RJ Barrett vs. Don Buse Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Buse and RJ Barrett that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

RJ Barrett

vs.

Don Buse

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Don Buse: 1976-77 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Don Buse 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Don Buse 9

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Don Buse 6

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Don Buse 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team RJ Barrett 0 Don Buse 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Don Buse 4

Assists Leader RJ Barrett 0 Don Buse 1

Steals Leader RJ Barrett 0 Don Buse 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Don Buse 6.9

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Don Buse 2.3

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Don Buse 4.5

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Don Buse 1.8

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Don Buse 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Don Buse 4,485

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Don Buse 1,507

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Don Buse 2,920

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Don Buse 1,160

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Don Buse 97

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Don Buse 648

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Don Buse .442

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Don Buse .333 *

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Don Buse .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Don Buse 9.7 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Don Buse 3.3 (1977)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Don Buse 8.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Don Buse 3.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Don Buse 0.3 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Don Buse 6.5

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Don Buse 2.6

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Don Buse 3.6

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Don Buse 1.1

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Don Buse 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Don Buse 227

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Don Buse 91

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Don Buse 125

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Don Buse 37

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Don Buse 6

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Don Buse 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Don Buse .399

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Don Buse .391 *

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Don Buse .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Don Buse 8.5 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Don Buse 3.7 (1979)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Don Buse 5.5 (1980)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Don Buse 2.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Don Buse 0.3 (1984)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.