Gus Bailey vs. RJ Barrett Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of RJ Barrett and Gus Bailey, 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

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.

Gus Bailey and RJ Barrett both played 5 years in the NBA. Gus Bailey had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, 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 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
Gus Bailey 5 1 1974-75 to 1979-80
RJ Barrett 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gus Bailey RJ Barrett
Season 1974-752019-20
Team Houston RocketsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Gus Bailey 47 9.5 2.6 0.5 1.3 1.7 1.3 0.4 0.3 - 1.1 1.1 2.7 .405 - - - 0.4 0.9 .488
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gus Bailey 8 14.5 5.6 0.8 1.6 2.4 2.0 0.8 0.3 - 1.5 2.3 4.5 .500 - - - 1.1 1.3 .900
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Gus Bailey RJ Barrett
Season 1975-762020-21
Team Houston RocketsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East 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 %
Gus Bailey 30 8.7 2.3 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.4 0.5 0.3 - 1.1 0.9 2.6 .364 - - - 0.5 0.9 .500
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gus Bailey ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Gus Bailey didn't play in 1976-77.

Season 3
Gus Bailey RJ Barrett
Season 1977-782021-22
Team New Orleans JazzNew York Knicks
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 %
Gus Bailey 48 9.4 3.2 0.9 0.8 1.7 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.2 2.9 .424 - - - 0.8 1.4 .552
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gus Bailey ------- --- ----------
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Gus Bailey RJ Barrett
Season 1978-792022-23
Team New Orleans JazzNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gus Bailey 2 4.5 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 3.5 .286 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gus Bailey ------- --- ----------
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

Season 5
Gus Bailey RJ Barrett
Season 1979-802023-24
Team Washington BulletsNew York Knicks, Toronto Raptors
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 %
Gus Bailey 20 9.0 1.9 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.8 1.8 .457 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.3 0.7 .385
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gus Bailey ------- --- ----------
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
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