RJ Barrett vs. Jaime Jaquez Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaime Jaquez Jr. 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, 4 more than Jaime Jaquez Jr., who played 3. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Jaime Jaquez Jr. had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 3 2 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
RJ Barrett Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Season 2019-202023-24
Team New York KnicksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+19+2.2+2.4+0.2+1.4+1.2-0.7+0.7+3.7+.087+0.2+0.8+.002+0.9+2.2+.197
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 75 28.2 11.9 1.1 2.7 3.8 2.6 1.0 0.3 1.5 2.2 4.5 9.3 .489 0.9 2.7 .322 1.9 2.3 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
RJ Barrett DNP------ --- ----------
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 4 30.8 12.8 0.5 2.8 3.3 3.0 0.8 0.5 1.8 1.5 5.3 13.0 .404 0.8 3.3 .231 1.5 1.8 .857

Season 2
RJ Barrett Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Season 2020-212024-25
Team New York KnicksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+6+14.2+9.0+0.4+1.7+1.4+0.5+0.2+0.1-0.4-1.4+3.3+7.7+.020+1.1+2.5+.090+1.3+1.6+.008
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 66 20.7 8.6 1.3 3.1 4.4 2.5 0.9 0.2 1.5 1.2 3.2 7.0 .461 0.6 1.8 .311 1.6 2.2 .754
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+26.1+13.1+0.2+6.1+5.9+2.7+0.8+0.4-0.1-1.9+4.9+11.4+.221+1.6+4.9+.286+1.7+2.3+.200
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 3 6.3 1.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 0.7 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 3
RJ Barrett Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Season 2021-222025-26
Team New York KnicksMiami Heat
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:+63+5.1+3.1+0.4+0.5+0.9+1.6+0.3+0.2-0.2+0.3+6.0+.195+1.7+4.4+.142+1.0+1.8+.072
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 7 29.4 16.9 1.3 5.4 6.7 4.6 0.9 0.0 2.0 2.0 6.7 11.1 .603 0.3 1.4 .200 3.1 4.0 .786
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher RJ Barrett nor Jaime Jaquez Jr. played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* RJ Barrett played 4 seasons more than Jaime Jaquez Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 7, from 2023 to 2026—RJ Barrett played in one postseason.

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