Harrison Barnes vs. DeMarcus Nelson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DeMarcus Nelson and Harrison Barnes, 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.

Harrison Barnes played 12 years in the NBA, 11 more than DeMarcus Nelson, who played 1. Harrison Barnes had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while DeMarcus Nelson had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Harrison Barnes 12 5 2012-13 to 2023-24
DeMarcus Nelson 1 0 2008-09

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Harrison Barnes DeMarcus Nelson
Season 2012-132008-09
Team Golden State WarriorsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Harrison Barnes 81 25.4 9.2 0.7 3.5 4.1 1.2 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.7 3.4 7.8 .439 0.6 1.8 .359 1.8 2.3 .758
DeMarcus Nelson 13 13.2 4.1 0.5 1.4 1.8 1.0 0.7 0.2 1.2 1.8 1.8 4.2 .444 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 1.1 .357
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harrison Barnes 12 38.4 16.1 1.5 4.9 6.4 1.3 0.6 0.4 1.3 2.8 6.0 13.5 .444 1.6 4.3 .365 2.5 2.9 .857
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Harrison Barnes DeMarcus Nelson
Season 2013-14-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West 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 %
Harrison Barnes 78 28.3 9.5 0.8 3.1 4.0 1.5 0.8 0.3 1.1 2.0 3.5 8.7 .399 0.8 2.4 .347 1.7 2.3 .718
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harrison Barnes 7 22.3 7.9 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.1 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.9 2.7 6.9 .396 1.1 3.0 .381 1.3 2.3 .563
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Harrison Barnes DeMarcus Nelson
Season 2014-15-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harrison Barnes 82 28.3 10.1 1.4 4.1 5.5 1.4 0.7 0.2 0.9 1.8 3.9 8.0 .482 1.1 2.6 .405 1.3 1.8 .720
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harrison Barnes 21 32.4 10.6 2.1 3.1 5.2 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.0 2.1 4.2 9.5 .440 1.0 3.0 .355 1.2 1.6 .735
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Harrison Barnes DeMarcus Nelson
Season 2015-16-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harrison Barnes 66 30.9 11.7 1.2 3.8 4.9 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.9 2.1 4.5 9.6 .466 1.2 3.2 .383 1.5 2.0 .761
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harrison Barnes 24 31.0 9.0 1.1 3.5 4.7 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.8 1.9 3.4 8.9 .385 1.1 3.2 .342 1.1 1.4 .765
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Harrison Barnes DeMarcus Nelson
Season 2016-17-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Harrison Barnes 79 35.5 19.2 1.2 3.8 5.0 1.5 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.6 7.6 16.2 .468 1.0 2.8 .351 3.1 3.6 .861
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harrison Barnes ------- --- ----------
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Harrison Barnes DeMarcus Nelson
Season 2017-18-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Harrison Barnes 77 34.2 18.9 1.0 5.1 6.1 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.5 1.2 7.0 15.7 .445 1.5 4.3 .357 3.4 4.1 .827
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harrison Barnes ------- --- ----------
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Harrison Barnes DeMarcus Nelson
Season 2018-19-
Team Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Harrison Barnes 77 32.9 16.4 0.7 3.9 4.7 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.6 5.6 13.3 .420 2.3 5.7 .395 3.0 3.6 .824
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harrison Barnes ------- --- ----------
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Harrison Barnes DeMarcus Nelson
Season 2019-20-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Harrison Barnes 72 34.5 14.5 1.1 3.9 4.9 2.2 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.3 5.1 11.0 .460 1.4 3.7 .381 3.0 3.7 .801
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harrison Barnes ------- --- ----------
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Harrison Barnes DeMarcus Nelson
Season 2020-21-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Harrison Barnes 58 36.2 16.1 1.1 5.5 6.6 3.5 0.7 0.2 1.6 1.3 5.5 11.1 .497 1.7 4.4 .391 3.4 4.1 .830
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harrison Barnes ------- --- ----------
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Harrison Barnes DeMarcus Nelson
Season 2021-22-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Harrison Barnes 77 33.6 16.4 1.1 4.5 5.6 2.4 0.7 0.2 1.5 1.2 5.1 10.8 .469 1.8 4.7 .394 4.4 5.4 .826
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harrison Barnes ------- --- ----------
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Harrison Barnes DeMarcus Nelson
Season 2022-23-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West 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 %
Harrison Barnes 82 32.5 15.0 1.1 3.4 4.5 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.3 4.6 9.6 .473 1.6 4.3 .374 4.3 5.0 .847
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harrison Barnes 7 28.0 10.7 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.7 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.7 3.6 8.6 .417 0.9 3.6 .240 2.7 3.7 .731
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Harrison Barnes DeMarcus Nelson
Season 2023-24-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Harrison Barnes 82 29.0 12.2 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.2 4.2 8.9 .474 1.8 4.7 .387 1.9 2.4 .801
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harrison Barnes ------- --- ----------
DeMarcus Nelson ------- --- ----------
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