garland, who played 5. Johnny Dawkins had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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
Johnny Dawkins 9 2 1986-87 to 1994-95
Darius Garland 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Johnny Dawkins Darius Garland
Season 1986-872019-20
Team San Antonio SpursCleveland 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 %
Johnny Dawkins 81 20.8 10.3 0.7 1.4 2.1 3.6 0.8 0.0 1.5 1.5 4.1 9.4 .437 0.2 0.6 .298 1.9 2.4 .801
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 %
Johnny Dawkins ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Johnny Dawkins Darius Garland
Season 1987-882020-21
Team San Antonio SpursCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Johnny Dawkins 65 33.5 15.8 1.0 2.1 3.1 7.4 1.4 0.0 2.4 1.5 6.2 12.8 .485 0.3 0.9 .311 3.0 3.4 .896
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 %
Johnny Dawkins 3 17.7 5.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.7 2.0 7.7 .261 0.0 0.7 .000 1.0 1.3 .750
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Johnny Dawkins Darius Garland
Season 1988-892021-22
Team San Antonio SpursCleveland 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 %
Johnny Dawkins 32 33.8 14.2 1.0 2.2 3.2 7.0 1.7 0.0 3.5 2.0 5.5 12.5 .443 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 3.5 .893
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 %
Johnny Dawkins ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Johnny Dawkins Darius Garland
Season 1989-902022-23
Team Philadelphia 76ersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisCavaliers 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 %
Johnny Dawkins 81 35.4 14.3 0.6 2.5 3.0 7.4 1.5 0.1 2.6 2.0 5.7 11.7 .489 0.3 0.8 .333 2.6 3.0 .861
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 %
Johnny Dawkins 10 38.6 14.2 0.5 1.7 2.2 9.3 1.7 0.2 2.9 2.2 5.3 11.5 .461 0.0 0.7 .000 3.6 4.3 .837
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

Johnny Dawkins Darius Garland
Season 1990-912023-24
Team Philadelphia 76ersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 %
Johnny Dawkins 4 31.0 15.8 0.0 4.0 4.0 7.0 0.8 0.0 2.0 1.0 6.5 10.3 .634 0.3 1.0 .250 2.5 2.8 .909
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 %
Johnny Dawkins ------- --- ----------
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

Season 6

Johnny Dawkins Darius Garland
Season 1991-92-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Johnny Dawkins 82 34.3 12.0 0.5 2.3 2.8 6.9 1.1 0.1 2.2 1.9 4.8 11.0 .437 0.4 1.2 .356 2.0 2.3 .882
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Dawkins ------- --- ----------
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Season 7

Johnny Dawkins Darius Garland
Season 1992-93-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Johnny Dawkins 74 21.6 8.9 0.4 1.4 1.8 4.6 1.1 0.1 1.6 1.2 3.5 8.0 .437 0.4 1.1 .310 1.5 1.9 .796
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Dawkins ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Johnny Dawkins Darius Garland
Season 1993-94-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Johnny Dawkins 72 18.7 6.6 0.4 1.3 1.7 3.7 0.9 0.1 1.5 1.0 2.5 5.9 .418 0.5 1.5 .352 1.2 1.4 .840
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Dawkins ------- --- ----------
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Season 9

Johnny Dawkins Darius Garland
Season 1994-95-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 %
Johnny Dawkins 50 23.4 6.5 0.6 1.7 2.3 4.1 1.0 0.0 1.7 1.5 2.5 5.4 .463 0.5 1.5 .342 1.0 1.1 .909
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Dawkins ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------