RJ Barrett vs. Sam Lacey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Lacey 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.

Sam Lacey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Sam Lacey 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Sam Lacey 13

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Sam Lacey 4

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Sam Lacey 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Sam Lacey 10.3

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Sam Lacey 9.7

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Sam Lacey 3.7

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Sam Lacey 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Sam Lacey 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Sam Lacey 10,303

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Sam Lacey 9,687

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Sam Lacey 3,754

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Sam Lacey 999 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Sam Lacey 1,160 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Sam Lacey 1,002

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Sam Lacey .441

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Sam Lacey .188 *

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Sam Lacey .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Sam Lacey 9.4

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Sam Lacey 9.9

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Sam Lacey 5.0

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Sam Lacey 1.9 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Sam Lacey 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Sam Lacey 274

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Sam Lacey 287

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Sam Lacey 144

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Sam Lacey 56 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Sam Lacey 44 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Sam Lacey 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Sam Lacey .401

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Sam Lacey .250 *

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Sam Lacey .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.