Darius Garland vs. Josh Howard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Howard 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, 5 less than Josh Howard, who played 10. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Josh Howard had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Josh Howard 10 7 2003-04 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Darius Garland Josh Howard
Season 2019-202003-04
Team Cleveland CavaliersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 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
Josh Howard 67 23.7 8.6 2.2 3.3 5.5 1.4 1.0 0.8 1.0 2.5 3.4 7.9 .430 0.3 1.0 .303 1.4 2.1 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Josh Howard 5 17.4 5.4 3.4 3.0 6.4 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.4 2.4 1.6 7.2 .222 0.2 1.0 .200 2.0 2.2 .909

Season 2
Darius Garland Josh Howard
Season 2020-212004-05
Team Cleveland CavaliersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 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
Josh Howard 76 32.2 12.6 2.2 4.1 6.4 1.4 1.5 0.6 1.6 2.8 5.0 10.4 .475 0.4 1.5 .296 2.2 3.1 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Josh Howard 13 33.1 15.5 2.5 4.8 7.4 1.8 0.8 0.5 2.2 4.6 6.0 11.9 .503 0.3 1.2 .250 3.2 4.2 .745

Season 3
Darius Garland Josh Howard
Season 2021-222005-06
Team Cleveland CavaliersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 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
Josh Howard 59 32.5 15.6 2.1 4.2 6.3 1.9 1.2 0.4 1.3 2.8 5.9 12.6 .471 0.5 1.1 .429 3.3 4.5 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Josh Howard 23 35.8 16.7 1.8 5.7 7.4 1.4 1.0 0.6 2.3 3.7 6.1 13.4 .453 1.0 2.8 .369 3.5 4.3 .808

Season 4
Darius Garland Josh Howard
Season 2022-232006-07
Team Cleveland CavaliersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdMavericks 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 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
Josh Howard 70 35.1 18.9 1.9 4.9 6.8 1.8 1.2 0.8 1.8 2.6 7.0 15.4 .459 1.3 3.4 .385 3.5 4.2 .827
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
Josh Howard 6 41.3 21.3 2.5 7.3 9.8 2.8 2.2 0.8 2.0 3.7 8.5 16.5 .515 1.2 3.0 .389 3.2 4.5 .704

Season 5
Darius Garland Josh Howard
Season 2023-242007-08
Team Cleveland CavaliersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers TBDMavericks 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
Josh Howard 76 36.3 19.9 1.6 5.4 7.0 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.5 2.7 7.5 16.4 .455 0.9 2.8 .319 4.1 5.1 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 11 35.3 16.1 0.1 3.8 3.9 5.5 1.0 0.2 2.3 2.8 6.3 14.0 .448 2.3 6.1 .373 1.3 1.6 .778
Josh Howard 5 34.2 12.6 2.4 4.6 7.0 1.4 0.4 0.4 1.8 2.0 4.2 14.4 .292 0.2 2.0 .100 4.0 5.0 .800

Season 6
Darius Garland Josh Howard
Season -2008-09
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Mavericks 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 ------- --- ----------
Josh Howard 52 32.0 18.0 1.1 3.9 5.1 1.6 1.1 0.6 1.7 2.6 6.8 15.1 .451 1.1 3.2 .345 3.3 4.2 .782
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Josh Howard 10 29.5 15.8 1.0 4.1 5.1 1.3 0.9 0.4 2.1 2.4 5.6 12.8 .438 0.8 3.2 .250 3.8 4.9 .776

Season 7
Darius Garland Josh Howard
Season -2009-10
Team -Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards
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 ------- --- ----------
Josh Howard 35 26.2 12.7 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.4 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.6 4.5 11.1 .405 0.7 2.5 .267 3.1 4.0 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Josh Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Darius Garland Josh Howard
Season -2010-11
Team -Washington Wizards
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 ------- --- ----------
Josh Howard 18 22.7 8.4 1.0 3.1 4.1 1.3 0.7 0.3 1.1 1.9 3.2 9.0 .358 0.4 1.6 .241 1.6 2.6 .617
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Josh Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Darius Garland Josh Howard
Season -2011-12
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Jazz 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 ------- --- ----------
Josh Howard 43 23.0 8.7 0.9 2.8 3.7 1.2 0.7 0.2 1.2 2.1 3.3 8.4 .399 0.2 0.9 .243 1.7 2.3 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Josh Howard 4 15.8 3.8 1.0 2.5 3.5 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.3 4.3 .294 0.3 0.5 .500 1.0 1.3 .800

Season 10
Darius Garland Josh Howard
Season -2012-13
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
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 ------- --- ----------
Josh Howard 11 18.8 6.7 0.8 2.5 3.3 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.9 1.6 2.8 7.0 .403 0.5 1.5 .313 0.6 1.1 .583
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Josh Howard ------- --- ----------
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