RJ Barrett vs. Brandon Jennings Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Jennings 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.

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.

RJ Barrett played 6 years in the NBA, 3 less than Brandon Jennings, who played 9. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Brandon Jennings had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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 6 2 2019-20 to 2024-25
Brandon Jennings 9 4 2009-10 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
RJ Barrett Brandon Jennings
Season 2019-202009-10
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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:+26+2.2+1.2+0.3+1.3+1.6+3.1+0.3+0.1-0.2-0.1+0.3+1.8+.031+0.7+1.2+.054+0.1+1.2+.203
Brandon Jennings 82 32.6 15.5 0.6 2.8 3.4 5.7 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.3 5.5 14.8 .371 1.8 4.7 .374 2.7 3.3 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
RJ Barrett DNP------ --- ----------
Brandon Jennings 7 35.6 18.7 0.7 2.3 3.0 3.6 1.1 0.6 1.1 2.7 7.0 17.1 .408 1.7 5.9 .293 3.0 3.7 .808

Season 2
RJ Barrett Brandon Jennings
Season 2020-212010-11
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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:+9+0.5+1.4+0.2+1.8+2.1+1.8+0.8-0.4-0.5+0.8+.051+0.1+0.5+.078+0.3+0.1+.063
Brandon Jennings 63 34.4 16.2 0.7 3.0 3.7 4.8 1.5 0.3 2.3 2.1 5.7 14.7 .390 1.6 4.8 .323 3.2 3.9 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Brandon Jennings DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
RJ Barrett Brandon Jennings
Season 2021-222011-12
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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:+4+0.8+0.9+0.2+2.2+2.4+2.5+1.0+0.1-0.3+0.1+0.1+.010+0.1+.010+1.2+2.2+.094
Brandon Jennings 66 35.3 19.1 0.7 2.7 3.4 5.5 1.6 0.3 2.2 1.7 7.1 17.0 .418 2.0 5.9 .332 2.9 3.6 .808
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher RJ Barrett nor Brandon Jennings played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
RJ Barrett Brandon Jennings
Season 2022-232012-13
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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
difference:+7+2.3+2.1+0.1+1.9+1.9+3.7+1.2+0.1-0.3-0.6+0.8+0.5+.035+0.5+0.5+.065+1.1+1.9+.079
Brandon Jennings 80 36.2 17.5 0.7 2.3 3.1 6.5 1.6 0.1 2.5 1.9 6.2 15.6 .399 2.2 5.8 .375 2.9 3.5 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+7+1.0+6.0+0.2+2.0+2.2+1.2+1.5+0.1-0.5-0.8+2.2+0.6+.135+0.3+1.5+.114+1.2+1.4+.047
Brandon Jennings 4 33.3 13.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 4.0 2.3 0.3 2.8 1.5 4.3 14.3 .298 1.5 7.0 .214 3.3 4.5 .722

Season 5
RJ Barrett Brandon Jennings
Season 2023-242013-14
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsDetroit Pistons
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%
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
difference:+22+2.4+4.7+0.2+2.2+2.3+4.3+0.8+0.3-0.5-0.2+2.2+1.0+.122+0.3+1.4+.023+0.6+1.0+.036
Brandon Jennings 80 34.1 15.5 0.7 2.3 3.1 7.6 1.3 0.1 2.7 2.0 5.3 14.2 .373 1.9 5.7 .337 3.0 4.0 .751
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher RJ Barrett nor Brandon Jennings played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
RJ Barrett Brandon Jennings
Season 2024-252014-15
Team Toronto RaptorsDetroit Pistons
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%
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
difference:+17+3.6+5.7+0.6+3.3+3.8+1.2+0.3+0.2-0.6-0.8+2.6+3.7+.067+0.1+0.2+.010+0.5+1.9+.209
Brandon Jennings 41 28.6 15.4 0.5 2.0 2.5 6.6 1.1 0.1 2.2 1.6 5.3 13.2 .401 1.9 5.1 .360 2.9 3.5 .839
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher RJ Barrett nor Brandon Jennings played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Brandon Jennings played 3 seasons more than RJ Barrett in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2016 to 2018—Brandon Jennings played in two Playoffs.

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