RJ Barrett vs. Brook Lopez Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brook Lopez 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 / 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.

RJ Barrett played 6 years in the NBA, 11 less than Brook Lopez, who played 17. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Brook Lopez had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Brook Lopez 17 9 2008-09 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
RJ Barrett Brook Lopez
Season 2019-202008-09
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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+0.1+1.3+1.8+1.3+3.1+1.6+0.5+1.5-0.4-0.9+0.3+2.7+.129+1.1+3.5+0.7+1.9+.179
Brook Lopez 82 30.5 13.0 2.7 5.4 8.1 1.0 0.5 1.8 1.8 3.1 5.5 10.3 .531 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 2.6 .793
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher RJ Barrett nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
RJ Barrett Brook Lopez
Season 2020-212009-10
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
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:+10+2.0+1.2+2.4+0.6+2.8+0.7+1.4-0.6-0.5+0.4+0.9+.058+1.7+4.3+2.2+2.4+.071
Brook Lopez 82 36.9 18.8 3.3 5.4 8.6 2.3 0.7 1.7 2.5 3.1 6.9 13.8 .499 0.0 0.0 - 5.1 6.2 .817
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
Brook Lopez DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
RJ Barrett Brook Lopez
Season 2021-222010-11
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
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:+12+0.7+0.4+1.5+1.4+0.2+1.4+1.3-0.1-0.9+0.9+1.1+.084+2.0+5.8+0.6+0.2+.073
Brook Lopez 82 35.2 20.4 2.4 3.5 6.0 1.6 0.6 1.5 2.1 2.9 7.9 16.0 .492 0.0 0.0 - 4.7 6.0 .787
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher RJ Barrett nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
RJ Barrett Brook Lopez
Season 2022-232011-12
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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:+68+6.7+0.4+0.8+2.2+1.4+1.6+0.2+0.6-1.0-0.9+0.6+0.7+.060+1.7+5.3+1.0+.115
Brook Lopez 5 27.2 19.2 1.6 2.0 3.6 1.2 0.2 0.8 1.2 1.6 7.6 15.4 .494 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 6.4 .625
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
Brook Lopez DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
RJ Barrett Brook Lopez
Season 2023-242012-13
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+16+1.3+0.8+1.9+0.4+1.5+2.4+0.1+1.7-0.4-0.1+0.2+0.4+.026+1.6+4.3+0.4+0.3+.043
Brook Lopez 74 30.4 19.4 2.8 4.1 6.9 0.9 0.4 2.1 1.8 2.1 7.7 14.8 .521 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 5.3 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
RJ Barrett DNP------ --- ----------
Brook Lopez 7 37.6 22.3 4.1 3.3 7.4 1.4 0.9 3.0 2.3 2.9 8.3 17.6 .472 0.1 0.1 1.000 5.6 6.3 .886

Season 6
RJ Barrett Brook Lopez
Season 2024-252013-14
Team Toronto RaptorsBrooklyn Nets
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:+41+0.8+0.4+1.2+1.6+0.3+4.5+0.3+1.5-1.2-0.7+0.3+3.4+.095+1.8+5.2+.350+2.1+1.4+.187
Brook Lopez 17 31.4 20.7 2.3 3.7 6.0 0.9 0.5 1.8 1.6 3.1 7.6 13.5 .563 0.0 0.1 .000 5.5 6.8 .817
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher RJ Barrett nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Brook Lopez played 11 seasons more than RJ Barrett in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 17, from 2015 to 2025—Brook Lopez played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup.

In those 11 extra years over RJ Barrett, Brook Lopez got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
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