Leo Barnhorst vs. RJ Barrett Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of RJ Barrett and Leo Barnhorst, 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.

Leo Barnhorst and RJ Barrett both played 5 years in the NBA. Leo Barnhorst had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, 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
Leo Barnhorst 5 5 1949-50 to 1953-54
RJ Barrett 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Leo Barnhorst RJ Barrett
Season 1949-502019-20
Team Chicago StagsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Stags Lost Cent Div 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 %
Leo Barnhorst 67 - 6.5 - - - 2.1 - - - 2.9 2.6 7.4 .349 - - - 1.3 1.9 .698
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 %
Leo Barnhorst 2 - 11.0 - - - 2.0 - - - 5.0 4.0 12.5 .320 - - - 3.0 3.0 1.000
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Leo Barnhorst RJ Barrett
Season 1950-512020-21
Team Indianapolis OlympiansNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Olympians Lost West Div SemisKnicks 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 %
Leo Barnhorst 68 - 8.0 - - 4.4 3.2 - - - 2.9 3.4 9.9 .346 - - - 1.2 1.8 .689
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 %
Leo Barnhorst 3 - 11.3 - - 3.0 4.0 - - - 2.3 4.3 11.7 .371 - - - 2.7 3.3 .800
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

Leo Barnhorst RJ Barrett
Season 1951-522021-22
Team Indianapolis OlympiansNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Olympians Lost West Div 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 %
Leo Barnhorst 66 35.5 12.4 - - 6.5 3.9 - - - 3.0 5.3 13.6 .389 - - - 1.8 2.8 .652
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 %
Leo Barnhorst 2 42.5 15.5 - - 4.5 4.0 - - - 3.5 7.0 17.0 .412 - - - 1.5 3.5 .429
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Leo Barnhorst RJ Barrett
Season 1952-532022-23
Team Indianapolis OlympiansNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Olympians Lost West Div SemisKnicks 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 %
Leo Barnhorst 71 40.4 13.6 - - 6.8 3.9 - - - 3.5 5.7 14.6 .389 - - - 2.3 3.6 .629
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 %
Leo Barnhorst 2 39.5 15.0 - - 11.0 2.5 - - - 5.0 6.0 16.5 .364 - - - 3.0 4.5 .667
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

Leo Barnhorst RJ Barrett
Season 1953-542023-24
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st), Fort Wayne PistonsNew York Knicks, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost W Div Round RobinDid 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 %
Leo Barnhorst 72 28.7 6.4 - - 4.1 3.1 - - - 2.8 2.8 8.2 .338 - - - 0.9 1.2 .716
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 %
Leo Barnhorst 4 15.0 5.8 - - 1.3 1.5 - - - 2.5 2.5 4.8 .526 - - - 0.8 1.3 .600
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------