Junior Bridgeman vs. Darius Garland Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Darius Garland and Junior Bridgeman, 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.

Junior Bridgeman played 12 years in the NBA, 7 more than Darius Garland, who played 5. Junior Bridgeman had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, 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
Junior Bridgeman 12 6 1975-76 to 1986-87
Darius Garland 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Junior Bridgeman Darius Garland
Season 1975-762019-20
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Junior Bridgeman 81 20.3 8.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 1.9 0.6 0.3 - 2.9 3.5 8.0 .439 - - - 1.6 2.0 .795
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 %
Junior Bridgeman 3 22.3 8.3 1.3 2.3 3.7 1.7 0.3 0.0 - 3.3 3.0 6.7 .450 - - - 2.3 3.7 .636
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Junior Bridgeman Darius Garland
Season 1976-772020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland 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 %
Junior Bridgeman 82 29.4 14.4 1.6 3.5 5.1 2.5 1.0 0.3 - 2.7 6.0 13.3 .449 - - - 2.4 2.8 .864
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 %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Junior Bridgeman Darius Garland
Season 1977-782021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Junior Bridgeman 82 22.9 13.6 1.4 2.1 3.5 2.1 0.9 0.4 2.1 2.5 5.8 11.5 .503 - - - 2.0 2.5 .810
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 %
Junior Bridgeman 9 19.8 10.4 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.2 1.0 0.2 0.9 3.4 4.9 10.1 .484 - - - 0.7 0.9 .750
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Junior Bridgeman Darius Garland
Season 1978-792022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland 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 %
Junior Bridgeman 82 23.9 15.5 1.4 2.2 3.6 2.0 1.1 0.5 1.7 2.2 6.6 13.0 .506 - - - 2.3 2.8 .829
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 %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
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
Junior Bridgeman Darius Garland
Season 1979-802023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman 81 28.6 17.6 1.3 2.4 3.7 2.9 1.2 0.2 2.1 2.7 7.3 15.3 .478 0.1 0.3 .185 2.8 3.3 .865
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 %
Junior Bridgeman 5 24.8 10.2 0.8 3.0 3.8 3.4 1.0 0.4 2.8 3.4 4.0 11.2 .357 0.0 0.2 .000 2.2 3.0 .733
Darius Garland 9 34.3 14.7 0.1 4.0 4.1 5.2 1.0 0.1 2.3 2.7 5.7 12.4 .455 2.2 5.3 .417 1.1 1.6 .714

Season 6
Junior Bridgeman Darius Garland
Season 1980-81-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Junior Bridgeman 77 28.8 16.8 1.0 2.7 3.8 3.0 1.1 0.4 1.9 2.4 7.0 14.3 .487 0.0 0.3 .143 2.8 3.1 .884
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman 7 26.1 14.0 0.9 1.3 2.1 3.3 0.9 0.0 1.6 3.9 6.0 13.0 .462 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.9 2.3 .813
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Junior Bridgeman Darius Garland
Season 1981-82-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Junior Bridgeman 41 22.5 12.5 0.9 2.1 3.0 2.7 0.7 0.1 1.6 2.2 5.1 10.6 .483 0.1 0.2 .444 2.2 2.5 .864
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Junior Bridgeman Darius Garland
Season 1982-83-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman 70 26.5 14.4 0.6 2.9 3.5 3.0 0.6 0.1 1.7 2.2 6.0 12.2 .492 0.0 0.2 .077 2.3 2.8 .837
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman 9 34.2 16.9 2.3 2.7 5.0 3.1 1.1 0.2 2.1 2.9 6.8 14.4 .469 0.2 0.6 .400 3.1 3.3 .933
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Junior Bridgeman Darius Garland
Season 1983-84-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman 81 30.0 15.1 1.0 3.1 4.1 3.3 0.7 0.2 1.8 2.8 6.3 13.5 .465 0.1 0.4 .194 2.4 3.0 .807
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman 16 31.2 14.4 0.8 3.3 4.0 2.8 0.4 0.3 1.4 2.3 5.5 12.1 .456 0.1 0.6 .111 3.3 4.1 .815
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Junior Bridgeman Darius Garland
Season 1984-85-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Junior Bridgeman 80 25.5 13.9 0.7 2.2 2.9 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.5 1.6 5.8 12.4 .465 0.2 0.5 .359 2.3 2.6 .879
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Junior Bridgeman Darius Garland
Season 1985-86-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Junior Bridgeman 58 20.0 8.8 0.5 1.6 2.1 1.9 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.4 3.4 7.8 .441 0.1 0.3 .333 1.8 2.1 .891
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Junior Bridgeman Darius Garland
Season 1986-87-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Junior Bridgeman 34 12.3 5.1 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.5 2.3 5.0 .462 0.0 0.2 .167 0.5 0.6 .800
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
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