Tom Burleson vs. Darius Garland Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Darius Garland and Tom Burleson, 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.

Tom Burleson played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Darius Garland, who played 5. Tom Burleson had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, 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
Tom Burleson 7 2 1974-75 to 1980-81
Darius Garland 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tom Burleson Darius Garland
Season 1974-752019-20
Team Seattle SupersonicsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Tom Burleson 82 23.0 10.1 1.9 5.1 7.0 1.4 0.8 1.9 - 2.7 3.9 9.4 .417 - - - 2.2 3.2 .687
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 %
Tom Burleson 9 40.4 20.7 3.3 7.3 10.7 1.4 0.8 2.0 - 3.2 8.7 16.9 .513 - - - 3.3 4.4 .750
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Tom Burleson Darius Garland
Season 1975-762020-21
Team Seattle SupersonicsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Tom Burleson 82 32.3 15.6 3.1 5.9 9.0 2.2 0.9 1.8 - 3.3 6.0 12.6 .481 - - - 3.5 4.7 .750
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 %
Tom Burleson 6 34.7 20.8 2.5 7.0 9.5 1.7 1.0 1.3 - 4.2 7.5 12.5 .600 - - - 5.8 7.7 .761
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Tom Burleson Darius Garland
Season 1976-772021-22
Team Seattle SupersonicsCleveland 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 %
Tom Burleson 82 22.0 9.7 2.2 4.5 6.7 1.1 0.9 1.4 - 3.2 3.5 8.0 .442 - - - 2.7 3.7 .731
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Tom Burleson Darius Garland
Season 1977-782022-23
Team Kansas City KingsCleveland 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 %
Tom Burleson 76 20.1 8.6 2.2 4.1 6.3 1.7 0.8 1.1 1.6 3.4 3.0 6.9 .434 - - - 2.6 3.3 .794
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
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
Tom Burleson Darius Garland
Season 1978-792023-24
Team Kansas City KingsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 %
Tom Burleson 56 16.6 7.8 1.5 3.5 5.0 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.1 3.3 2.8 6.1 .459 - - - 2.2 3.0 .716
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland 11 35.3 16.1 0.1 3.8 3.9 5.5 1.0 0.2 2.3 2.8 6.3 14.0 .448 2.3 6.1 .373 1.3 1.6 .778

Season 6
Tom Burleson Darius Garland
Season 1979-80-
Team Kansas City 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 %
Tom Burleson 37 7.4 2.6 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.3 1.0 2.8 .346 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.1 .575
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Tom Burleson Darius Garland
Season 1980-81-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
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 %
Tom Burleson 31 11.7 3.3 1.4 1.6 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.8 2.4 1.3 3.2 .414 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.3 .488
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
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