RJ Barrett vs. Jaylen Nowell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Nowell 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 Jaylen Nowell both played 5 years in the NBA. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Jaylen Nowell 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 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
Jaylen Nowell 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
RJ Barrett Jaylen Nowell
Season 2019-202019-20
Team New York KnicksMinnesota 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 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
Jaylen Nowell 15 10.1 3.8 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.3 3.5 .358 0.2 1.7 .115 1.1 1.1 .941
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Nowell ------- --- ----------

Season 2
RJ Barrett Jaylen Nowell
Season 2020-212020-21
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Jaylen Nowell 42 18.1 9.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.7 3.4 8.0 .424 1.2 3.6 .333 1.1 1.3 .818
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
Jaylen Nowell ------- --- ----------

Season 3
RJ Barrett Jaylen Nowell
Season 2021-222021-22
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 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
Jaylen Nowell 62 15.7 8.5 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.2 3.2 6.7 .475 1.0 2.6 .394 1.2 1.5 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Nowell 1 12.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 10.0 .300 0.0 5.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
RJ Barrett Jaylen Nowell
Season 2022-232022-23
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisTimberwolves 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 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
Jaylen Nowell 65 19.3 10.8 0.6 2.1 2.6 2.0 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.6 4.3 9.6 .448 1.0 3.6 .289 1.2 1.5 .778
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
Jaylen Nowell 5 12.4 3.2 0.8 0.2 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 1.2 5.2 .231 0.6 1.8 .333 0.2 0.4 .500

Season 5
RJ Barrett Jaylen Nowell
Season 2023-242023-24
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsMemphis Grizzlies, Detroit Pistons
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
Jaylen Nowell 13 16.5 6.2 0.5 1.4 1.8 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.2 2.6 6.0 .436 0.5 2.2 .207 0.5 0.7 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Nowell ------- --- ----------
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