RJ Barrett vs. Jim Petersen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Petersen 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Jim Petersen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Jim Petersen: 1984-85 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Jim Petersen 8

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Jim Petersen 5

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Jim Petersen 6.9

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Jim Petersen 4.8

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Jim Petersen 1.0

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Jim Petersen 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Jim Petersen 3,397

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Jim Petersen 2,354

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Jim Petersen 487

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Jim Petersen 213

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Jim Petersen 363

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Jim Petersen 491

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Jim Petersen .486

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Jim Petersen .071

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Jim Petersen .725

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Jim Petersen 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Jim Petersen 6.8 (1987)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1987)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Jim Petersen 0.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Jim Petersen 1.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Jim Petersen 5.2

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Jim Petersen 4.5

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Jim Petersen 0.8

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Jim Petersen 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Jim Petersen 241

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Jim Petersen 207

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Jim Petersen 37

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Jim Petersen 17

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Jim Petersen 17

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Jim Petersen 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Jim Petersen .485

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Jim Petersen -

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Jim Petersen .662

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Jim Petersen 7.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Jim Petersen 5.6 (1986)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1988)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Jim Petersen 0.5 (1987)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Jim Petersen 0.5 (1988)