RJ Barrett vs. De'Andre Hunter Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of De'Andre Hunter 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 and De'Andre Hunter both played 7 years in the NBA. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while De'Andre Hunter 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
RJ Barrett 7 2 2019-20 to 2025-26
De'Andre Hunter 7 4 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

RJ Barrett De'Andre Hunter
Season 2019-202019-20
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
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:+7+1.6+2.0+0.2+0.3+0.5+0.8+0.3-0.6-0.7+0.8+2.2+.008+0.6+1.3+.035+1.1+2.2+.150
De'Andre Hunter 63 32.0 12.3 0.7 3.8 4.5 1.8 0.7 0.3 1.6 2.9 4.4 10.8 .410 1.7 4.8 .355 1.7 2.3 .764
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher RJ Barrett nor De'Andre Hunter played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

RJ Barrett De'Andre Hunter
Season 2020-212020-21
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+49+5.4+2.6+0.2+0.8+1.0+1.1+0.1+0.2-0.6+1.3+3.9+.043+0.4+0.2+.075+0.3+0.1+.113
De'Andre Hunter 23 29.5 15.0 0.7 4.0 4.8 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.3 2.6 5.2 10.8 .484 1.3 4.1 .326 3.2 3.7 .859
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
difference:+2.0+3.6+0.4+2.8+3.2+2.4+0.6+0.2-1.0+1.6+4.4+.012+0.4+2.4+.089+0.2+.050
De'Andre Hunter 5 30.4 10.8 0.4 3.6 4.0 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 9.0 .400 1.2 3.2 .375 2.4 3.2 .750

Season 3

RJ Barrett De'Andre Hunter
Season 2021-222021-22
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+17+4.7+6.6+0.4+2.1+2.5+1.7+0.1+0.2-0.9-0.9+2.2+6.3+.034+0.6+2.1+.037+1.7+2.7+.051
De'Andre Hunter 53 29.8 13.4 0.5 2.8 3.3 1.3 0.7 0.4 1.3 2.9 4.8 10.8 .442 1.4 3.7 .379 2.4 3.1 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
RJ Barrett DNP------ --- ----------
De'Andre Hunter 5 35.0 21.2 0.4 3.4 3.8 0.6 0.8 0.2 2.2 4.0 7.8 14.0 .557 2.4 5.2 .462 3.2 4.0 .800

Season 4

RJ Barrett De'Andre Hunter
Season 2022-232022-23
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisHawks 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:+6+2.2+4.2+0.1+0.6+0.8+1.4+0.1+0.1-1.0-0.5+1.3+3.8+.027+0.2+1.0+.040+1.4+2.3+.086
De'Andre Hunter 67 31.7 15.4 0.7 3.6 4.2 1.4 0.5 0.3 1.2 3.0 5.7 12.3 .461 1.5 4.3 .350 2.6 3.1 .826
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:+5+3.0+2.6+0.7+0.5+1.2+1.6+0.1+0.1-0.8-1.0+0.7+.026+0.5+0.8+.040+3.2+4.2+.031
De'Andre Hunter 6 37.3 16.7 1.2 4.5 5.7 1.2 0.7 0.3 1.5 3.3 6.5 14.2 .459 2.3 6.3 .368 1.3 1.7 .800

Season 5

RJ Barrett De'Andre Hunter
Season 2023-242023-24
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsAtlanta Hawks
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:+1+2.2+4.6+0.4+1.1+1.5+1.8+0.2+0.1-0.7-0.4+2.2+3.6+.036+0.5+1.0+.025+0.7+1.6+.132
De'Andre Hunter 57 29.5 15.6 0.5 3.4 3.9 1.5 0.7 0.3 1.5 2.6 5.3 11.6 .459 2.1 5.3 .385 2.9 3.4 .847
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher RJ Barrett nor De'Andre Hunter played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

RJ Barrett De'Andre Hunter
Season 2024-252024-25
Team Toronto RaptorsAtlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+6+5.0+4.1+0.4+2.0+2.3+4.0+0.1-1.5+2.3+5.0+.002+0.7+0.8+.055+1.4+.216
De'Andre Hunter 64 27.2 17.0 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.4 0.8 0.2 1.3 2.4 5.6 11.9 .470 2.5 6.1 .405 3.4 4.0 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
RJ Barrett DNP------ --- ----------
De'Andre Hunter 8 23.1 11.0 0.8 2.9 3.6 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.9 2.1 3.4 7.9 .429 1.5 3.3 .462 2.8 3.3 .846

Season 7

RJ Barrett De'Andre Hunter
Season 2025-262025-26
Team Toronto RaptorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
RJ Barrett 17 30.9 19.4 0.7 4.1 4.8 3.8 0.8 0.2 1.5 2.6 7.1 13.9 .506 1.8 5.1 .356 3.4 4.7 .725
difference:+8+2.4+4.3+0.5+0.5+1.6+0.2+0.1-0.1-0.3+2.0+1.9+.081+0.1+1.1+.053+0.4+1.1+.119
De'Andre Hunter 25 28.5 15.1 0.7 3.6 4.3 2.2 0.6 0.1 1.6 2.9 5.1 12.0 .425 1.9 6.2 .303 3.0 3.6 .844
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher RJ Barrett nor De'Andre Hunter played in the postseason in their season 7