RJ Barrett vs. Ed Ratleff Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ed Ratleff 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 and Ed Ratleff both played 5 years in the NBA. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Ed Ratleff had his rookie season in 1973-74. 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
Ed Ratleff 5 1 1973-74 to 1977-78

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
RJ Barrett Ed Ratleff
Season 2019-201973-74
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Ed Ratleff 81 21.9 7.5 1.1 2.4 3.5 2.2 1.1 0.3 - 2.2 3.1 7.2 .434 - - - 1.3 1.6 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Ed Ratleff ------- --- ----------

Season 2
RJ Barrett Ed Ratleff
Season 2020-211974-75
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets 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 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
Ed Ratleff 80 32.0 11.8 2.3 3.4 5.7 3.2 1.8 0.6 - 2.9 4.9 10.6 .461 - - - 2.0 2.4 .826
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
Ed Ratleff 8 36.4 11.1 3.0 3.6 6.6 4.4 1.8 0.1 - 3.9 4.5 10.9 .414 - - - 2.1 2.5 .850

Season 3
RJ Barrett Ed Ratleff
Season 2021-221975-76
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Ed Ratleff 72 33.3 11.1 1.5 3.8 5.3 3.6 1.6 0.5 - 3.3 4.4 9.0 .485 - - - 2.3 2.9 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Ed Ratleff ------- --- ----------

Season 4
RJ Barrett Ed Ratleff
Season 2022-231976-77
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 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
Ed Ratleff 37 14.4 4.5 0.6 1.4 2.1 1.2 0.5 0.2 - 1.2 1.9 4.4 .435 - - - 0.7 1.1 .619
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
Ed Ratleff ------- --- ----------

Season 5
RJ Barrett Ed Ratleff
Season 2023-241977-78
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Ed Ratleff 68 17.1 4.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 2.3 0.9 0.3 1.0 1.6 1.9 4.6 .419 - - - 0.6 0.7 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Ed Ratleff ------- --- ----------
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