Darius Garland vs. Draymond Green: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Draymond Green and Darius Garland to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Darius Garland has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Draymond Green scored more total points in both stages. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Darius Garland averages 10.1 points more than Draymond Green in his 14 seasons (18.8 points against 8.7). On the other hand Draymond Green scored a total of 398 points more than Darius Garland (7,859 vs. 7,461).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Darius Garland 18.8
+10.1
7
Draymond Green 8.7
14

Total Points

Seasons
Darius Garland 7,461
7
Draymond Green 7,859
+398
14

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Darius Garland has a better career point average than Draymond Green (+5.9 points per game) while Draymond Green scored more points (+1,553).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Darius Garland 17.3
+5.9
3
Draymond Green 11.4
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Darius Garland 381
3
Draymond Green 1,934
+1,553
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Darius Garland 1
+1
Draymond Green 0

40+ Point Games

Darius Garland 5
+5
Draymond Green 0

30+ Point Games

Darius Garland 26
+25
Draymond Green 1

20+ Point Games

Darius Garland 172
+128
Draymond Green 44

10+ Point Games

Darius Garland 358
Draymond Green 362
+4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Darius Garland 397
Draymond Green 859
+462

0 Point Games (games without points)

Darius Garland 0
Draymond Green 46
+46

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Darius Garland 2
Draymond Green 2

20+ Point Games

Darius Garland 9
Draymond Green 15
+6

10+ Point Games

Darius Garland 21
Draymond Green 101
+80

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Darius Garland 22
Draymond Green 168
+146

0 Point Games (games without points)

Darius Garland 0
Draymond Green 1
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Darius Garland 18.8 6.9 15.2 45.1 2.4 6.1 38.6 2.7 3.1 86.8 7 397
difference:+10.1+3.7+8.0+0.3+1.5+3.4+6.6+1.3+1.1+15.9+7+508
Draymond Green 8.7 3.2 7.2 44.8 0.9 2.7 32.0 1.4 2.0 70.9 14 905

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Darius Garland 7,461 2,722 6,037 45.1 933 2,415 38.6 1,084 1,249 86.8 7 397
difference:+398+181+438+0.3+157+7+6.6+193+552+15.9+7+508
Draymond Green 7,859 2,903 6,475 44.8 776 2,422 32.0 1,277 1,801 70.9 14 905

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Darius Garland 17.3 6.2 14.5 42.8 2.1 6.2 34.3 2.7 3.2 85.7 3 22
difference:+5.9+2.1+5.3+1.7+1.1+2.8+4.3+0.5+0.2+13.1+7+147
Draymond Green 11.4 4.1 9.2 44.5 1.0 3.4 30.0 2.2 3.0 72.6 10 169

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Darius Garland 381 137 320 42.8 47 137 34.3 60 70 85.7 3 22
difference:+1,553+556+1,237+1.7+127+443+4.3+314+445+13.1+7+147
Draymond Green 1,934 693 1,557 44.5 174 580 30.0 374 515 72.6 10 169

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 12.3
+9.4
202059
Draymond Green 2.9
201379

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 17.4
+11.2
202154
Draymond Green 6.2
201482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 21.7
+10.0
202268
Draymond Green 11.7
2015NBA Champion79

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 21.6
+7.6
202369
Draymond Green 14.0
201681

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 18.0
+7.8
202457
Draymond Green 10.2
2017NBA Champion76

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 20.6
+9.6
202575
Draymond Green 11.0
2018NBA Champion70

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 17.1
+9.7
202615
Draymond Green 7.4
201966

Draymond Green's additional seasons:

* Draymond Green played 7 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 14, from 2020 to 2026—he averaged 8.2 points in a total of 372 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 9 ppg and his lowest 7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland -
DNP
20200
Draymond Green 5.8
+5.8
201312

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland -
DNP
20210
Draymond Green 11.9
+11.9
20147

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland -
DNP
20220
Draymond Green 13.7
+13.7
2015NBA Champion21

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 20.6
+5.2
20235
Draymond Green 15.4
201623

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 15.7
+2.6
202412
Draymond Green 13.1
2017NBA Champion17

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 18.0
+7.2
20255
Draymond Green 10.8
2018NBA Champion21

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland -
DNP *
20260
Draymond Green 13.3
+13.3
201922
* season in progress

Draymond Green's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Draymond Green played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 8.7 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 9.4 ppg and his lowest 8.