RJ Barrett vs. Steve Downing Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Downing 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.

Steve Downing

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Steve Downing: 1973-74 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Steve Downing 1

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Steve Downing 2

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Steve Downing 1

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Steve Downing 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Steve Downing 2.4

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Steve Downing 1.5

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Steve Downing 0.4

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Steve Downing 0.2

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Steve Downing 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Steve Downing 64

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Steve Downing 41

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Steve Downing 11

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Steve Downing 5

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Steve Downing 0

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Steve Downing 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Steve Downing .318

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Steve Downing - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Steve Downing .550

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Steve Downing 2.7 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Steve Downing 1.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Steve Downing 0.5 (1974)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Steve Downing 0.2 (1974)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Steve Downing 0.0 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Steve Downing 2.0

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Steve Downing 2.0

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Steve Downing 0.0

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Steve Downing 0.0

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Steve Downing 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Steve Downing 2

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Steve Downing 2

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Steve Downing 0

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Steve Downing 0

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Steve Downing 0

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Steve Downing 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Steve Downing .500

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Steve Downing - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Steve Downing -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Steve Downing 2.0 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Steve Downing 2.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Steve Downing 0.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Steve Downing 0.0 (1974)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Steve Downing 0.0 (1974)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.