Gene Banks vs. RJ Barrett Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of RJ Barrett and Gene Banks, 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.

Gene Banks played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than RJ Barrett, who played 5. Gene Banks had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, while RJ Barrett had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Gene Banks 6 5 1981-82 to 1986-87
RJ Barrett 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gene Banks RJ Barrett
Season 1981-822019-20
Team San Antonio SpursNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Gene Banks 80 21.3 9.6 2.0 3.2 5.1 1.8 0.7 0.2 1.3 2.5 3.9 8.2 .477 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.7 .684
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Banks 9 16.2 7.1 2.3 2.4 4.8 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.3 3.3 7.2 .462 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 1.1 .400
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Gene Banks RJ Barrett
Season 1982-832020-21
Team San Antonio SpursNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsKnicks Lost East 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 %
Gene Banks 81 33.6 14.9 2.7 4.8 7.6 3.4 1.0 0.3 2.1 2.8 6.2 11.3 .550 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.4 .705
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Banks 11 36.2 15.9 2.5 4.5 6.9 4.5 1.0 0.1 1.9 2.3 6.9 13.6 .507 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.2 .657
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

Season 3
Gene Banks RJ Barrett
Season 1983-842021-22
Team San Antonio SpursNew York Knicks
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 %
Gene Banks 80 32.5 13.1 2.6 4.7 7.3 3.2 1.3 0.3 2.1 3.2 5.3 9.3 .568 0.0 0.1 .167 2.5 3.4 .741
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Banks ------- --- ----------
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Gene Banks RJ Barrett
Season 1984-852022-23
Team San Antonio SpursNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Banks 82 25.5 9.5 1.6 3.8 5.4 2.9 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.7 3.5 6.0 .586 0.0 0.0 .333 2.4 3.1 .774
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Banks 1 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Season 5
Gene Banks RJ Barrett
Season 1985-862023-24
Team Chicago BullsNew York Knicks, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Gene Banks 82 26.1 10.9 2.2 2.2 4.4 3.1 1.0 0.1 1.7 2.6 4.3 8.4 .517 0.0 0.2 .000 2.2 3.1 .718
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Banks 3 23.0 7.3 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.7 0.3 0.0 1.3 3.3 3.3 6.0 .556 0.0 0.7 .000 0.7 1.3 .500
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Gene Banks RJ Barrett
Season 1986-87-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East 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 %
Gene Banks 63 28.9 9.7 1.8 3.1 4.9 2.7 0.8 0.3 1.8 2.7 4.0 7.3 .539 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.3 .767
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Banks 3 26.3 10.3 1.0 1.7 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 4.3 4.3 7.3 .591 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.7 .625
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
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