RJ Barrett vs. Spencer Dinwiddie Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Spencer Dinwiddie 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 7 years in the NBA, 4 less than Spencer Dinwiddie, who played 11. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Spencer Dinwiddie had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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 7 2 2019-20 to 2025-26
Spencer Dinwiddie 11 5 2014-15 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

RJ Barrett Spencer Dinwiddie
Season 2019-202014-15
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+22+17.0+10.0+0.8+2.8+3.6+0.5+0.4+0.1-1.2-0.6+3.7+8.0+.100+0.7+1.6+.135+1.9+3.5+.298
Spencer Dinwiddie 34 13.4 4.3 0.1 1.3 1.4 3.1 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.6 1.5 5.0 .302 0.4 1.9 .185 0.9 1.0 .912
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher RJ Barrett nor Spencer Dinwiddie played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

RJ Barrett Spencer Dinwiddie
Season 2020-212015-16
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East 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:+60+21.6+12.8+0.6+3.7+4.4+1.2+0.4+0.3-1.3-0.9+4.9+10.2+.089+1.6+3.5+.301+1.3+1.0+.170
Spencer Dinwiddie 12 13.3 4.8 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.7 1.6 4.5 .352 0.1 0.8 .100 1.6 2.8 .576
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:+4+30.4+12.4+0.8+6.4+7.2+2.0+0.8+0.4-0.4-2.2+4.2+12.4+.612+1.6+5.6+2.4+3.0
Spencer Dinwiddie 1 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

RJ Barrett Spencer Dinwiddie
Season 2021-222016-17
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+11+11.9+12.7+0.4+2.6+3.0+0.1+0.1+0.2-1.1+4.7+12.0+.036+1.4+4.1+.034+2.0+3.1+.078
Spencer Dinwiddie 59 22.6 7.3 0.5 2.3 2.8 3.1 0.7 0.4 1.1 2.0 2.3 5.1 .444 0.6 1.7 .376 2.1 2.7 .792
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher RJ Barrett nor Spencer Dinwiddie played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

RJ Barrett Spencer Dinwiddie
Season 2022-232017-18
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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:+7+5.1+7.0+0.3+1.5+1.8+3.8+0.5+0.1-0.6-0.2+2.9+5.6+.047+0.1+0.1+.016+1.3+2.0+.073
Spencer Dinwiddie 80 28.8 12.6 0.5 2.7 3.2 6.6 0.9 0.3 1.6 2.3 4.1 10.5 .387 1.8 5.4 .326 2.7 3.4 .813
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
Spencer Dinwiddie DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

RJ Barrett Spencer Dinwiddie
Season 2023-242018-19
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+10+3.6+3.4+0.5+2.4+3.0+1.3+0.1+0.1-0.6+2.1+3.0+.053+0.2+1.1+.025+0.6+0.2+.091
Spencer Dinwiddie 68 28.1 16.8 0.4 2.1 2.4 4.6 0.6 0.3 2.2 2.8 5.4 12.2 .442 1.8 5.4 .335 4.2 5.2 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
RJ Barrett DNP------ --- ----------
Spencer Dinwiddie 5 26.2 14.6 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.6 0.4 0.0 1.6 2.0 5.4 12.4 .435 1.8 4.8 .375 2.0 2.8 .714

Season 6

RJ Barrett Spencer Dinwiddie
Season 2024-252019-20
Team Toronto RaptorsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+6+1.0+0.5+0.6+2.3+2.8+1.4+0.2-0.1-0.4+1.3+0.9+.053+0.1+1.0+.042+2.0+1.6+.148
Spencer Dinwiddie 64 31.2 20.6 0.5 3.0 3.5 6.8 0.6 0.3 2.7 2.8 6.6 16.0 .415 1.9 6.3 .308 5.4 7.0 .778
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher RJ Barrett nor Spencer Dinwiddie played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7

RJ Barrett Spencer Dinwiddie
Season 2025-262020-21
Team Toronto RaptorsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
RJ Barrett 13 31.5 19.3 0.8 4.2 5.1 4.0 0.8 0.3 1.6 2.8 7.2 14.3 .505 1.8 5.4 .343 3.0 4.2 .722
difference:+10+10.2+12.6+0.8+0.1+0.8+1.0+0.1-0.1-1.5+5.2+9.0+.130+1.1+3.1+.057+1.0+2.2+.278
Spencer Dinwiddie 3 21.3 6.7 0.0 4.3 4.3 3.0 0.7 0.3 1.7 1.3 2.0 5.3 .375 0.7 2.3 .286 2.0 2.0 1.000
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher RJ Barrett nor Spencer Dinwiddie played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years

* Spencer Dinwiddie played 4 seasons more than RJ Barrett in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 11, from 2022 to 2025—Spencer Dinwiddie played in 3 Playoffs.