RJ Barrett vs. Willy Hernangomez Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Willy Hernangomez 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 5 years in the NBA, 2 less than Willy Hernangomez, who played 7. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Willy Hernangomez had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Willy Hernangomez 7 1 2016-17 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
RJ Barrett Willy Hernangomez
Season 2019-202016-17
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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
Willy Hernangomez 72 18.4 8.2 2.4 4.6 7.0 1.3 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.1 3.4 6.5 .529 0.1 0.2 .267 1.3 1.7 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Willy Hernangomez ------- --- ----------

Season 2
RJ Barrett Willy Hernangomez
Season 2020-212017-18
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets
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
Willy Hernangomez 48 10.3 5.1 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.3 1.9 3.4 .555 0.1 0.3 .417 1.2 1.9 .656
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
Willy Hernangomez ------- --- ----------

Season 3
RJ Barrett Willy Hernangomez
Season 2021-222018-19
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Hornets
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
Willy Hernangomez 58 14.0 7.3 2.0 3.3 5.4 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.7 2.6 5.1 .519 0.3 0.7 .385 1.7 2.5 .694
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Willy Hernangomez ------- --- ----------

Season 4
RJ Barrett Willy Hernangomez
Season 2022-232019-20
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Hornets
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
Willy Hernangomez 31 12.1 6.1 1.4 2.9 4.3 0.9 0.3 0.2 1.0 1.0 2.4 4.5 .532 0.2 0.7 .227 1.2 1.9 .627
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
Willy Hernangomez ------- --- ----------

Season 5
RJ Barrett Willy Hernangomez
Season 2023-242020-21
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsNew Orleans Pelicans
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
Willy Hernangomez 47 18.0 7.8 2.5 4.6 7.1 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.4 3.2 5.7 .563 0.0 0.2 .100 1.3 2.0 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Willy Hernangomez ------- --- ----------

Season 6
RJ Barrett Willy Hernangomez
Season -2021-22
Team -New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pelicans 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 ------- --- ----------
Willy Hernangomez 50 16.8 9.1 2.9 3.9 6.8 1.3 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.9 3.4 6.5 .520 0.1 0.2 .333 2.2 2.8 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Willy Hernangomez 1 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 .250 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7
RJ Barrett Willy Hernangomez
Season -2022-23
Team -New Orleans Pelicans
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 ------- --- ----------
Willy Hernangomez 38 12.1 6.9 1.5 3.2 4.7 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.0 1.7 2.3 4.4 .527 0.1 0.3 .273 2.1 2.7 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Willy Hernangomez ------- --- ----------
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