Scottie Barnes vs. RJ Barrett Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of RJ Barrett 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 5 years in the NBA, 2 less than RJ Barrett, who played 7. Scottie Barnes had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while RJ Barrett had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 |
5 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2025-26 |
| RJ Barrett |
7 |
2 |
2019-20 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +18 | +5.0 | +1.0 | +1.7 | +0.8 | +2.5 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +.090 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +.019 | +0.7 | +1.6 | +.121 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| RJ Barrett |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Scottie Barnes |
77 |
34.8 |
15.3 |
2.3 |
4.3 |
6.6 |
4.8 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
6.0 |
13.2 |
.456 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
.281 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.772 |
| difference: | +5 | +0.1 | +2.3 | +1.4 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +0.5 | -0.1 | -0.4 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +.015 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +.120 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +.026 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Scottie Barnes |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Scottie Barnes |
60 |
34.9 |
19.9 |
2.4 |
5.9 |
8.2 |
6.1 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
7.5 |
15.7 |
.475 |
1.7 |
4.9 |
.341 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
.781 |
| difference: | +10 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +2.4 | +3.1 | +0.7 | +1.3 | -0.6 | | +0.5 | +1.4 | +.067 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +.001 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +.067 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Scottie Barnes nor RJ Barrett played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Scottie Barnes |
65 |
32.8 |
19.3 |
1.7 |
6.0 |
7.7 |
5.8 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
1.7 |
7.3 |
16.4 |
.446 |
1.2 |
4.3 |
.271 |
3.5 |
4.6 |
.755 |
| difference: | +8 | +1.1 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +1.8 | +2.7 | +3.0 | +1.0 | +0.8 | -0.6 | -0.8 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +.012 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +.039 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +.015 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Scottie Barnes |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Scottie Barnes |
8 |
32.3 |
20.9 |
1.8 |
5.1 |
6.9 |
5.1 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
8.1 |
15.9 |
.512 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
.486 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.731 |
| difference: | +50 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +1.8 | +1.1 | +1.1 | -0.1 | -1.1 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +.017 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +.126 | +1.2 | +1.7 | +.016 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Scottie Barnes nor RJ Barrett played in the postseason in their season 5 |
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Additional Years |
* RJ Barrett played 2 seasons more than Scottie Barnes in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2025 to 2026—RJ Barrett didn't play in the postseason. |