Darius Garland vs. Dick Garmaker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dick Garmaker 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

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, 1 less than Dick Garmaker, who played 6. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Dick Garmaker had his rookie season in 1955-56. 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
Dick Garmaker 6 3 1955-56 to 1960-61

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darius Garland Dick Garmaker
Season 2019-201955-56
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Div Semis
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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
Dick Garmaker 68 12.8 5.7 - - 1.9 1.5 - - - 1.9 2.0 5.5 .370 - - - 1.6 2.0 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Dick Garmaker 3 14.0 10.0 - - 2.7 3.7 - - - 2.7 2.3 6.3 .368 - - - 5.3 5.7 .941

Season 2

Darius Garland Dick Garmaker
Season 2020-211956-57
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Div 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 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
Dick Garmaker 72 33.4 16.3 - - 4.7 2.6 - - - 2.8 5.6 14.1 .400 - - - 5.1 6.0 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Dick Garmaker 5 37.4 13.0 - - 7.0 3.4 - - - 3.8 3.8 13.8 .275 - - - 5.4 6.4 .844

Season 3

Darius Garland Dick Garmaker
Season 2021-221957-58
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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
Dick Garmaker 68 32.6 16.1 - - 5.4 2.7 - - - 2.8 5.7 14.5 .395 - - - 4.6 6.0 .764
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Dick Garmaker ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Darius Garland Dick Garmaker
Season 2022-231958-59
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdLakers 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
Dick Garmaker 72 34.6 13.7 - - 4.5 2.9 - - - 3.1 4.9 12.3 .395 - - - 3.9 5.1 .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
Dick Garmaker 13 33.8 14.5 - - 4.2 3.0 - - - 3.4 5.4 12.7 .424 - - - 3.8 4.8 .778

Season 5

Darius Garland Dick Garmaker
Season 2023-241959-60
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinneapolis Lakers, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 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
Dick Garmaker 70 27.6 12.1 - - 4.5 2.9 - - - 2.7 4.6 11.6 .396 - - - 2.9 3.8 .772
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
Dick Garmaker ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Darius Garland Dick Garmaker
Season -1960-61
Team -New York Knicks
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 ------- --- ----------
Dick Garmaker 71 31.5 15.6 - - 3.9 3.1 - - - 3.4 5.8 13.3 .440 - - - 3.9 5.0 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Dick Garmaker ------- --- ----------