Darius Garland vs. Derrick Jones Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick Jones Jr. and Darius Garland, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Darius Garland played 5 years in the NBA, 3 less than Derrick Jones Jr., who played 8. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Derrick Jones Jr. had his rookie season in 2016-17. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Darius Garland 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24
Derrick Jones Jr. 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Darius Garland Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 2019-202016-17
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 59 30.9 12.3 0.5 1.4 1.9 3.9 0.7 0.1 2.6 1.6 4.7 11.8 .401 1.8 5.0 .355 1.1 1.2 .875
Derrick Jones Jr. 32 17.0 5.3 1.2 1.3 2.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.0 2.1 3.8 .562 0.1 0.3 .273 0.9 1.3 .707
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Derrick Jones Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Darius Garland Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 2020-212017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhoenix Suns, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 54 33.1 17.4 0.4 2.0 2.4 6.1 1.2 0.1 3.0 2.0 6.7 14.9 .451 1.9 4.9 .395 2.1 2.4 .848
Derrick Jones Jr. 20 12.3 3.1 1.1 0.9 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.4 1.2 1.1 2.7 .396 0.2 0.9 .167 0.8 1.2 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Derrick Jones Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Darius Garland Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 2021-222018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 68 35.7 21.7 0.6 2.7 3.3 8.6 1.3 0.1 3.6 1.7 8.0 17.3 .462 2.6 6.7 .383 3.2 3.5 .892
Derrick Jones Jr. 60 19.2 7.0 1.6 2.4 4.0 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.7 5.4 .494 0.5 1.5 .308 1.2 2.0 .607
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Derrick Jones Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Darius Garland Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdHeat Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 69 35.5 21.6 0.4 2.3 2.7 7.8 1.2 0.1 2.9 2.1 7.6 16.4 .462 2.4 6.0 .410 4.0 4.7 .863
Derrick Jones Jr. 59 23.3 8.5 1.1 2.8 3.9 1.1 1.0 0.6 0.5 2.2 3.1 5.9 .527 0.6 2.2 .280 1.6 2.1 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 5 37.8 20.6 0.0 1.8 1.8 5.0 1.6 0.2 3.6 3.4 7.0 16.0 .438 2.4 6.2 .387 4.2 5.0 .840
Derrick Jones Jr. 15 6.4 1.5 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.5 1.1 .471 0.3 0.6 .444 0.1 0.3 .400

Season 5
Darius Garland Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 57 33.4 18.0 0.5 2.1 2.7 6.5 1.3 0.1 3.1 1.7 6.6 14.8 .446 2.3 6.2 .371 2.6 3.1 .834
Derrick Jones Jr. 58 22.7 6.8 1.3 2.2 3.5 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.6 2.2 2.5 5.2 .484 0.7 2.3 .316 1.0 1.6 .648
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 12 36.0 15.7 0.1 3.5 3.6 5.8 1.1 0.2 2.3 2.8 6.1 14.3 .427 2.1 5.9 .352 1.4 1.8 .810
Derrick Jones Jr. 2 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
Darius Garland Derrick Jones Jr.
Season -2021-22
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Derrick Jones Jr. 51 17.6 5.6 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 2.1 2.1 3.8 .538 0.4 1.2 .328 1.1 1.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Derrick Jones Jr. 5 11.8 3.8 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.6 1.6 1.4 3.4 .412 0.6 2.2 .273 0.4 0.6 .667

Season 7
Darius Garland Derrick Jones Jr.
Season -2022-23
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Derrick Jones Jr. 64 14.0 5.0 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 1.3 1.8 3.6 .500 0.4 1.3 .338 1.0 1.3 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Derrick Jones Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Darius Garland Derrick Jones Jr.
Season -2023-24
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Mavericks TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Derrick Jones Jr. 76 23.5 8.6 1.1 2.2 3.3 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.6 3.1 6.5 .483 1.1 3.1 .343 1.3 1.8 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Derrick Jones Jr. 12 30.5 10.8 1.8 2.0 3.8 1.1 0.4 1.4 1.0 2.9 4.3 8.3 .510 1.3 3.3 .375 1.1 1.6 .684
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