Darius Garland vs. Lionel Hollins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lionel Hollins 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 Lionel Hollins, who played 10. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Lionel Hollins had his rookie season in 1975-76. 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
Lionel Hollins 10 8 1975-76 to 1984-85

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Darius Garland Lionel Hollins
Season 2019-201975-76
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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
Lionel Hollins 74 25.6 10.8 0.5 1.8 2.4 4.1 1.8 0.4 - 3.2 4.2 10.0 .421 - - - 2.4 3.3 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Lionel Hollins ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Darius Garland Lionel Hollins
Season 2020-211976-77
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Lionel Hollins 76 29.3 14.7 0.7 2.1 2.8 4.1 2.2 0.5 - 3.5 5.9 13.8 .432 - - - 2.8 3.8 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Lionel Hollins 19 35.9 17.3 0.7 2.1 2.7 4.5 2.5 0.3 - 3.9 7.1 16.9 .417 - - - 3.2 4.6 .682

Season 3
Darius Garland Lionel Hollins
Season 2021-221977-78
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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
Lionel Hollins 81 33.8 15.9 1.0 2.4 3.4 4.7 1.9 0.4 3.0 3.3 6.6 14.8 .442 - - - 2.8 3.7 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Lionel Hollins 6 37.2 16.7 0.8 4.0 4.8 5.5 1.2 0.0 3.2 3.5 6.7 14.8 .449 - - - 3.3 4.8 .690

Season 4
Darius Garland Lionel Hollins
Season 2022-231978-79
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail 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 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
Lionel Hollins 64 30.7 15.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 5.1 1.8 0.4 3.5 3.1 6.3 13.8 .454 - - - 2.7 3.5 .778
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
Lionel Hollins 3 22.0 7.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.0 0.0 2.3 2.7 2.7 8.7 .308 - - - 1.7 2.3 .714

Season 5
Darius Garland Lionel Hollins
Season 2023-241979-80
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis76ers 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 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
Lionel Hollins 47 25.7 11.2 0.6 1.3 1.9 3.4 1.6 0.2 2.7 2.2 4.5 11.2 .403 0.1 0.4 .150 2.1 3.0 .721
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
Lionel Hollins 18 34.3 13.8 0.9 3.0 3.9 6.3 1.5 0.2 2.6 2.7 5.4 12.9 .416 0.0 0.6 .000 3.0 3.8 .794

Season 6
Darius Garland Lionel Hollins
Season -1980-81
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -76ers Lost East Conf 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 ------- --- ----------
Lionel Hollins 82 26.3 9.5 0.6 1.8 2.3 4.3 1.3 0.2 2.5 2.5 4.0 8.5 .470 0.0 0.2 .133 1.5 2.1 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Lionel Hollins 16 30.6 10.2 0.5 1.6 2.1 4.1 1.1 0.1 1.2 2.6 4.2 9.5 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.3 .784

Season 7
Darius Garland Lionel Hollins
Season -1981-82
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -76ers 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 ------- --- ----------
Lionel Hollins 81 27.9 11.0 0.4 1.9 2.3 3.9 1.3 0.2 1.8 2.4 4.7 9.8 .477 0.0 0.2 .125 1.6 2.3 .702
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Lionel Hollins 8 14.3 4.3 0.1 1.0 1.1 3.1 1.1 0.1 1.6 1.4 1.9 6.1 .306 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.8 .667

Season 8
Darius Garland Lionel Hollins
Season -1982-83
Team -San Diego Clippers
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 ------- --- ----------
Lionel Hollins 56 32.9 13.5 0.5 1.8 2.3 6.7 2.0 0.3 3.5 2.8 5.6 12.8 .437 0.1 0.4 .143 2.3 3.2 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Lionel Hollins ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Darius Garland Lionel Hollins
Season -1983-84
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons 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 ------- --- ----------
Lionel Hollins 32 6.8 1.8 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.9 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.0 .381 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.4 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Lionel Hollins 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10
Darius Garland Lionel Hollins
Season -1984-85
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Rockets 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 ------- --- ----------
Lionel Hollins 80 24.4 7.6 0.4 1.8 2.2 5.2 1.0 0.1 2.1 2.3 3.1 6.8 .461 0.0 0.2 .231 1.4 1.7 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Lionel Hollins 5 18.8 3.4 0.2 1.6 1.8 3.6 0.8 0.0 1.4 3.2 1.6 5.2 .308 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 1.000
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