RJ Barrett vs. Patty Mills Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Patty Mills 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 6 years in the NBA, 10 less than Patty Mills, who played 16. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Patty Mills had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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
Patty Mills 16 14 2009-10 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

RJ Barrett Patty Mills
Season 2019-202009-10
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+46+26.6+11.7+0.8+4.0+4.8+2.1+1.0+0.3-1.8-1.6+4.2+10.6+.015+0.9+3.1+.180+2.4+3.8+.043
Patty Mills 10 3.8 2.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.4 .417 0.2 0.4 .500 0.4 0.7 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
RJ Barrett DNP------ --- ----------
Patty Mills 3 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.3 .500 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 2

RJ Barrett Patty Mills
Season 2020-212010-11
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+8+22.7+12.1+0.6+4.3+5.0+1.3+0.3+0.3-0.9-1.6+4.4+9.6+.029+1.0+2.2+.048+2.3+3.1+.020
Patty Mills 64 12.2 5.5 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.7 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.1 5.1 .412 0.7 2.1 .353 0.6 0.7 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+3+29.9+14.4+0.8+5.9+6.7+3.0+0.8+0.4-0.1-2.2+5.2+12.4+.388+1.6+5.1+.286+2.4+3.0
Patty Mills 2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

RJ Barrett Patty Mills
Season 2021-222011-12
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+54+18.2+9.7+0.6+3.4+4.0+0.6+0.1-0.6-1.1+3.1+9.0+.077+0.5+2.3+.087+3.2+4.9+.286
Patty Mills 16 16.3 10.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.4 0.6 0.1 1.6 0.9 3.9 8.1 .485 1.5 3.5 .429 0.9 0.9 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
RJ Barrett DNP------ --- ----------
Patty Mills 8 3.9 1.9 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.4 .545 0.4 0.6 .600 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

RJ Barrett Patty Mills
Season 2022-232012-13
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisSpurs Lost NBA Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+15+22.6+14.5+0.6+3.5+4.1+1.7+0.1-1.5-1.6+5.1+11.9+.035+0.8+3.1+.090+3.7+5.1+.102
Patty Mills 58 11.3 5.1 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.9 1.9 4.2 .469 0.9 2.2 .400 0.3 0.3 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2+30.9+18.0+0.4+3.8+4.2+2.6+0.8+0.2-2.2-2.1+5.9+13.8+.067+1.6+4.7+.042+4.5+5.9
Patty Mills 9 3.4 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.1 .500 0.2 0.8 .286 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

RJ Barrett Patty Mills
Season 2023-242013-14
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+23+12.8+10.0+0.5+2.8+3.3+1.5+0.3+0.3-1.4-0.8+3.7+7.0+.031+0.1+0.4+.065+2.7+4.0+.175
Patty Mills 81 18.9 10.2 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.8 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.4 3.8 8.2 .464 1.7 3.9 .425 0.9 1.0 .890
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
RJ Barrett DNP------ --- ----------
Patty Mills 23 15.3 7.3 0.1 1.4 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.0 0.6 1.3 2.7 6.1 .447 1.4 3.4 .405 0.4 0.6 .769

Season 6

RJ Barrett Patty Mills
Season 2024-252014-15
Team Toronto RaptorsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+7+16.5+14.2+0.7+4.2+4.8+3.7+0.3+0.3-2.1-1.3+5.4+10.3+.087+0.6+1.7+.009+2.8+4.6+.195
Patty Mills 51 15.7 6.9 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.7 1.1 2.5 6.6 .381 1.2 3.6 .341 0.6 0.8 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
RJ Barrett DNP------ --- ----------
Patty Mills 7 16.0 10.1 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.1 3.0 6.0 .500 2.3 4.0 .571 1.9 1.9 1.000

Additional Years

* Patty Mills played 10 seasons more than RJ Barrett in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 16, from 2016 to 2025—Patty Mills played in 8 Playoffs.