Darius Garland vs. Sly Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sly Williams 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 Sly Williams, who played 7. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Sly Williams had his rookie season in 1979-80. 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
Sly Williams 7 2 1979-80 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Darius Garland Sly Williams
Season 2019-201979-80
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
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
Sly Williams 57 9.8 4.7 1.1 1.0 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.3 1.8 4.7 .390 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.6 .644
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Sly Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Darius Garland Sly Williams
Season 2020-211980-81
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 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
Sly Williams 67 29.5 13.2 2.4 3.8 6.2 2.7 1.7 0.3 2.1 3.0 5.2 10.6 .493 0.0 0.1 .250 2.8 4.0 .690
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Sly Williams 2 28.0 13.0 2.0 2.5 4.5 2.5 1.5 0.0 1.5 3.5 6.5 9.0 .722 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Darius Garland Sly Williams
Season 2021-221981-82
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Sly Williams 60 25.4 13.9 1.7 2.1 3.8 2.4 1.3 0.3 1.9 2.6 5.8 10.5 .556 0.0 0.2 .222 2.2 2.9 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Sly Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Darius Garland Sly Williams
Season 2022-231982-83
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks 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 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
Sly Williams 68 20.4 11.9 1.4 2.9 4.3 2.0 1.1 0.0 2.0 2.4 4.6 9.5 .485 0.0 0.3 .105 2.6 3.8 .680
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
Sly Williams 5 16.4 7.2 2.0 2.2 4.2 1.2 0.6 0.2 2.4 0.8 3.2 8.2 .390 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.6 0.6 1.000

Season 5
Darius Garland Sly Williams
Season 2023-241983-84
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers TBDDid 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 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
Sly Williams 13 19.8 8.1 1.5 2.4 3.8 1.2 1.1 0.1 1.4 2.5 2.6 8.8 .298 0.1 0.7 .111 2.8 3.5 .783
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
Sly Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Darius Garland Sly Williams
Season -1984-85
Team -Atlanta Hawks
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 ------- --- ----------
Sly Williams 34 25.5 12.3 1.3 3.6 4.9 2.8 0.8 0.2 2.3 2.4 4.9 11.2 .439 0.1 0.4 .267 2.3 3.6 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Sly Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Darius Garland Sly Williams
Season -1985-86
Team -Boston Celtics
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 ------- --- ----------
Sly Williams 6 9.0 2.8 1.2 1.3 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.2 2.5 0.8 3.5 .238 0.0 0.7 .000 1.2 2.0 .583
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darius Garland ------- --- ----------
Sly Williams ------- --- ----------
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