RJ Barrett vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers and RJ Barrett that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2024-25
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 6 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.8 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.6 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.7 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 7,293 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 2,150 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists RJ Barrett 1,276 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals RJ Barrett 259 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 107 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games RJ Barrett 387 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .441 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .697 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 21.1 (2025) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 6.3 (2025) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 (2025) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)