RJ Barrett vs. Michael Olowokandi Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Olowokandi 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, 4 less than Michael Olowokandi, who played 9. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Michael Olowokandi had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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
Michael Olowokandi 9 1 1998-99 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
RJ Barrett Michael Olowokandi
Season 2019-201998-99
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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
Michael Olowokandi 45 28.4 8.9 2.7 5.3 7.9 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.9 3.0 3.8 8.9 .431 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.6 .483
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Michael Olowokandi ------- --- ----------

Season 2
RJ Barrett Michael Olowokandi
Season 2020-211999-00
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Clippers
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
Michael Olowokandi 80 31.2 9.8 2.4 5.8 8.2 0.5 0.4 1.8 2.2 3.8 4.1 9.5 .437 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.4 .651
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
Michael Olowokandi ------- --- ----------

Season 3
RJ Barrett Michael Olowokandi
Season 2021-222000-01
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Clippers
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
Michael Olowokandi 82 25.9 8.5 2.0 4.4 6.4 0.6 0.4 1.3 2.1 3.0 3.8 8.6 .435 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.9 .545
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Michael Olowokandi ------- --- ----------

Season 4
RJ Barrett Michael Olowokandi
Season 2022-232001-02
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Clippers
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
Michael Olowokandi 80 32.1 11.1 2.1 6.8 8.9 1.1 0.7 1.8 2.2 2.7 4.8 11.1 .433 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.4 .622
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
Michael Olowokandi ------- --- ----------

Season 5
RJ Barrett Michael Olowokandi
Season 2023-242002-03
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsLos Angeles Clippers
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
Michael Olowokandi 36 38.0 12.3 1.6 7.5 9.1 1.3 0.5 2.2 2.7 3.1 5.2 12.1 .427 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.9 .657
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Michael Olowokandi ------- --- ----------

Season 6
RJ Barrett Michael Olowokandi
Season -2003-04
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Timberwolves 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 ------- --- ----------
Michael Olowokandi 43 21.5 6.5 1.8 3.9 5.7 0.6 0.4 1.6 1.3 3.2 2.8 6.6 .425 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .590
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Michael Olowokandi 15 14.9 2.1 1.1 2.4 3.5 0.1 0.1 0.7 1.1 3.3 0.8 2.5 .324 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.5 .875

Season 7
RJ Barrett Michael Olowokandi
Season -2004-05
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 ------- --- ----------
Michael Olowokandi 62 19.6 5.9 1.7 3.5 5.2 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.1 3.1 2.6 5.7 .456 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.1 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Michael Olowokandi ------- --- ----------

Season 8
RJ Barrett Michael Olowokandi
Season -2005-06
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics
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 ------- --- ----------
Michael Olowokandi 48 19.1 5.0 1.0 3.5 4.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.1 2.5 2.2 5.0 .446 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .511
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Michael Olowokandi ------- --- ----------

Season 9
RJ Barrett Michael Olowokandi
Season -2006-07
Team -Boston Celtics
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 ------- --- ----------
Michael Olowokandi 24 9.8 1.7 0.6 1.4 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 2.0 0.8 1.9 .413 0.0 0.0 - 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 ------- --- ----------
Michael Olowokandi ------- --- ----------
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