Darius Garland vs. Monk Meineke Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Monk Meineke 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 and Monk Meineke both played 5 years in the NBA. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Monk Meineke had his rookie season in 1952-53. 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
Monk Meineke 5 4 1952-53 to 1957-58

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darius Garland Monk Meineke
Season 2019-201952-53
Team Cleveland CavaliersFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost West Div 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 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
Monk Meineke 68 33.1 10.7 - - 6.9 2.2 - - - 4.9 3.5 9.3 .381 - - - 3.6 4.6 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Monk Meineke 8 28.4 7.5 - - 3.3 1.3 - - - 4.6 1.9 5.0 .375 - - - 3.8 5.5 .682

Season 2

Darius Garland Monk Meineke
Season 2020-211953-54
Team Cleveland CavaliersFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost W Div Round Robin
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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
Monk Meineke 71 20.6 5.7 - - 5.2 1.1 - - - 3.0 1.9 5.5 .344 - - - 1.9 2.4 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Monk Meineke 4 21.8 4.8 - - 3.8 1.5 - - - 2.8 1.5 5.8 .261 - - - 1.8 2.8 .636

Season 3

Darius Garland Monk Meineke
Season 2021-221954-55
Team Cleveland CavaliersFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons 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
Monk Meineke 68 15.1 5.8 - - 3.6 0.9 - - - 2.3 2.0 5.4 .372 - - - 1.8 2.5 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Monk Meineke 11 14.7 5.4 - - 4.4 0.8 - - - 2.0 1.6 3.6 .450 - - - 2.1 2.3 .920

Season 4

Darius Garland Monk Meineke
Season 2022-231955-56
Team Cleveland CavaliersRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Monk Meineke 69 18.1 7.1 - - 4.6 1.5 - - - 2.8 2.2 6.0 .372 - - - 2.6 3.4 .780
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
Monk Meineke ------- --- ----------

Note: Monk Meineke didn't play in 1956-57.

Season 5

Darius Garland Monk Meineke
Season 2023-241957-58
Team Cleveland CavaliersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers TBDRoyals Lost West Div 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
Monk Meineke 67 11.8 4.9 - - 3.4 0.6 - - - 2.3 1.9 5.2 .356 - - - 1.1 1.8 .647
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland 10 34.7 14.7 0.1 3.9 4.0 5.3 0.9 0.2 2.3 2.7 5.7 12.7 .449 2.1 5.4 .389 1.2 1.6 .750
Monk Meineke 2 16.0 4.0 - - 5.5 0.5 - - - 1.5 0.5 5.5 .091 - - - 3.0 4.0 .750