Darius Garland vs. Kristaps Porzingis: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kristaps Porzingis 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kristaps Porzingis has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Darius Garland. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 10 NBA regular seasons played, Kristaps Porzingis averages 0.8 points more than Darius Garland in his 7 seasons (19.6 points against 18.8), and he also scored a total of 2,580 points more (10,088 vs. 7,508).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Darius Garland | 18.8 | 7 | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 19.6 | +0.8 | 10 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Darius Garland | 7,508 | 7 | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 10,088 | +2,580 | 10 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Darius Garland has a better career point average than Kristaps Porzingis (+5.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+47).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Darius Garland | 17.3 | +5.4 | 3 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 11.9 | 4 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Darius Garland | 381 | +47 | 3 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 334 | 4 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Darius Garland | 1 | +1 | ||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Darius Garland | 173 | |||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 245 | +72 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Darius Garland | 361 | |||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 472 | +111 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Darius Garland | 400 | |||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 513 | +113 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Darius Garland | 0 | |||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 1 | +1 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Darius Garland | 9 | +4 | ||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 5 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Darius Garland | 21 | +8 | ||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 13 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Darius Garland | 22 | |||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 27 | +5 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Darius Garland | 0 | |||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 1 | +1 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +0.8 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +2.1 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +3.8 | +3 | +114 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 19.6 | 6.9 | 14.9 | 46.2 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 36.6 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 83.0 | 10 | 514 |
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: | +2,580 | +797 | +1,580 | +1.1 | +35 | +235 | +2.1 | +951 | +1,203 | +3.8 | +3 | +114 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 10,088 | 3,536 | 7,653 | 46.2 | 974 | 2,663 | 36.6 | 2,042 | 2,460 | 83.0 | 10 | 514 |
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: | +5.4 | +2.3 | +5.5 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +2.7 | +3.0 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +5.9 | +1 | +6 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 11.9 | 3.9 | 9.0 | 43.0 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 31.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 79.8 | 4 | 28 |
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: | +47 | +29 | +69 | +0.2 | +16 | +38 | +3.0 | +27 | +39 | +5.9 | +1 | +6 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 334 | 108 | 251 | 43.0 | 31 | 99 | 31.3 | 87 | 109 | 79.8 | 4 | 28 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kristaps Porzingis' additional seasons: | ||||
- Kristaps Porzingis played 4 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 11, from 2023 to 2026—he averaged 21.0 points in a total of 177 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 23.2 ppg and his lowest 19.2. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Darius Garland | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Darius Garland | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Darius Garland | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Darius Garland | 18.0 | +18.0 | 2025 | 5 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Darius Garland | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Kristaps Porzingis' additional Playoffs: | ||||
- During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Kristaps Porzingis played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 9.5 points in a total of 18 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.3 ppg and his lowest 7.7. |