OG Anunoby vs. RJ Barrett Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of RJ Barrett and OG Anunoby, 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.

OG Anunoby played 9 years in the NBA, 2 more than RJ Barrett, who played 7. OG Anunoby had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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
OG Anunoby 9 5 2017-18 to 2025-26
RJ Barrett 7 2 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

OG Anunoby RJ Barrett
Season 2017-182019-20
Team Toronto RaptorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East 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%
OG Anunoby 74 20.0 5.9 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.8 2.2 4.7 .471 1.0 2.7 .371 0.5 0.8 .629
difference:+18+10.4+8.4+0.3+2.2+2.5+1.9+0.3+0.1-1.6-0.4+3.0+8.3+.069+0.1+0.8+.051+2.3+3.7+.015
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%
OG Anunoby 10 23.8 7.9 0.9 1.2 2.1 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.6 2.3 2.9 5.2 .558 1.3 2.9 .448 0.8 1.1 .727
RJ Barrett DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

OG Anunoby RJ Barrett
Season 2018-192020-21
Team Toronto RaptorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKnicks 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%
OG Anunoby 67 20.2 7.0 0.9 2.1 2.9 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.8 2.1 2.7 6.0 .453 1.0 3.0 .332 0.5 0.9 .581
difference:+5+14.7+10.6+2.7+2.9+2.3-1.1-0.5+3.8+8.7+.012+0.7+1.3+.069+2.4+2.9+.165
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%
OG Anunoby DNP------ --- ----------
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

OG Anunoby RJ Barrett
Season 2019-202021-22
Team Toronto RaptorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisDid 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%
OG Anunoby 69 29.9 10.6 1.2 4.1 5.3 1.6 1.4 0.7 1.1 2.4 4.1 8.2 .505 1.3 3.3 .390 1.0 1.5 .706
difference:+1+4.6+9.4+0.3+0.8+0.5+1.4+0.8+0.5-1.1-0.4+2.9+8.9+.097+0.7+2.5+.048+3.1+4.3+.008
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%
OG Anunoby 11 35.7 10.5 2.4 4.5 6.9 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.5 2.5 3.6 8.0 .455 1.5 3.7 .415 1.6 2.5 .643
RJ Barrett DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

OG Anunoby RJ Barrett
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Toronto RaptorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not playKnicks 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%
OG Anunoby 43 33.3 15.9 1.3 4.3 5.5 2.2 1.5 0.7 1.7 2.7 5.8 12.1 .480 2.4 6.1 .398 1.9 2.4 .784
difference:+30+0.6+3.7+0.5+0.1+0.5+0.6+1.1+0.5-0.5-0.2+1.2+4.0+.046+0.7+0.8+.088+2.1+3.0+.044
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%
OG Anunoby DNP------ --- ----------
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

OG Anunoby RJ Barrett
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Toronto RaptorsNew York Knicks, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
OG Anunoby 48 36.0 17.1 1.5 4.0 5.5 2.6 1.5 0.5 1.7 2.7 6.4 14.5 .443 2.4 6.6 .363 1.9 2.5 .754
difference:+10+4.3+3.1+0.6+0.5+0.1+0.7+1.0+0.1-0.5-0.5+1.1+0.7+.052+0.8+2.3+.003+1.7+2.5+.039
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
OG Anunoby 6 36.2 17.3 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.5 1.0 0.2 1.7 3.0 6.5 13.7 .476 2.3 6.8 .341 2.0 2.7 .750
RJ Barrett DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

OG Anunoby RJ Barrett
Season 2022-232024-25
Team Toronto RaptorsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
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%
OG Anunoby 67 35.6 16.8 1.4 3.5 5.0 2.0 1.9 0.7 2.0 3.0 6.3 13.2 .476 2.1 5.5 .387 2.1 2.5 .838
difference:+9+3.4+4.3+0.3+1.8+1.3+3.4+1.1+0.4-0.8-0.6+1.6+3.7+.008+0.3+0.2+.037+1.3+2.9+.208
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 OG Anunoby nor RJ Barrett played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7

OG Anunoby RJ Barrett
Season 2023-242025-26
Team Toronto Raptors, New York KnicksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid not play
(season in progress)
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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%
OG Anunoby 50 34.0 14.7 0.9 3.2 4.2 2.1 1.4 0.7 1.6 2.4 5.6 11.5 .489 2.0 5.3 .382 1.3 1.8 .753
difference:+32+3.5+4.2+0.2+1.1+0.7+1.7+0.6+0.5-0.2-0.3+1.3+2.4+.011+0.2+0.2+.023+1.9+2.8+.046
RJ Barrett 18 30.5 18.9 0.7 4.3 4.9 3.8 0.8 0.2 1.4 2.7 6.9 13.9 .500 1.8 5.1 .359 3.2 4.6 .707
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
OG Anunoby 9 36.0 15.1 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.7 6.2 12.3 .505 1.8 4.3 .410 0.9 1.4 .615
RJ Barrett DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* OG Anunoby played 2 seasons more than RJ Barrett in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 9, from 2025 to 2026—OG Anunoby played in one postseason and one NBA Cup.