Darius Garland vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter and Darius Garland that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Darius Garland

vs.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darius Garland: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darius Garland 0 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Darius Garland 5 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Darius Garland 2 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Darius Garland 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 18.4 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 2.6 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 6.7 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.2 Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 5,660 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 801 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Darius Garland 2,052 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Darius Garland 356 Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Darius Garland 33 Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Darius Garland 307 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .448 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .384 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .864 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 21.7 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.3 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 8.6 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.3 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 (2023) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 17.1 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.1 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.5 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.2 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 291 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 52 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Darius Garland 94 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Darius Garland 21 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Darius Garland 3 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Darius Garland 17 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .430 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .363 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .826 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 20.6 (2023) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.6 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.8 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.6 (2023) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 (2023) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.