RJ Barrett vs. Bruce Brown Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bruce Brown 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 5 years in the NBA, 1 less than Bruce Brown, who played 6. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Bruce Brown had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
RJ Barrett 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24
Bruce Brown 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
RJ Barrett Bruce Brown
Season 2019-202018-19
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons 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 %
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
Bruce Brown 74 19.6 4.3 0.6 1.9 2.5 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 2.4 1.7 4.2 .398 0.3 1.3 .258 0.6 0.8 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Bruce Brown 4 14.3 3.3 0.3 1.8 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 2.0 1.3 3.5 .357 0.3 1.3 .200 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 2
RJ Barrett Bruce Brown
Season 2020-212019-20
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Bruce Brown 58 28.2 8.9 1.1 3.7 4.7 4.0 1.1 0.5 1.7 2.8 3.4 7.7 .443 0.6 1.7 .344 1.5 2.1 .739
Playoffs Stats
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
Bruce Brown ------- --- ----------

Season 3
RJ Barrett Bruce Brown
Season 2021-222020-21
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
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
Bruce Brown 65 22.3 8.8 1.7 3.7 5.4 1.6 0.9 0.4 0.8 2.2 3.6 6.5 .556 0.3 0.9 .288 1.3 1.8 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Bruce Brown 12 23.1 7.9 1.9 3.2 5.1 2.1 0.7 0.4 0.9 2.6 3.3 6.6 .506 0.2 0.9 .182 1.1 1.3 .813

Season 4
RJ Barrett Bruce Brown
Season 2022-232021-22
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisNets 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 %
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
Bruce Brown 72 24.6 9.0 1.4 3.4 4.8 2.1 1.1 0.7 0.8 2.4 3.6 7.0 .506 0.5 1.3 .404 1.3 1.8 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Bruce Brown 4 34.8 14.0 1.5 3.3 4.8 2.8 1.3 0.8 2.3 4.0 5.3 9.3 .568 1.5 3.5 .429 2.0 2.5 .800

Season 5
RJ Barrett Bruce Brown
Season 2023-242022-23
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Bruce Brown 80 28.5 11.5 0.8 3.3 4.1 3.4 1.1 0.6 1.5 2.4 4.5 9.3 .483 1.1 3.2 .358 1.5 1.9 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Bruce Brown 20 26.5 12.0 0.8 3.3 4.0 1.9 1.1 0.5 1.2 2.5 4.5 8.8 .511 0.9 2.9 .316 2.1 2.5 .857

Season 6
RJ Barrett Bruce Brown
Season -2023-24
Team -Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Bruce Brown 67 27.8 10.8 0.8 3.4 4.2 2.9 0.9 0.3 1.3 2.2 4.1 8.7 .478 0.8 2.4 .323 1.7 2.1 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Bruce Brown ------- --- ----------
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