Steven Adams vs. Darius Garland: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Darius Garland and Steven Adams 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 and also scored more total points during the season while Steven Adams scored more points in the postseason. 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Darius Garland averages 10.1 points more than Steven Adams in his 12 seasons (18.9 points against 8.8), and he also scored a total of 422 points more (7,204 vs. 6,782).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Steven Adams 8.8
12
Darius Garland 18.9
+10.1
6

Total Points

Seasons
Steven Adams 6,782
12
Darius Garland 7,204
+422
6

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Darius Garland has a better career point average than Steven Adams (+9.8 points per game) while Steven Adams scored more points (+168).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Steven Adams 7.5
8
Darius Garland 17.3
+9.8
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Steven Adams 549
+168
8
Darius Garland 381
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Darius Garland 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Darius Garland 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Darius Garland 25
+25

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 40
Darius Garland 166
+126

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 320
Darius Garland 346
+26

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 734
+352
Darius Garland 382

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 36
+36
Darius Garland 0

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Darius Garland 2
+2

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Darius Garland 9
+9

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 22
+1
Darius Garland 21

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 63
+41
Darius Garland 22

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 10
+10
Darius Garland 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Steven Adams 8.8 3.7 6.2 58.6 0.0 0.0 5.9 1.5 2.8 53.4 12 770
difference:+10.1+3.2+9.0+13.3+2.3+6.1+32.9+1.2+0.3+33.3+6+388
Darius Garland 18.9 6.9 15.2 45.3 2.3 6.1 38.8 2.7 3.1 86.7 6 382

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Steven Adams 6,782 2,818 4,807 58.6 1 17 5.9 1,145 2,143 53.4 12 770
difference:+422+183+1,011+13.3+896+2,296+32.9+108+947+33.3+6+388
Darius Garland 7,204 2,635 5,818 45.3 897 2,313 38.8 1,037 1,196 86.7 6 382

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Steven Adams 7.5 3.1 5.0 61.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.6 53.4 8 73
difference:+9.8+3.1+9.5+18.6+2.1+6.2+34.3+1.3+0.6+32.3+5+51
Darius Garland 17.3 6.2 14.5 42.8 2.1 6.2 34.3 2.7 3.2 85.7 3 22

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Steven Adams 549 224 365 61.4 0 3 0.0 101 189 53.4 8 73
difference:+168+87+45+18.6+47+134+34.3+41+119+32.3+5+51
Darius Garland 381 137 320 42.8 47 137 34.3 60 70 85.7 3 22

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.3
201481
Darius Garland 12.3
+9.0
202059

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 7.7
201570
Darius Garland 17.4
+9.7
202154

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
201680
Darius Garland 21.7
+13.7
202268

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.3
201780
Darius Garland 21.6
+10.3
202369

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
201876
Darius Garland 18.0
+4.1
202457

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
201980
Darius Garland 20.6
+6.7
202575

Steven Adams' additional seasons:

* Steven Adams played 6 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 12, from 2020 to 2026—he averaged 7.5 points in a total of 303 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 10.9 ppg and his lowest 3.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.9
+3.9
201418
Darius Garland -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20150
Darius Garland -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.1
+10.1
201618
Darius Garland -
DNP
20220

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
20175
Darius Garland 20.6
+12.6
20235

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.5
20186
Darius Garland 15.7
+5.2
202412

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.8
20195
Darius Garland 18.0
+6.2
20255

Steven Adams' additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Steven Adams played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.4 points in a total of 21 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.1 ppg and his lowest 3.4.

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