RJ Barrett vs. Jaylen Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jaylen Nowell 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
Jaylen Nowell: 2019-20 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Jaylen Nowell 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 6 Jaylen Nowell 6

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Jaylen Nowell 2

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Jaylen Nowell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.8 Jaylen Nowell 8.9

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.6 Jaylen Nowell 2.2

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 Jaylen Nowell 1.9

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.7 Jaylen Nowell 0.5

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Jaylen Nowell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 7,293 Jaylen Nowell 1,815

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 2,150 Jaylen Nowell 445

Total Assists RJ Barrett 1,276 Jaylen Nowell 380

Total Steals RJ Barrett 259 Jaylen Nowell 99

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 107 Jaylen Nowell 34

Total Games RJ Barrett 387 Jaylen Nowell 205

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .441 Jaylen Nowell .442

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Jaylen Nowell .316

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .697 Jaylen Nowell .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 21.1 (2025) Jaylen Nowell 10.8 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 6.3 (2025) Jaylen Nowell 2.6 (2023)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 (2025) Jaylen Nowell 2.3 (2025)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Jaylen Nowell 0.6 (2023)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Jaylen Nowell 0.5 (2025)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Jaylen Nowell 3.7

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Jaylen Nowell 0.8

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Jaylen Nowell 0.7

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Jaylen Nowell 0.2

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Jaylen Nowell 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Jaylen Nowell 22

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Jaylen Nowell 5

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Jaylen Nowell 4

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Jaylen Nowell 1

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Jaylen Nowell 0

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Jaylen Nowell 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Jaylen Nowell .250

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Jaylen Nowell .214

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Jaylen Nowell .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Jaylen Nowell 6.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Jaylen Nowell 0.0 (2023)