RJ Barrett vs. Klay Thompson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Klay Thompson 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.
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 6 years in the NBA, 6 less than Klay Thompson, who played 12. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Klay Thompson had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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 |
6 |
2 |
2019-20 to 2024-25 |
| Klay Thompson |
12 |
9 |
2011-12 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +10 | +6.0 | +1.8 | +0.5 | +2.0 | +2.6 | +0.6 | +0.3 | | -0.6 | -0.1 | +0.4 | +2.1 | +.041 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +.094 | +1.6 | +3.1 | +.254 |
| Klay Thompson |
66 |
24.4 |
12.5 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
10.9 |
.443 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
.414 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.868 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher RJ Barrett nor Klay Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +10 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +2.1 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.2 | | -0.3 | +0.3 | | +.019 | +0.9 | +2.1 | | +1.3 | +1.9 | +.095 |
| Klay Thompson |
82 |
35.8 |
16.6 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
14.7 |
.422 |
2.6 |
6.4 |
.401 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
.841 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +7 | +8.9 | +0.8 | | +2.6 | +2.6 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -1.6 | -1.5 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +.049 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +.138 | +2.0 | +2.5 | +.033 |
| Klay Thompson |
12 |
41.3 |
15.2 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
3.7 |
6.3 |
14.5 |
.437 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
.424 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.833 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +11 | +0.9 | +1.6 | +0.4 | +2.3 | +2.7 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -0.5 | -0.9 | +0.1 | +1.6 | +.036 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +.075 | +2.3 | +3.5 | +.081 |
| Klay Thompson |
81 |
35.4 |
18.4 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
6.9 |
15.5 |
.444 |
2.8 |
6.6 |
.417 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.795 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| RJ Barrett |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Klay Thompson |
7 |
36.7 |
16.4 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
5.7 |
14.0 |
.408 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
.364 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.792 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +4 | +2.0 | +2.1 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +1.8 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.6 | -0.3 | -0.9 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +.029 | +1.4 | +1.8 | +.129 | +1.1 | +2.1 | +.139 |
| Klay Thompson |
77 |
31.9 |
21.7 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
7.8 |
16.9 |
.463 |
3.1 |
7.1 |
.439 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.879 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +10 | +1.9 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.2 | | +0.7 | -0.3 | -0.7 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +.013 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +.062 | +2.8 | +3.8 | +.031 |
| Klay Thompson |
21 |
36.2 |
18.6 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
7.1 |
15.9 |
.446 |
2.7 |
7.0 |
.390 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
.800 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +22 | +1.6 | +1.9 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -0.5 | -0.3 | +0.6 | +2.1 | +.025 | +1.9 | +3.8 | +.065 | +1.2 | +2.2 | +.158 |
| Klay Thompson |
80 |
33.3 |
22.1 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
8.1 |
17.3 |
.470 |
3.5 |
8.1 |
.425 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
.873 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| RJ Barrett |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Klay Thompson |
24 |
35.4 |
24.3 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
8.4 |
18.9 |
.444 |
4.1 |
9.6 |
.424 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
.854 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +20 | +1.8 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +2.3 | +2.6 | +3.3 | | +0.2 | -1.2 | -0.6 | +0.4 | +0.7 | | +1.6 | +3.0 | +.064 | +1.0 | +2.6 | +.223 |
| Klay Thompson |
78 |
34.0 |
22.3 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
8.3 |
17.6 |
.468 |
3.4 |
8.3 |
.414 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
.853 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| RJ Barrett |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Klay Thompson |
17 |
35.1 |
15.0 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
5.5 |
13.9 |
.397 |
2.4 |
6.2 |
.387 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.788 |
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Additional Years |
* Klay Thompson played 6 seasons more than RJ Barrett in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 7 to 12, from 2018 to 2025—Klay Thompson played in 4 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 6 extra years over RJ Barrett, Klay Thompson got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Defensive Second Team
2 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion