Steven Adams vs. Darius Garland: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Steven Adams and Darius Garland all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Steven Adams, with a career spanning 11 seasons from 2014 to 2025, and Darius Garland, with 6 seasons played from 2020 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Steven Adams vs. Darius Garland
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Steven Adams Darius Garland Steven Adams Darius Garland
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
182nd
+300th
184th
+300th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
186th
+300th
137th
+300th
Years11683

Steven Adams vs. Darius Garland
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Steven Adams Darius Garland Steven Adams Darius Garland
Points
+300th
--
+300th
167th
Rebounds
150th
--
197th
+300th
Assists
+300th
42nd
+300th
80th
Steals
+300th
--
+300th
262nd
Blocks
196th
--
175th
+300th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steven Adams Darius Garland Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
6,743 vs. 7,204461
Rebounds
182nd
+300th
+118 6,115 vs. 1,0155,100
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,145 vs. 2,5581,413
Steals
+300th
+300th
646 vs. 447199
Blocks
186th
+300th
+114 703 vs. 44659
Offensive Rebounds
40th
+300th
+260 2,765 vs. 1942,571
Defensive Rebounds
242nd
+300th
+58 3,350 vs. 8212,529
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
2,804 vs. 2,635169
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
4,786 vs. 5,8181,032
3-Pointers Made
+300th
215th
+85 1 vs. 897896
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
234th
+66 17 vs. 2,3132,296
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
1,134 vs. 1,03797
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
2,129 vs. 1,196933

Games and Years:

Steven Adams Darius Garland Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
764 vs. 382382
Seasons
+300th
+300th
11 vs. 65

Triple-Doubles:

Steven Adams Darius Garland Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
275th
275th
0 1 vs. 10

Rankings by Points Scored:

Steven Adams Darius Garland Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
152nd
0 vs. 55
50+ point games
-
76th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steven Adams Darius Garland Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
549 vs. 381168
Rebounds
184th
+300th
+116 532 vs. 63469
Assists
+300th
+300th
68 vs. 12052
Steals
+300th
+300th
33 vs. 2310
Blocks
137th
+300th
+163 67 vs. 364
Offensive Rebounds
86th
+300th
+214 204 vs. 2202
Defensive Rebounds
184th
+300th
+116 328 vs. 61267
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
224 vs. 13787
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
365 vs. 32045
3-Pointers Made
+300th
298th
+2 0 vs. 4747
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
292nd
+8 3 vs. 137134
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
101 vs. 6041
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
189 vs. 70119

Games and Years:

Steven Adams Darius Garland Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
73 vs. 2251
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
8 vs. 35

Triple-Doubles:

Steven Adams Darius Garland Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Steven Adams Darius Garland Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steven Adams Darius Garland Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
--
8.83 vs. 18.8610.03
Rebounds per game
150th
--
8.00 vs. 2.665.35
Assists per game
+300th
42nd
+258 1.50 vs. 6.705.20
Steals per game
+300th
--
0.85 vs. 1.170.32
Blocks per game
196th
--
0.92 vs. 0.120.80
Offensive Rebounds per game
7th
--
3.62 vs. 0.513.11
Defensive Rebounds per game
227th
--
4.38 vs. 2.152.24
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
--
3.67 vs. 6.903.23
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
--
6.26 vs. 15.238.97
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
31st
+269 0.00 vs. 2.352.35
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
--
0.02 vs. 6.056.03
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
--
1.48 vs. 2.711.23
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
--
2.79 vs. 3.130.34

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steven Adams Darius Garland Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
167th
+133 7.52 vs. 17.329.80
Rebounds per game
197th
+300th
+103 7.29 vs. 2.864.42
Assists per game
+300th
80th
+220 0.93 vs. 5.454.52
Steals per game
+300th
262nd
+38 0.45 vs. 1.050.59
Blocks per game
175th
+300th
+125 0.92 vs. 0.140.78
Offensive Rebounds per game
68th
+300th
+232 2.79 vs. 0.092.70
Defensive Rebounds per game
210th
+300th
+90 4.49 vs. 2.771.72
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
188th
+112 3.07 vs. 6.233.16
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
159th
+141 5.00 vs. 14.559.55
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
45th
+255 0.00 vs. 2.142.14
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
29th
+271 0.04 vs. 6.236.19
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
1.38 vs. 2.731.34
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.59 vs. 3.180.59

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.