RJ Barrett vs. Lance Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lance Thomas 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, 4 less than Lance Thomas, who played 9. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Lance Thomas 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 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
Lance Thomas 9 1 2011-12 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

RJ Barrett Lance Thomas
Season 2019-202011-12
Team New York KnicksNew Orleans Hornets
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
Lance Thomas 42 15.0 4.0 1.2 1.8 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.9 1.4 3.0 .452 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.5 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Lance Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 2

RJ Barrett Lance Thomas
Season 2020-212012-13
Team New York KnicksNew Orleans Hornets
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
Lance Thomas 59 10.9 2.5 0.7 1.2 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.3 0.9 1.8 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .729
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
Lance Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 3

RJ Barrett Lance Thomas
Season 2021-222013-14
Team New York KnicksNew Orleans Pelicans
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 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
Lance Thomas 5 8.4 1.2 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 0.4 1.8 .222 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Lance Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 4

RJ Barrett Lance Thomas
Season 2022-232014-15
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks
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
Lance Thomas 62 24.0 7.1 1.0 2.1 3.1 1.1 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.6 2.9 7.1 .412 0.1 0.4 .318 1.2 1.6 .727
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
Lance Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 5

RJ Barrett Lance Thomas
Season 2023-242015-16
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsNew York Knicks
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
Lance Thomas 59 22.3 8.2 0.6 1.6 2.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.8 2.9 6.5 .442 0.7 1.8 .404 1.7 2.0 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Lance Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 6

RJ Barrett Lance Thomas
Season -2016-17
Team -New York Knicks
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 ------- --- ----------
Lance Thomas 46 21.0 6.0 0.7 2.4 3.1 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.8 2.1 5.3 .398 0.8 1.8 .447 0.9 1.1 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Lance Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 7

RJ Barrett Lance Thomas
Season -2017-18
Team -New York Knicks
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 ------- --- ----------
Lance Thomas 73 18.5 4.1 0.6 1.8 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.8 1.4 3.7 .382 0.7 1.7 .403 0.6 0.7 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Lance Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 8

RJ Barrett Lance Thomas
Season -2018-19
Team -New York Knicks
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 ------- --- ----------
Lance Thomas 46 17.0 4.5 0.5 2.1 2.5 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.8 1.7 4.3 .396 0.5 1.7 .278 0.6 0.8 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Lance Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 9

RJ Barrett Lance Thomas
Season -2019-20
Team -Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets Lost East 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 ------- --- ----------
Lance Thomas 7 14.0 3.4 0.3 1.6 1.9 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.6 1.1 3.3 .348 0.6 1.9 .308 0.6 0.6 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Lance Thomas 3 5.7 1.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 1.7 .200 0.0 0.7 .000 0.7 1.3 .500