Darius Garland vs. Mike McGee Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike McGee 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, 4 less than Mike McGee, who played 9. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Mike McGee had his rookie season in 1981-82. 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
Mike McGee 9 7 1981-82 to 1989-90

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Darius Garland Mike McGee
Season 2019-201981-82
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Lakers
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 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
Mike McGee 39 9.0 4.9 0.9 0.4 1.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.5 2.1 4.4 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.4 .585
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike McGee 4 2.5 3.0 0.8 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.5 3.3 .462 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Darius Garland Mike McGee
Season 2020-211982-83
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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 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
Mike McGee 39 9.8 4.0 0.8 0.5 1.4 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.3 1.8 4.2 .423 0.0 0.2 .143 0.4 0.6 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike McGee 6 4.2 2.0 0.8 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.8 .364 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.5 0.7 .750

Season 3
Darius Garland Mike McGee
Season 2021-221983-84
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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
Mike McGee 77 18.5 9.8 1.5 1.0 2.5 1.1 0.6 0.1 1.4 2.3 4.5 7.6 .594 0.0 0.2 .167 0.8 1.5 .540
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike McGee 17 21.8 12.4 1.3 0.7 2.0 1.4 0.6 0.1 1.6 3.1 5.3 9.2 .573 0.4 1.0 .353 1.5 2.3 .641

Season 4
Darius Garland Mike McGee
Season 2022-231984-85
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA 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 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
Mike McGee 76 15.4 10.2 1.3 0.9 2.2 0.9 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.9 4.3 8.1 .538 0.3 0.8 .361 1.2 2.1 .588
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
Mike McGee 17 15.3 11.2 1.2 0.9 2.1 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.5 4.5 8.4 .535 0.5 1.1 .500 1.7 2.5 .690

Season 5
Darius Garland Mike McGee
Season 2023-241985-86
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisLakers Lost West 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 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
Mike McGee 71 17.1 8.3 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.2 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.8 3.5 7.7 .463 0.6 1.6 .360 0.6 0.9 .656
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
Mike McGee 6 4.7 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.3 3.0 .444 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.7 .000

Season 6
Darius Garland Mike McGee
Season -1986-87
Team -Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks 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 ------- --- ----------
Mike McGee 76 18.7 10.4 0.9 1.2 2.1 2.0 0.8 0.0 1.4 2.1 4.1 8.9 .459 1.1 3.0 .376 1.1 1.8 .584
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike McGee 8 12.6 3.4 1.1 1.4 2.5 1.9 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.3 4.9 .256 0.3 1.8 .143 0.6 1.3 .500

Season 7
Darius Garland Mike McGee
Season -1987-88
Team -Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings
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 ------- --- ----------
Mike McGee 48 20.9 12.0 1.1 1.5 2.7 1.5 1.1 0.1 1.4 1.7 4.6 11.0 .421 1.1 3.3 .331 1.6 2.1 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike McGee ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Darius Garland Mike McGee
Season -1988-89
Team -New Jersey Nets
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 ------- --- ----------
Mike McGee 80 25.3 13.0 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.5 1.0 0.2 1.6 2.3 5.4 11.5 .473 1.2 3.2 .365 1.0 1.8 .535
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike McGee ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Darius Garland Mike McGee
Season -1989-90
Team -Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Suns Lost West 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 ------- --- ----------
Mike McGee 14 20.0 7.3 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.1 0.6 0.1 1.0 2.0 3.0 6.2 .483 0.6 1.6 .348 0.7 1.5 .476
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Mike McGee 10 4.4 1.8 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.7 2.0 .350 0.3 0.7 .429 0.1 0.4 .250
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