RJ Barrett vs. Ausar Thompson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ausar Thompson and RJ Barrett, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
RJ Barrett played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Ausar Thompson, who played 3. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Ausar Thompson had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 |
| RJ Barrett |
7 |
2 |
2019-20 to 2025-26 |
| Ausar Thompson |
3 |
1 |
2023-24 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +7 | +5.3 | +5.5 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +1.4 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.6 | -0.9 | -0.6 | +1.5 | +5.4 | +.081 | +0.8 | +1.7 | +.134 | +1.7 | +2.6 | +.017 |
| Ausar Thompson |
63 |
25.1 |
8.8 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
6.4 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
7.6 |
.483 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
.186 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
.597 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher RJ Barrett nor Ausar Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +13 | +12.4 | +7.5 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.4 | -0.5 | -0.2 | +2.3 | +6.9 | +.094 | +1.5 | +3.5 | +.177 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +.105 |
| Ausar Thompson |
59 |
22.5 |
10.1 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
5.1 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
7.8 |
.535 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.224 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
.641 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +1 | +9.9 | +2.9 | +0.5 | +2.6 | +2.0 | +2.0 | +0.4 | +0.4 | -1.4 | -2.0 | +1.2 | +6.4 | +.183 | +1.6 | +5.3 | +.286 | +1.1 | +3.0 | +.217 |
| Ausar Thompson |
6 |
22.5 |
11.5 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
.571 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
3.5 |
6.0 |
.583 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +47 | +7.9 | +8.6 | +1.1 | +1.1 | | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.5 | -0.8 | -0.6 | +2.3 | +7.9 | +.109 | +1.8 | +5.1 | +.029 | +2.4 | +2.5 | +.188 |
| Ausar Thompson |
23 |
26.6 |
11.4 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
5.8 |
2.8 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
4.7 |
9.2 |
.517 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.313 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
.526 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher RJ Barrett nor Ausar Thompson played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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Additional Years |
* RJ Barrett played 4 seasons more than Ausar Thompson in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 4 to 7, from 2023 to 2026—RJ Barrett played in one postseason. |