Darius Garland vs. Jabari Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jabari Smith 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 more than Jabari Smith, who played 4. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Jabari Smith had his rookie season in 2000-01. 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
Jabari Smith 4 2 2000-01 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darius Garland Jabari Smith
Season 2019-202000-01
Team Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings
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
Jabari Smith 9 7.3 2.9 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.8 1.2 2.4 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Jabari Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Darius Garland Jabari Smith
Season 2020-212001-02
Team Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings, Philadelphia 76ers
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
Jabari Smith 23 7.9 3.2 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 1.3 1.1 2.7 .413 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .656
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Jabari Smith ------- --- ----------

Note: Jabari Smith didn't play in 2002-03.

Season 3

Darius Garland Jabari Smith
Season 2021-222003-04
Team Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf 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 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
Jabari Smith 31 5.4 2.1 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 2.3 .371 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.6 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Jabari Smith 4 2.0 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 4

Darius Garland Jabari Smith
Season 2022-232004-05
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdNets 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 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
Jabari Smith 45 14.4 3.7 0.6 1.8 2.5 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.3 1.4 3.3 .419 0.0 0.0 .500 0.9 1.2 .745
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
Jabari Smith 3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Darius Garland Jabari Smith
Season 2023-24-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 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 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
Jabari Smith ------- --- ----------
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
Jabari Smith ------- --- ----------