Winston Garland vs. Darius Garland Season by Season Comparison

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

Winston Garland played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Darius Garland, who played 5. Winston Garland had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, 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
Winston Garland 7 2 1987-88 to 1994-95
Darius Garland 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Winston Garland Darius Garland
Season 1987-882019-20
Team Golden State WarriorsCleveland 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 %
Winston Garland 67 31.7 12.4 1.0 2.4 3.4 6.4 1.7 0.1 2.5 2.8 5.1 11.6 .439 0.2 0.6 .333 2.1 2.3 .879
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 %
Winston Garland ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Winston Garland Darius Garland
Season 1988-892020-21
Team Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors 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 %
Winston Garland 79 33.7 14.5 1.3 2.9 4.2 6.4 2.2 0.2 2.4 2.7 5.9 13.6 .434 0.1 0.5 .233 2.6 3.2 .809
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 %
Winston Garland 8 33.8 13.4 1.8 2.4 4.1 3.6 1.6 0.3 1.9 3.9 5.1 12.3 .418 0.1 0.4 .333 3.0 3.5 .857
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Winston Garland Darius Garland
Season 1989-902021-22
Team Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles ClippersCleveland 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 %
Winston Garland 79 22.3 7.3 0.6 2.1 2.7 3.8 1.0 0.1 2.0 1.9 2.9 7.3 .401 0.2 0.5 .333 1.3 1.5 .836
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 %
Winston Garland ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Winston Garland Darius Garland
Season 1990-912022-23
Team Los Angeles ClippersCleveland 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 %
Winston Garland 69 24.7 8.2 0.7 2.2 2.9 4.6 1.4 0.1 1.7 2.7 3.2 7.5 .426 0.1 0.4 .154 1.7 2.3 .752
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 %
Winston Garland ------- --- ----------
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

Winston Garland Darius Garland
Season 1991-922023-24
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland 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 %
Winston Garland 78 28.3 10.8 0.9 1.6 2.4 5.3 1.3 0.3 2.2 2.6 4.3 9.6 .444 0.1 0.4 .321 2.2 2.6 .859
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 %
Winston Garland ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland 10 34.7 14.7 0.1 3.9 4.0 5.3 0.9 0.2 2.3 2.7 5.7 12.7 .449 2.1 5.4 .389 1.2 1.6 .750

Season 6

Winston Garland Darius Garland
Season 1992-93-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West 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 %
Winston Garland 66 15.2 5.9 0.5 1.2 1.6 2.1 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.8 2.3 5.2 .443 0.1 0.2 .462 1.2 1.3 .910
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Winston Garland 12 20.5 6.4 0.5 2.3 2.8 2.6 1.3 0.0 1.8 2.3 2.5 6.2 .405 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.4 1.000
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------

Note: Winston Garland didn't play in 1993-94.

Season 7

Winston Garland Darius Garland
Season 1994-95-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
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 %
Winston Garland 73 26.5 6.1 0.7 1.6 2.3 4.4 1.0 0.2 1.4 2.5 2.3 5.6 .415 0.3 1.0 .253 1.2 1.5 .795
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Winston Garland ------- --- ----------
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------