Ron Anderson vs. Darius Garland Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Darius Garland and Ron Anderson, 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.

Ron Anderson played 10 years in the NBA, 5 more than Darius Garland, who played 5. Ron Anderson had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, 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
Ron Anderson 10 5 1984-85 to 1993-94
Darius Garland 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ron Anderson Darius Garland
Season 1984-852019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Ron Anderson 36 14.4 5.8 1.1 1.4 2.4 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.9 1.1 2.3 5.4 .431 0.0 0.1 .500 1.1 1.4 .820
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 %
Ron Anderson 2 4.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Ron Anderson Darius Garland
Season 1985-862020-21
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana PacersCleveland 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 %
Ron Anderson 77 21.8 9.2 1.7 1.9 3.6 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.1 1.6 4.0 8.2 .494 0.0 0.1 .222 1.1 1.6 .669
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 %
Ron Anderson ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Ron Anderson Darius Garland
Season 1986-872021-22
Team Indiana PacersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East 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 %
Ron Anderson 63 11.4 5.8 1.2 1.2 2.4 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.0 2.2 4.7 .473 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.7 .787
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 %
Ron Anderson 4 6.0 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Ron Anderson Darius Garland
Season 1987-882022-23
Team Indiana PacersCleveland 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 %
Ron Anderson 74 14.8 7.3 1.2 1.7 2.9 1.1 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.3 2.9 5.9 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.9 .766
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 %
Ron Anderson ------- --- ----------
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
Ron Anderson Darius Garland
Season 1988-892023-24
Team Philadelphia 76ersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdCavaliers 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 %
Ron Anderson 82 31.9 16.2 2.0 2.9 5.0 1.7 0.9 0.3 1.5 2.0 6.9 14.0 .491 0.0 0.1 .182 2.4 2.8 .856
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 %
Ron Anderson 3 36.3 20.7 2.3 3.0 5.3 4.3 0.3 0.7 0.7 3.3 9.7 17.0 .569 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 1.7 .800
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
Ron Anderson Darius Garland
Season 1989-90-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Ron Anderson 78 26.8 11.9 1.0 2.7 3.8 1.8 0.9 0.2 1.0 1.8 4.9 10.8 .451 0.0 0.3 .143 2.1 2.5 .838
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Anderson 10 25.6 11.2 0.6 3.1 3.7 1.4 0.4 0.0 1.5 2.2 4.0 9.3 .430 0.3 0.5 .600 2.9 3.0 .967
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Ron Anderson Darius Garland
Season 1990-91-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Ron Anderson 82 28.5 14.6 1.3 3.2 4.5 1.4 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.0 6.2 12.9 .485 0.1 0.5 .209 2.0 2.4 .833
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Anderson 8 27.9 11.0 1.1 1.5 2.6 2.4 0.8 0.0 1.5 3.0 4.4 11.0 .398 0.1 0.6 .200 2.1 2.4 .895
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Ron Anderson 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 %
Ron Anderson 82 29.7 13.7 1.2 2.2 3.4 1.6 1.0 0.1 1.3 1.6 5.7 12.3 .465 0.5 1.5 .331 1.7 2.0 .877
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Anderson ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Ron Anderson 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 %
Ron Anderson 69 18.3 8.1 0.9 1.8 2.7 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.1 3.3 7.9 .414 0.6 1.7 .325 1.0 1.3 .809
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Anderson ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Ron Anderson Darius Garland
Season 1993-94-
Team New Jersey Nets, Washington Bullets-
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 %
Ron Anderson 21 17.0 4.6 0.8 1.8 2.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.8 1.7 4.1 .407 0.3 1.2 .269 0.9 1.1 .826
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Anderson ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
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