Walt Frazier vs. Darius Garland: NBA Rankings Comparison

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

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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Walt Frazier, with a career spanning 13 seasons from 1968 to 1980, 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.

Walt Frazier vs. Darius Garland
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Walt Frazier Darius Garland Walt Frazier Darius Garland
Points
143rd
+300th
73rd
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
120th
+300th
Assists
72nd
+300th
47th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
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Walt Frazier vs. Darius Garland
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Walt Frazier Darius Garland Walt Frazier Darius Garland
Points
106th
--
78th
167th
Rebounds
+300th
--
208th
+300th
Assists
62nd
42nd
42nd
80th
Steals
19th
--
9th
262nd
Blocks
+300th
--
+300th
+300th

Steals, blocks, offensive and defensive rebounds started to be recorded in the 1973-74 season. The 3-point shot was implemented in the 1979-80 season.
* Some years in Walt Frazier's career don't have data for these stats.

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:

Walt Frazier Darius Garland Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
143rd
+300th
+157 15,581 vs. 7,2048,377
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
4,830 vs. 1,0153,815
Assists
72nd
+300th
+228 5,040 vs. 2,5582,482
Steals
+300th
+300th
681 vs. 447234
Blocks
+300th
+300th
63 vs. 4419
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
403 vs. 194209
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,523 vs. 821702
Field Goals Made
128th
+300th
+172 6,130 vs. 2,6353,495
Field Goals Attempted
144th
+300th
+156 12,516 vs. 5,8186,698
3-Pointers Made
+300th
216th
+84 0 vs. 897897
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
236th
+64 1 vs. 2,3132,312
Free Throws Made
138th
+300th
+162 3,321 vs. 1,0372,284
Free Throws Attempted
138th
+300th
+162 4,226 vs. 1,1963,030

Games and Years:

Walt Frazier Darius Garland Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
825 vs. 382443
Seasons
300th
+300th
13 vs. 67

Triple-Doubles:

Walt Frazier Darius Garland Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
23rd
275th
252 23 vs. 122

Rankings by Points Scored:

Walt Frazier Darius Garland Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
152nd
152nd
0 5 vs. 50
50+ point games
-
76th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Walt Frazier Darius Garland Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
73rd
+300th
+227 1,927 vs. 3811,546
Rebounds
120th
+300th
+180 666 vs. 63603
Assists
47th
+300th
+253 599 vs. 120479
Steals
+300th
+300th
32 vs. 239
Blocks
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 31
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
24 vs. 222
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
91 vs. 6130
Field Goals Made
64th
+300th
+236 767 vs. 137630
Field Goals Attempted
87th
+300th
+213 1,500 vs. 3201,180
3-Pointers Made
+300th
298th
+2 0 vs. 4747
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
292nd
+8 0 vs. 137137
Free Throws Made
84th
+300th
+216 393 vs. 60333
Free Throws Attempted
78th
+300th
+222 523 vs. 70453

Games and Years:

Walt Frazier Darius Garland Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
204th
+300th
93 vs. 2271
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
8 vs. 35

Triple-Doubles:

Walt Frazier Darius Garland Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
13th
+300th
4 vs. 04

Rankings by Points Scored:

Walt Frazier Darius Garland Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Walt Frazier Darius Garland Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
106th
--
18.89 vs. 18.860.03
Rebounds per game
+300th
--
5.85 vs. 2.663.20
Assists per game
62nd
42nd
20 6.11 vs. 6.700.59
Steals per game
19th
--
1.90 vs. 1.170.73
Blocks per game
+300th
--
0.18 vs. 0.120.06
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
--
1.12 vs. 0.510.61
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
--
4.24 vs. 2.152.09
Field Goals Made per game
81st
--
7.43 vs. 6.900.53
Field Goals Attempted per game
113rd
--
15.17 vs. 15.230.06
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
31st
+269 0.00 vs. 2.352.35
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
--
0.33 vs. 6.055.72
Free Throws Made per game
125th
--
4.03 vs. 2.711.31
Free Throws Attempted per game
127th
--
5.12 vs. 3.131.99

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Walt Frazier Darius Garland Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
78th
167th
89 20.72 vs. 17.323.40
Rebounds per game
208th
+300th
+92 7.16 vs. 2.864.30
Assists per game
42nd
80th
38 6.44 vs. 5.450.99
Steals per game
9th
262nd
253 2.13 vs. 1.051.09
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.27 vs. 0.140.13
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.60 vs. 0.091.51
Defensive Rebounds per game
90th
+300th
+210 6.07 vs. 2.773.29
Field Goals Made per game
56th
188th
132 8.25 vs. 6.232.02
Field Goals Attempted per game
106th
159th
53 16.13 vs. 14.551.58
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
45th
+255 0.00 vs. 2.142.14
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
29th
+271 0.00 vs. 6.236.23
Free Throws Made per game
145th
+300th
+155 4.23 vs. 2.731.50
Free Throws Attempted per game
130th
+300th
+170 5.62 vs. 3.182.44

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.