RJ Barrett vs. Ben Gordon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Gordon and RJ Barrett, 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.

RJ Barrett played 5 years in the NBA, 6 less than Ben Gordon, who played 11. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Ben Gordon had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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
RJ Barrett 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24
Ben Gordon 11 4 2004-05 to 2014-15

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
RJ Barrett Ben Gordon
Season 2019-202004-05
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
RJ Barrett 56 30.4 14.3 0.9 4.1 5.0 2.6 1.0 0.3 2.2 2.2 5.2 13.0 .402 1.1 3.5 .320 2.8 4.5 .614
Ben Gordon 82 24.4 15.1 0.7 2.0 2.6 2.0 0.6 0.1 2.3 2.7 5.3 12.9 .411 1.6 4.0 .405 2.8 3.3 .863
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon 6 25.2 14.5 1.0 1.7 2.7 2.5 0.8 0.3 2.2 3.0 5.0 12.3 .405 1.2 3.7 .318 3.3 4.2 .800

Season 2
RJ Barrett Ben Gordon
Season 2020-212005-06
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls 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 %
RJ Barrett 72 34.9 17.6 0.9 4.8 5.8 3.0 0.7 0.3 1.9 2.6 6.5 14.7 .441 1.7 4.3 .401 2.9 3.8 .746
Ben Gordon 80 31.0 16.9 0.5 2.2 2.7 3.0 0.9 0.1 2.3 3.0 6.1 14.4 .422 2.1 4.8 .435 2.6 3.4 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett 5 32.4 14.4 0.8 6.4 7.2 3.0 0.8 0.4 0.4 2.2 5.2 13.4 .388 1.6 5.6 .286 2.4 3.0 .800
Ben Gordon 6 40.8 21.0 0.8 2.5 3.3 3.0 1.0 0.0 2.8 2.0 7.2 17.7 .406 2.5 6.8 .366 4.2 6.2 .676

Season 3
RJ Barrett Ben Gordon
Season 2021-222006-07
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
RJ Barrett 70 34.5 20.0 0.9 4.9 5.8 3.0 0.6 0.2 2.2 2.0 7.0 17.1 .408 2.0 5.8 .342 4.1 5.8 .714
Ben Gordon 82 33.0 21.4 0.4 2.7 3.1 3.6 0.8 0.2 3.0 3.1 7.4 16.3 .455 1.9 4.6 .413 4.6 5.4 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon 10 39.5 20.4 0.9 2.9 3.8 3.8 0.9 0.1 3.4 3.4 6.1 14.7 .415 2.4 5.5 .436 5.8 6.3 .921

Season 4
RJ Barrett Ben Gordon
Season 2022-232007-08
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
RJ Barrett 73 33.9 19.6 0.8 4.2 5.0 2.8 0.4 0.2 2.2 2.5 7.0 16.1 .434 1.7 5.3 .310 4.0 5.4 .740
Ben Gordon 72 31.8 18.6 0.6 2.5 3.1 3.0 0.8 0.1 2.1 2.4 6.4 14.8 .434 2.0 4.8 .410 3.7 4.1 .908
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett 11 34.3 19.3 0.5 4.0 4.5 2.8 0.8 0.2 2.3 2.3 6.5 14.9 .433 1.8 5.5 .328 4.5 5.9 .769
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 5
RJ Barrett Ben Gordon
Season 2023-242008-09
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
RJ Barrett 58 31.7 20.2 0.9 4.5 5.4 3.3 0.5 0.4 2.2 2.2 7.5 15.2 .495 1.6 4.3 .360 3.6 5.0 .715
Ben Gordon 82 36.6 20.7 0.6 2.8 3.5 3.4 0.9 0.3 2.4 2.2 7.3 16.0 .455 2.1 5.1 .410 4.0 4.7 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon 7 43.4 24.3 0.4 2.4 2.9 3.0 0.4 0.1 1.1 3.1 7.4 19.1 .388 2.4 6.6 .370 7.0 8.0 .875

Season 6
RJ Barrett Ben Gordon
Season -2009-10
Team -Detroit Pistons
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 %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon 62 27.9 13.8 0.4 1.5 1.9 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.9 2.4 4.7 11.3 .416 1.2 3.8 .321 3.2 3.7 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 7
RJ Barrett Ben Gordon
Season -2010-11
Team -Detroit Pistons
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 %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon 82 26.0 11.2 0.5 1.9 2.4 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.7 2.2 4.1 9.4 .440 1.3 3.2 .402 1.7 2.0 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 8
RJ Barrett Ben Gordon
Season -2011-12
Team -Detroit Pistons
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 %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon 52 26.9 12.5 0.3 2.1 2.3 2.4 0.7 0.2 2.2 2.2 4.5 10.2 .442 1.2 2.8 .429 2.3 2.6 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 9
RJ Barrett Ben Gordon
Season -2012-13
Team -Charlotte Bobcats
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 %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon 75 20.8 11.2 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.9 0.5 0.2 1.8 1.8 4.1 10.1 .408 1.5 3.9 .387 1.4 1.7 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 10
RJ Barrett Ben Gordon
Season -2013-14
Team -Charlotte Bobcats
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 %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon 19 14.7 5.2 0.2 1.3 1.4 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.1 0.9 1.9 5.7 .343 0.4 1.5 .276 0.9 1.1 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 11
RJ Barrett Ben Gordon
Season -2014-15
Team -Orlando Magic
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 %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon 56 14.1 6.2 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.1 2.3 5.3 .437 0.6 1.7 .361 1.0 1.2 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------
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