RJ Barrett vs. T.J. McConnell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of T.J. McConnell 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, 4 less than T.J. McConnell, who played 10. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while T.J. McConnell had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
T.J. McConnell 10 5 2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
RJ Barrett T.J. McConnell
Season 2019-202015-16
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
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:+25+10.6+8.2+0.4+1.5+1.9+1.9+0.2+0.2-0.5-0.8+2.5+7.3+.068+0.7+2.4+.028+2.5+4.0+.020
T.J. McConnell 81 19.8 6.1 0.5 2.6 3.1 4.5 1.2 0.1 1.7 1.4 2.7 5.7 .470 0.4 1.1 .348 0.3 0.5 .634
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher RJ Barrett nor T.J. McConnell played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
RJ Barrett T.J. McConnell
Season 2020-212016-17
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+9+8.6+10.7+0.4+2.2+2.7+3.6+1.0+0.2-0.1-0.9+3.6+8.4+.020+1.6+3.6+.201+2.0+2.7+.065
T.J. McConnell 81 26.3 6.9 0.5 2.6 3.1 6.6 1.7 0.1 2.0 1.7 2.9 6.3 .461 0.1 0.7 .200 0.9 1.1 .811
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
T.J. McConnell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
RJ Barrett T.J. McConnell
Season 2021-222017-18
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+6+12.1+13.7+0.4+2.4+2.8+1.0+0.6-0.7-0.4+4.2+11.6+.091+1.6+5.0+.093+3.7+5.3+.081
T.J. McConnell 76 22.4 6.3 0.5 2.5 3.0 4.0 1.2 0.2 1.5 1.6 2.8 5.5 .499 0.4 0.8 .435 0.4 0.5 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
RJ Barrett DNP------ --- ----------
T.J. McConnell 10 15.5 5.5 0.6 2.0 2.6 2.3 0.6 0.0 0.6 1.3 2.5 3.6 .694 0.2 0.3 .667 0.3 0.5 .600

Season 4
RJ Barrett T.J. McConnell
Season 2022-232018-19
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Semis76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+3+14.6+13.2+0.4+2.3+2.7+0.6+0.6-1.0-1.1+4.1+10.6+.091+1.5+4.7+.023+3.6+4.9+.044
T.J. McConnell 76 19.3 6.4 0.4 1.9 2.3 3.4 1.0 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.9 5.5 .525 0.2 0.6 .333 0.4 0.5 .784
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+26.0+16.6+0.4+3.4+3.8+1.6+0.6+0.1-2.2-1.9+5.2+11.9+.011+1.8+5.5+4.5+5.9
T.J. McConnell 9 8.3 2.7 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.3 3.0 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
RJ Barrett T.J. McConnell
Season 2023-242019-20
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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:+13+13.0+13.7+0.4+2.4+2.7+1.7+0.3+0.2-0.8-1.2+4.5+9.4+.021+1.5+4.1+.066+3.1+4.4+.118
T.J. McConnell 71 18.7 6.5 0.5 2.1 2.7 5.0 0.8 0.2 1.4 1.0 3.0 5.8 .516 0.1 0.2 .294 0.5 0.6 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
RJ Barrett DNP------ --- ----------
T.J. McConnell 3 9.3 2.3 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.3 1.0 2.7 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 6
RJ Barrett T.J. McConnell
Season 2024-252020-21
Team Toronto RaptorsIndiana Pacers
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:+11+6.2+12.5+0.3+2.4+2.6+1.2+1.1-0.8-0.8+3.9+9.8+.091+1.6+4.6+.037+2.9+4.7+.058
T.J. McConnell 69 26.0 8.6 0.8 2.9 3.7 6.6 1.9 0.3 2.0 1.6 4.0 7.1 .559 0.2 0.7 .313 0.5 0.7 .688
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher RJ Barrett nor T.J. McConnell played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* T.J. McConnell played 4 seasons more than RJ Barrett in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 10, from 2022 to 2025—T.J. McConnell played in two Playoffs.

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