RJ Barrett vs. Shane Larkin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shane Larkin 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, 1 more than Shane Larkin, who played 4. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Shane Larkin had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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
Shane Larkin 4 2 2013-14 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
RJ Barrett Shane Larkin
Season 2019-202013-14
Team New York KnicksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 %
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
Shane Larkin 48 10.2 2.8 0.2 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.1 2.9 .380 0.3 0.8 .316 0.3 0.5 .640
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Shane Larkin 2 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
RJ Barrett Shane Larkin
Season 2020-212014-15
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
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
Shane Larkin 76 24.5 6.2 0.4 1.9 2.3 3.0 1.2 0.1 1.1 2.0 2.5 5.7 .433 0.5 1.5 .302 0.8 1.0 .782
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
Shane Larkin ------- --- ----------

Season 3
RJ Barrett Shane Larkin
Season 2021-222015-16
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
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 %
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
Shane Larkin 78 22.4 7.3 0.4 1.9 2.3 4.4 1.2 0.2 1.9 1.6 2.8 6.4 .442 0.5 1.4 .361 1.1 1.4 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Shane Larkin ------- --- ----------

Note: Shane Larkin didn't play in 2016-17.

Season 4
RJ Barrett Shane Larkin
Season 2022-232017-18
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
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
Shane Larkin 54 14.4 4.3 0.3 1.4 1.7 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.6 1.1 1.6 4.1 .384 0.6 1.6 .360 0.6 0.7 .865
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
Shane Larkin 11 14.0 3.7 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.4 1.5 3.2 .457 0.4 1.2 .308 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 5
RJ Barrett Shane Larkin
Season 2023-24-
Team New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors-
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 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
Shane Larkin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Shane Larkin ------- --- ----------
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