RJ Barrett vs. Eric Gordon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Eric Gordon 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 7 years in the NBA, 11 less than Eric Gordon, who played 18. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Eric Gordon 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 7 2 2019-20 to 2025-26
Eric Gordon 18 7 2008-09 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
RJ Barrett Eric Gordon
Season 2019-202008-09
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second 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:+22+3.9+1.8+0.3+2.1+2.4+0.2+0.1-0.1+0.1+1.4+.054+0.6+0.8+.069+1.0+.240
Eric Gordon 78 34.3 16.1 0.6 2.0 2.6 2.8 1.0 0.4 2.1 2.2 5.3 11.6 .456 1.7 4.3 .389 3.8 4.5 .854
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher RJ Barrett nor Eric Gordon played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
RJ Barrett Eric Gordon
Season 2020-212009-10
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Clippers
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+1.1+0.7+0.5+2.6+3.2+0.4+0.1-0.4-1.1+0.8+2.1+.008+0.2+0.9+.030+0.7+1.0+.004
Eric Gordon 62 36.0 16.9 0.4 2.2 2.6 3.0 1.1 0.2 2.3 1.5 5.7 12.6 .449 1.9 5.2 .371 3.6 4.8 .742
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
Eric Gordon DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
RJ Barrett Eric Gordon
Season 2021-222010-11
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Clippers
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:+14+3.2+2.3+0.1+2.8+2.9+1.4+0.7+0.1-0.5-0.1+0.6+0.2+.042+0.1+0.6+.022+1.0+0.4+.111
Eric Gordon 56 37.7 22.3 0.8 2.1 2.9 4.4 1.3 0.3 2.7 2.1 7.6 16.9 .450 1.9 5.2 .364 5.1 6.2 .825
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher RJ Barrett nor Eric Gordon played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
RJ Barrett Eric Gordon
Season 2022-232011-12
Team New York KnicksNew Orleans Hornets
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:+64+0.5+1.0+0.6+1.6+2.2+0.6+1.0+0.2-0.5-0.3+0.5+.016+0.6+0.9+.060+1.4+1.8+.014
Eric Gordon 9 34.4 20.6 0.2 2.6 2.8 3.4 1.4 0.4 2.7 2.2 7.0 15.6 .450 1.1 4.4 .250 5.4 7.2 .754
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
Eric Gordon DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
RJ Barrett Eric Gordon
Season 2023-242012-13
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsNew Orleans Hornets
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:+16+1.6+3.2+0.7+2.9+3.6+0.6+0.2-0.6-0.4+1.9+1.3+.093+0.3+0.2+.036+0.9+0.3+.127
Eric Gordon 42 30.1 17.0 0.2 1.6 1.8 3.3 1.1 0.2 2.8 1.8 5.6 13.9 .402 1.3 4.1 .324 4.5 5.3 .842
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher RJ Barrett nor Eric Gordon played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
RJ Barrett Eric Gordon
Season 2024-252013-14
Team Toronto RaptorsNew Orleans Pelicans
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:+6+0.1+5.7+0.6+3.2+3.7+2.1+0.4+0.1-0.7-0.6+2.3+4.1+.032+0.2+1.3+.041+0.7+1.9+.155
Eric Gordon 64 32.1 15.4 0.5 2.1 2.6 3.3 1.2 0.2 2.1 1.8 5.6 12.8 .436 1.6 4.0 .391 2.7 3.5 .785
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher RJ Barrett nor Eric Gordon played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
RJ Barrett Eric Gordon
Season 2025-262014-15
Team Toronto RaptorsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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 8 32.4 20.8 0.4 4.5 4.9 3.5 1.3 0.5 2.0 2.5 7.8 14.0 .554 2.1 5.4 .395 3.1 4.4 .714
difference:+53+0.7+7.4+0.1+2.4+2.3+0.3+0.5+0.3-0.1+3.1+2.6+.143+0.2+0.2+.053+1.3+2.2+.091
Eric Gordon 61 33.1 13.4 0.5 2.1 2.6 3.8 0.8 0.2 2.0 2.4 4.7 11.4 .411 2.3 5.2 .448 1.8 2.2 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
RJ Barrett DNP------ --- ----------
Eric Gordon 4 35.8 18.5 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.8 0.5 0.5 2.5 2.8 7.0 15.8 .444 3.3 8.0 .406 1.3 1.5 .833

Additional Years

* Eric Gordon played 11 seasons more than RJ Barrett in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 18, from 2016 to 2026—Eric Gordon played in 6 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over RJ Barrett, Eric Gordon got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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