Harrison Barnes vs. RJ Barrett Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of RJ Barrett 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 / Games against each other

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 14 years in the NBA, 7 more than RJ Barrett, who played 7. Harrison Barnes had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, 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 achievements, 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 14 5 2012-13 to 2025-26
RJ Barrett 7 2 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Harrison Barnes RJ Barrett
Season 2012-132019-20
Team Golden State WarriorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+25+5.0+5.1+0.2+0.6+0.9+1.4+0.4+0.1-1.0-0.5+1.8+5.2+.037+0.5+1.7+.039+1.0+2.2+.144
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 TOPF 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
RJ Barrett DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Harrison Barnes RJ Barrett
Season 2013-142020-21
Team Golden State WarriorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+6+6.6+8.1+0.1+1.7+1.8+1.5+0.1-0.8-0.6+3.0+6.0+.042+0.9+1.9+.054+1.2+1.5+.028
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 TOPF 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
difference:+2+10.1+6.5+0.2+3.4+3.2+1.9+0.7-0.3-0.3+2.5+6.5+.008+0.5+2.6+.095+1.1+0.7+.237
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
Harrison Barnes RJ Barrett
Season 2014-152021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+12+6.2+9.9+0.5+0.8+0.3+1.6+0.1-1.3-0.2+3.1+9.1+.074+0.9+3.2+.063+2.8+4.0+.006
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 TOPF 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
RJ Barrett DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Harrison Barnes RJ Barrett
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+7+3.0+7.9+0.4+0.4+0.1+1.0+0.2-1.3-0.4+2.5+6.5+.032+0.5+2.1+.073+2.5+3.4+.021
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 TOPF 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
difference:+13+3.3+10.3+0.6+0.5+0.2+1.5+0.1-1.5-0.4+3.1+6.0+.048+0.7+2.3+.014+3.4+4.5+.004
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
Harrison Barnes RJ Barrett
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+21+3.8+1.0+0.3+0.7+0.4+1.8+0.3+0.2-0.9-0.6+0.1+1.0+.027+0.6+1.5+.009+0.5+1.4+.146
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
* Neiher Harrison Barnes nor RJ Barrett played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Harrison Barnes RJ Barrett
Season 2017-182024-25
Team Dallas MavericksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+19+2.0+2.2+0.1+0.2+0.2+3.4+0.2+0.1-1.3-1.2+0.9+1.2+.023+0.3+1.0+.007+1.3+.197
RJ Barrett 58 32.2 21.1 1.1 5.3 6.3 5.4 0.8 0.3 2.8 2.4 7.9 16.9 .468 1.8 5.3 .350 3.4 5.4 .630
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Harrison Barnes nor RJ Barrett played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
Harrison Barnes RJ Barrett
Season 2018-192025-26
Team Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento KingsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+69+0.5+4.4+0.3+0.6+0.2+2.0+0.7+0.3-0.7-0.9+2.2+0.7+.134+0.2+0.3+0.1+0.8+.110
RJ Barrett 8 32.4 20.8 0.4 4.5 4.9 3.5 1.3 0.5 2.0 2.5 7.8 14.0 .554 2.1 5.4 .395 3.1 4.4 .714
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Harrison Barnes nor RJ Barrett played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years

* Harrison Barnes played 7 seasons more than RJ Barrett in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 14, from 2020 to 2026—Harrison Barnes played in one postseason.

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