Darius Garland vs. John Wallace Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Wallace 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, 2 less than John Wallace, who played 7. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while John Wallace had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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
John Wallace 7 2 1996-97 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:
1-2-3-4-5-6-7

Rookie Season

Darius Garland John Wallace
Season 2019-201996-97
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
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
John Wallace 68 11.6 4.8 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.8 3.5 .517 0.0 0.1 .500 1.2 1.6 .718
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
John Wallace 4 10.0 2.5 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.0 3.8 .267 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 2

Darius Garland John Wallace
Season 2020-211997-98
Team Cleveland CavaliersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
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
John Wallace 82 28.8 14.0 1.4 3.1 4.5 1.3 0.8 1.2 2.1 2.9 5.7 11.9 .478 0.0 0.0 .500 2.6 3.6 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
John Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Darius Garland John Wallace
Season 2021-221998-99
Team Cleveland CavaliersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
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
John Wallace 48 16.9 8.6 1.1 2.4 3.6 1.0 0.3 0.9 1.5 1.9 3.2 7.4 .432 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.1 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
John Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Darius Garland John Wallace
Season 2022-231999-00
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
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
John Wallace 60 13.3 6.5 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.7 2.6 5.5 .467 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.7 .804
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
John Wallace 1 5.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Darius Garland John Wallace
Season 2023-242000-01
Team Cleveland CavaliersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
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
John Wallace 40 13.2 5.9 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.9 1.8 2.5 5.9 .424 0.1 0.4 .133 0.9 1.1 .778
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
John Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Darius Garland John Wallace
Season -2001-02
Team -Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
John Wallace 46 10.7 5.0 0.6 1.3 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.3 2.0 4.7 .435 0.1 0.3 .385 0.9 1.0 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
John Wallace ------- --- ----------

Note: John Wallace didn't play in 2002-03.

Season 7

Darius Garland John Wallace
Season -2003-04
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
John Wallace 37 9.9 4.3 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.0 1.6 3.9 .421 0.1 0.4 .385 0.8 1.1 .775
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
John Wallace ------- --- ----------