Harrison Barnes vs. Austin Rivers Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Rivers and Harrison 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

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.

Harrison Barnes played 12 years in the NBA, 1 more than Austin Rivers, who played 11. Harrison Barnes had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Austin Rivers had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Harrison Barnes	12	5	2012-13 to 2023-24
Austin Rivers	11	8	2012-13 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Harrison Barnes	Austin Rivers
Season	2012-13	2012-13
Team	Golden State Warriors	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	Did 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		%
Harrison Barnes	81	25.4	9.2	0.7	3.5	4.1	1.2	0.6	0.2	1.2	1.7	3.4	7.8	.439	0.6	1.8	.359	1.8	2.3	.758
Austin Rivers	61	23.2	6.2	0.3	1.5	1.8	2.1	0.4	0.1	1.2	2.0	2.4	6.4	.372	0.5	1.4	.326	1.0	1.8	.546

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harrison Barnes	12	38.4	16.1	1.5	4.9	6.4	1.3	0.6	0.4	1.3	2.8	6.0	13.5	.444	1.6	4.3	.365	2.5	2.9	.857
Austin Rivers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Harrison Barnes	Austin Rivers
Season	2013-14	2013-14
Team	Golden State Warriors	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did 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		%
Harrison Barnes	78	28.3	9.5	0.8	3.1	4.0	1.5	0.8	0.3	1.1	2.0	3.5	8.7	.399	0.8	2.4	.347	1.7	2.3	.718
Austin Rivers	69	19.4	7.7	0.4	1.5	1.9	2.3	0.7	0.1	1.1	1.9	2.8	6.9	.405	0.5	1.4	.364	1.6	2.5	.636

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harrison Barnes	7	22.3	7.9	1.0	3.0	4.0	1.1	0.1	0.4	0.7	1.9	2.7	6.9	.396	1.1	3.0	.381	1.3	2.3	.563
Austin Rivers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Harrison Barnes	Austin Rivers
Season	2014-15	2014-15
Team	Golden State Warriors	New Orleans Pelicans, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Clippers Lost West 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		%
Harrison Barnes	82	28.3	10.1	1.4	4.1	5.5	1.4	0.7	0.2	0.9	1.8	3.9	8.0	.482	1.1	2.6	.405	1.3	1.8	.720
Austin Rivers	76	20.6	7.0	0.4	1.6	2.0	2.0	0.6	0.2	0.9	1.9	2.7	6.5	.409	0.5	1.7	.298	1.1	1.7	.675

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harrison Barnes	21	32.4	10.6	2.1	3.1	5.2	1.5	0.8	0.5	1.0	2.1	4.2	9.5	.440	1.0	3.0	.355	1.2	1.6	.735
Austin Rivers	14	17.9	8.4	0.4	1.3	1.7	1.1	0.7	0.3	0.9	2.0	3.3	7.5	.438	0.9	2.5	.371	0.9	1.4	.632


Season 4
	Harrison Barnes	Austin Rivers
Season	2015-16	2015-16
Team	Golden State Warriors	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	Clippers Lost West 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		%
Harrison Barnes	66	30.9	11.7	1.2	3.8	4.9	1.8	0.6	0.2	0.9	2.1	4.5	9.6	.466	1.2	3.2	.383	1.5	2.0	.761
Austin Rivers	67	21.9	8.9	0.3	1.6	1.9	1.5	0.7	0.1	0.9	2.0	3.4	7.7	.438	0.9	2.8	.335	1.2	1.7	.681

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harrison Barnes	24	31.0	9.0	1.1	3.5	4.7	1.3	0.7	0.2	0.8	1.9	3.4	8.9	.385	1.1	3.2	.342	1.1	1.4	.765
Austin Rivers	6	24.0	10.3	0.7	2.0	2.7	2.7	0.5	0.0	1.2	2.0	4.3	10.2	.426	0.7	2.8	.235	1.0	1.5	.667


Season 5
	Harrison Barnes	Austin Rivers
Season	2016-17	2016-17
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Clippers Lost West 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		%
Harrison Barnes	79	35.5	19.2	1.2	3.8	5.0	1.5	0.8	0.2	1.3	1.6	7.6	16.2	.468	1.0	2.8	.351	3.1	3.6	.861
Austin Rivers	74	27.8	12.0	0.3	1.9	2.2	2.8	0.6	0.1	1.6	2.5	4.4	9.9	.442	1.5	4.0	.371	1.8	2.6	.691

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harrison Barnes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Austin Rivers	3	30.0	8.0	0.3	2.3	2.7	0.7	0.3	0.3	1.7	2.0	3.0	8.7	.346	1.3	4.3	.308	0.7	0.7	1.000


Season 6
	Harrison Barnes	Austin Rivers
Season	2017-18	2017-18
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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		%
Harrison Barnes	77	34.2	18.9	1.0	5.1	6.1	2.0	0.6	0.2	1.5	1.2	7.0	15.7	.445	1.5	4.3	.357	3.4	4.1	.827
Austin Rivers	61	33.7	15.1	0.4	1.9	2.4	4.0	1.2	0.3	1.8	2.5	5.6	13.2	.424	2.2	5.9	.378	1.7	2.6	.642

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harrison Barnes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Austin Rivers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Harrison Barnes	Austin Rivers
Season	2018-19	2018-19
Team	Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings	Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets Lost West 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		%
Harrison Barnes	77	32.9	16.4	0.7	3.9	4.7	1.5	0.6	0.2	1.3	1.6	5.6	13.3	.420	2.3	5.7	.395	3.0	3.6	.824
Austin Rivers	76	26.7	8.1	0.3	1.8	2.1	2.2	0.6	0.3	0.9	2.7	3.1	7.5	.406	1.4	4.3	.318	0.7	1.3	.526

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harrison Barnes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Austin Rivers	10	21.5	7.4	0.2	1.9	2.1	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.8	3.1	2.7	6.2	.435	1.6	3.5	.457	0.4	0.6	.667


Season 8
	Harrison Barnes	Austin Rivers
Season	2019-20	2019-20
Team	Sacramento Kings	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets Lost West 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		%
Harrison Barnes	72	34.5	14.5	1.1	3.9	4.9	2.2	0.6	0.2	1.2	1.3	5.1	11.0	.460	1.4	3.7	.381	3.0	3.7	.801
Austin Rivers	68	23.4	8.8	0.4	2.2	2.6	1.7	0.7	0.1	0.7	1.9	3.1	7.4	.421	1.4	4.0	.356	1.1	1.6	.703

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harrison Barnes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Austin Rivers	12	17.6	4.8	0.2	2.3	2.5	1.3	0.6	0.1	0.7	1.8	1.6	5.1	.311	0.8	2.9	.257	0.8	1.1	.769


Season 9
	Harrison Barnes	Austin Rivers
Season	2020-21	2020-21
Team	Sacramento Kings	New York Knicks, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets Lost West 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		%
Harrison Barnes	58	36.2	16.1	1.1	5.5	6.6	3.5	0.7	0.2	1.6	1.3	5.5	11.1	.497	1.7	4.4	.391	3.4	4.1	.830
Austin Rivers	36	23.5	7.9	0.2	2.1	2.3	2.3	0.8	0.1	1.0	1.8	2.9	6.8	.424	1.5	4.1	.369	0.6	0.9	.710

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harrison Barnes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Austin Rivers	10	30.5	9.2	0.1	1.6	1.7	2.1	0.2	0.3	0.9	3.2	3.0	6.9	.435	1.9	4.6	.413	1.3	1.6	.813


Season 10
	Harrison Barnes	Austin Rivers
Season	2021-22	2021-22
Team	Sacramento Kings	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets Lost West 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		%
Harrison Barnes	77	33.6	16.4	1.1	4.5	5.6	2.4	0.7	0.2	1.5	1.2	5.1	10.8	.469	1.8	4.7	.394	4.4	5.4	.826
Austin Rivers	67	22.1	6.0	0.3	1.4	1.7	1.3	0.8	0.1	0.8	1.8	2.2	5.2	.417	1.2	3.4	.342	0.5	0.7	.727

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harrison Barnes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Austin Rivers	5	21.6	4.2	0.0	0.6	0.6	1.2	1.4	0.2	0.8	3.0	1.6	3.6	.444	0.8	2.4	.333	0.2	0.2	1.000


Season 11
	Harrison Barnes	Austin Rivers
Season	2022-23	2022-23
Team	Sacramento Kings	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Timberwolves Lost West 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		%
Harrison Barnes	82	32.5	15.0	1.1	3.4	4.5	1.6	0.7	0.1	1.0	1.3	4.6	9.6	.473	1.6	4.3	.374	4.3	5.0	.847
Austin Rivers	52	19.5	4.9	0.1	1.5	1.6	1.4	0.5	0.1	0.4	1.5	1.8	4.0	.435	0.8	2.4	.350	0.6	0.8	.769

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harrison Barnes	7	28.0	10.7	1.4	2.0	3.4	0.7	1.1	0.3	0.4	0.7	3.6	8.6	.417	0.9	3.6	.240	2.7	3.7	.731
Austin Rivers	4	11.5	2.5	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.0	2.0	.500	0.5	1.5	.333	0.0	0.0	-


Season 12
	Harrison Barnes	Austin Rivers
Season	2023-24	-
Team	Sacramento Kings	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did 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		%
Harrison Barnes	82	29.0	12.2	0.8	2.2	3.0	1.2	0.7	0.1	0.7	1.2	4.2	8.9	.474	1.8	4.7	.387	1.9	2.4	.801
Austin Rivers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harrison Barnes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Austin Rivers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Harrison Barnes vs. Austin Rivers Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Rivers and Harrison 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12