RJ Barrett vs. Jake Layman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jake Layman 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 Jake Layman, who played 6. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Jake Layman had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Jake Layman 6 3 2016-17 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
RJ Barrett Jake Layman
Season 2019-202016-17
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West 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
Jake Layman 35 7.1 2.2 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.7 2.5 .292 0.4 1.5 .255 0.4 0.5 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Jake Layman 2 8.0 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 2
RJ Barrett Jake Layman
Season 2020-212017-18
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West 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 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
Jake Layman 35 4.6 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.3 .298 0.1 0.6 .200 0.1 0.1 .667
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
Jake Layman 1 8.0 6.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
RJ Barrett Jake Layman
Season 2021-222018-19
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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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
Jake Layman 71 18.7 7.6 0.8 2.3 3.1 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.6 3.0 6.0 .509 0.8 2.5 .326 0.7 1.0 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Jake Layman 6 3.3 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.2 1.2 .143 0.0 0.8 .000 0.5 0.7 .750

Season 4
RJ Barrett Jake Layman
Season 2022-232019-20
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Jake Layman 23 22.0 9.1 0.7 1.7 2.5 0.7 0.7 0.4 1.0 2.0 3.5 7.8 .453 1.0 3.1 .333 1.0 1.4 .750
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
Jake Layman ------- --- ----------

Season 5
RJ Barrett Jake Layman
Season 2023-242020-21
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Jake Layman 45 13.9 5.1 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.0 4.1 .495 0.5 1.7 .295 0.6 0.8 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Jake Layman ------- --- ----------

Season 6
RJ Barrett Jake Layman
Season -2021-22
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
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 ------- --- ----------
Jake Layman 34 6.8 2.4 0.2 0.9 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.9 2.1 .411 0.2 1.0 .229 0.4 0.5 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Jake Layman ------- --- ----------
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