RJ Barrett vs. Mark Olberding Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Olberding 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

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, 6 less than Mark Olberding, who played 11. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Mark Olberding had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Mark Olberding 11 8 1976-77 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
RJ Barrett Mark Olberding
Season 2019-201976-77
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 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
Mark Olberding 82 23.8 10.4 2.0 3.5 5.5 1.5 0.7 0.4 - 3.4 3.7 7.3 .503 - - - 3.1 3.9 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 2 21.0 6.5 1.0 2.5 3.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 - 4.0 2.5 4.5 .556 - - - 1.5 3.0 .500

Season 2
RJ Barrett Mark Olberding
Season 2020-211977-78
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Mark Olberding 79 22.4 8.2 1.3 3.4 4.7 1.7 0.6 0.3 1.5 3.0 2.9 6.1 .481 - - - 2.3 2.9 .811
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
Mark Olberding 6 25.3 10.5 1.5 3.5 5.0 2.3 1.0 1.0 1.3 3.8 4.2 8.5 .490 - - - 2.2 2.5 .867

Season 3
RJ Barrett Mark Olberding
Season 2021-221978-79
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost East 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
Mark Olberding 80 23.6 9.4 1.2 4.2 5.4 2.6 0.7 0.2 2.0 3.5 3.3 6.9 .474 - - - 2.9 3.6 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 14 25.6 7.9 0.9 4.1 4.9 2.4 0.9 0.4 2.1 3.8 2.9 7.4 .398 - - - 2.1 2.6 .784

Season 4
RJ Barrett Mark Olberding
Season 2022-231979-80
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisSpurs 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 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
Mark Olberding 75 28.1 10.6 1.1 4.5 5.6 4.4 0.9 0.3 2.4 3.7 3.9 8.1 .478 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.5 .795
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
Mark Olberding 3 32.3 9.7 1.7 5.7 7.3 3.7 0.7 0.3 1.0 4.7 4.3 7.7 .565 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750

Season 5
RJ Barrett Mark Olberding
Season 2023-241980-81
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Mark Olberding 82 29.4 12.3 1.8 4.0 5.7 3.4 0.9 0.4 2.5 3.7 4.2 8.4 .508 0.0 0.1 .143 3.8 4.6 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 7 36.3 19.7 1.6 4.3 5.9 4.3 0.6 0.0 2.4 4.4 8.3 15.0 .552 0.1 0.4 .333 3.0 3.6 .840

Season 6
RJ Barrett Mark Olberding
Season -1981-82
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs 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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 68 30.9 13.8 1.7 4.7 6.5 3.0 0.8 0.4 2.0 3.7 4.9 10.4 .472 0.0 0.2 .167 4.0 5.0 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 9 36.4 14.7 2.2 4.2 6.4 3.6 1.0 0.7 3.0 4.3 5.9 13.3 .442 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.4 .839

Season 7
RJ Barrett Mark Olberding
Season -1982-83
Team -Chicago Bulls
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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 80 22.7 8.7 1.4 3.1 4.5 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.9 3.1 3.1 6.5 .481 0.0 0.2 .167 2.4 3.1 .782
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding ------- --- ----------

Season 8
RJ Barrett Mark Olberding
Season -1983-84
Team -Kansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Kings 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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 81 26.7 9.4 1.5 4.0 5.5 2.4 0.6 0.3 2.0 3.6 3.1 6.2 .494 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 3.9 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 3 20.0 6.7 1.3 3.7 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.0 2.0 5.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 4.7 .571

Season 9
RJ Barrett Mark Olberding
Season -1984-85
Team -Kansas City Kings
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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 81 28.1 10.2 1.7 4.6 6.3 3.0 0.7 0.1 2.3 3.7 3.3 6.5 .502 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.3 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding ------- --- ----------

Season 10
RJ Barrett Mark Olberding
Season -1985-86
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Kings 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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 81 26.6 7.6 1.4 3.8 5.2 3.3 0.5 0.3 1.8 3.4 2.8 5.0 .558 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.6 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 3 24.7 5.0 1.3 3.0 4.3 1.0 0.7 0.3 2.3 3.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.0 .750

Season 11
RJ Barrett Mark Olberding
Season -1986-87
Team -Sacramento Kings
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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 76 13.2 3.3 0.7 1.8 2.4 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.9 0.9 2.2 .418 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.7 .885
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding ------- --- ----------
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