Darius Garland vs. Jermaine O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jermaine O'Neal 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.

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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 Jermaine O'Neal 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Darius Garland averages 5.6 points more than Jermaine O'Neal in his 18 seasons (18.8 points against 13.2). On the other hand Jermaine O'Neal scored a total of 5,801 points more than Darius Garland (13,309 vs. 7,508).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Darius Garland 18.8
+5.6
7
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2
18

Total Points

Seasons
Darius Garland 7,508
7
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309
+5,801
18

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 Jermaine O'Neal (+5.7 points per game) while Jermaine O'Neal scored more points (+743).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Darius Garland 17.3
+5.7
3
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Darius Garland 381
3
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124
+743
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Darius Garland 1
Jermaine O'Neal 1

40+ Point Games

Darius Garland 5
+4
Jermaine O'Neal 1

30+ Point Games

Darius Garland 26
Jermaine O'Neal 42
+16

20+ Point Games

Darius Garland 173
Jermaine O'Neal 266
+93

10+ Point Games

Darius Garland 361
Jermaine O'Neal 619
+258

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Darius Garland 400
Jermaine O'Neal 950
+550

0 Point Games (games without points)

Darius Garland 0
Jermaine O'Neal 61
+61

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Darius Garland 2
Jermaine O'Neal 3
+1

20+ Point Games

Darius Garland 9
Jermaine O'Neal 24
+15

10+ Point Games

Darius Garland 21
Jermaine O'Neal 52
+31

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Darius Garland 22
Jermaine O'Neal 82
+60

0 Point Games (games without points)

Darius Garland 0
Jermaine O'Neal 15
+15

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 6.8 15.2 45.1 2.3 6.1 38.7 2.7 3.1 86.8 7 400
difference:+5.6+1.7+4.3+1.6+2.3+6.0+24.0+0.3+1.1+15.3+11+611
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 5.1 10.9 46.7 0.0 0.1 14.7 3.0 4.2 71.5 18 1,011

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Darius Garland 7,508 2,739 6,073 45.1 939 2,428 38.7 1,091 1,257 86.8 7 400
difference:+5,801+2,405+4,952+1.6+925+2,333+24.0+1,916+2,951+15.3+11+611
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 5,144 11,025 46.7 14 95 14.7 3,007 4,208 71.5 18 1,011

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:+5.7+1.9+4.5+0.2+2.1+6.0+34.3+0.4+1.1+13.9+11+75
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 4.3 10.0 42.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 3.1 4.3 71.8 14 97

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:+743+276+650+0.2+47+121+34.3+238+345+13.9+11+75
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 413 970 42.6 0 16 0.0 298 415 71.8 14 97

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 12.3
+8.2
202059
Jermaine O'Neal 4.1
199745

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 17.4
+12.9
202154
Jermaine O'Neal 4.5
199860

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 21.7
+19.2
202268
Jermaine O'Neal 2.5
199936

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 21.6
+17.7
202369
Jermaine O'Neal 3.9
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 18.0
+5.1
202457
Jermaine O'Neal 12.9
200181

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 20.6
+1.6
202575
Jermaine O'Neal 19.0
200272

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 16.9
202618
Jermaine O'Neal 20.8
+3.9
200377

Jermaine O'Neal's additional seasons:

- Jermaine O'Neal played 12 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 19, from 2004 to 2014—he averaged 14.7 points in a total of 638 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.3 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland -
DNP
20200
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19972

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland -
DNP
20210
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19981

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland -
DNP
20220
Jermaine O'Neal 1.6
+1.6
19999

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 20.6
+19.1
20235
Jermaine O'Neal 1.5
20008

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 15.7
+5.9
202412
Jermaine O'Neal 9.8
20014

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 18.0
+0.8
20255
Jermaine O'Neal 17.2
20025

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland -
DNP *
20260
Jermaine O'Neal 22.8
+22.8
20036
* season in progress

Jermaine O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

- During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Jermaine O'Neal played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.5 points in a total of 68 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21 ppg and his lowest 4.2.

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