Scottie Barnes vs. Bronny James Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bronny James and Scottie Barnes, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Scottie Barnes played 4 years in the NBA, 3 more than Bronny James, who played 1. Scottie Barnes had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Bronny James had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Scottie Barnes | 4 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
| Bronny James | 1 | 1 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Scottie Barnes | Bronny James | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Toronto Raptors | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - | |
| Playoffs | Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 74 | 35.4 | 15.3 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 12.6 | .492 | 0.8 | 2.6 | .301 | 2.1 | 2.9 | .735 |
| difference: | +47 | +28.7 | +13.0 | +2.5 | +4.4 | +6.8 | +2.7 | +0.8 | +0.6 | -1.3 | -2.1 | +5.4 | +10.1 | +.179 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +.020 | +1.7 | +2.4 | +.051 |
| Bronny James | 27 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.5 | .313 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .281 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .786 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 4 | 33.3 | 12.8 | 1.8 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 10.5 | .429 | 0.5 | 3.0 | .167 | 3.3 | 4.0 | .813 |
| difference: | +2 | +31.3 | +12.8 | +1.8 | +7.3 | +9.0 | +4.3 | +1.0 | +0.3 | -1.3 | -3.0 | +4.5 | +9.5 | +.429 | +0.5 | +2.0 | +.167 | +3.3 | +4.0 | |
| Bronny James | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
Additional Years |
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* Scottie Barnes played 3 seasons more than Bronny James in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 4, from 2023 to 2025—Scottie Barnes didn't play in the postseason. In those 3 extra years over Bronny James, Scottie Barnes got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Star Game |