Jim Barnes vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis and Jim 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

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.

Jim Barnes played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Kristaps Porzingis, who played 8. Jim Barnes had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, while Kristaps Porzingis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Jim Barnes 7 3 1964-65 to 1970-71
Kristaps Porzingis 8 3 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jim Barnes Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1964-652015-16
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Jim Barnes 75 34.5 15.5 - - 9.7 1.2 - - - 4.2 6.1 14.3 .424 - - - 3.3 5.1 .662
Kristaps Porzingis 72 28.4 14.3 1.8 5.5 7.3 1.3 0.7 1.9 1.7 2.8 5.2 12.3 .421 1.1 3.4 .333 2.8 3.3 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnes ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jim Barnes Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1965-662016-17
Team New York Knicks, Baltimore BulletsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div 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 %
Jim Barnes 73 30.0 12.4 - - 10.3 1.3 - - - 3.9 4.8 11.2 .425 - - - 2.9 4.2 .684
Kristaps Porzingis 66 32.8 18.1 1.7 5.5 7.2 1.5 0.7 2.0 1.8 3.7 6.7 14.9 .450 1.7 4.8 .357 3.0 3.8 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnes 3 31.0 13.0 - - 9.3 1.0 - - - 5.0 5.3 10.7 .500 - - - 2.3 4.3 .538
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jim Barnes Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1966-672017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div 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 %
Jim Barnes 80 17.5 7.0 - - 5.6 0.6 - - - 3.3 2.7 6.2 .437 - - - 1.6 2.3 .684
Kristaps Porzingis 48 32.4 22.7 1.3 5.3 6.6 1.2 0.8 2.4 1.9 2.9 8.1 18.5 .439 1.9 4.8 .395 4.5 5.7 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnes 3 16.7 6.3 - - 4.0 0.7 - - - 2.3 2.3 6.3 .368 - - - 1.7 1.7 1.000
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Note: Kristaps Porzingis didn't play in 2018-19.

Season 4

Jim Barnes Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1967-682019-20
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago BullsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Div SemisMavericks 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 %
Jim Barnes 79 18.0 7.3 - - 5.3 0.7 - - - 3.3 2.8 6.3 .443 - - - 1.7 2.4 .696
Kristaps Porzingis 57 31.8 20.4 1.8 7.7 9.5 1.8 0.7 2.0 1.6 3.2 7.0 16.4 .427 2.5 7.1 .352 4.0 5.0 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnes 5 11.4 1.2 - - 4.2 0.2 - - - 2.6 0.6 2.4 .250 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Kristaps Porzingis 3 31.3 23.7 1.0 7.7 8.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 7.0 13.3 .525 3.0 5.7 .529 6.7 7.7 .870

Season 5

Jim Barnes Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1968-692020-21
Team Chicago Bulls, Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks 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 %
Jim Barnes 59 12.0 5.2 - - 3.8 0.5 - - - 2.1 1.9 4.4 .441 - - - 1.3 1.9 .676
Kristaps Porzingis 43 30.9 20.1 1.9 7.0 8.9 1.6 0.5 1.3 1.2 2.7 7.6 15.9 .476 2.3 6.0 .376 2.7 3.2 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnes ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis 7 33.3 13.1 1.0 4.4 5.4 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.4 2.7 4.9 10.3 .472 1.1 3.9 .296 2.3 2.7 .842

Season 6

Jim Barnes Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1969-702021-22
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards
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 %
Jim Barnes 77 13.6 5.9 - - 4.5 0.7 - - - 3.0 2.3 5.6 .410 - - - 1.2 1.7 .742
Kristaps Porzingis 51 29.0 20.2 2.0 6.1 8.1 2.3 0.7 1.6 1.6 2.7 6.9 15.0 .459 1.5 4.9 .310 4.9 5.6 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnes ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jim Barnes Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1970-712022-23
Team Baltimore BulletsWashington Wizards
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 %
Jim Barnes 11 9.1 3.4 - - 1.5 0.7 - - - 2.1 1.4 2.5 .536 - - - 0.6 1.0 .636
Kristaps Porzingis 65 32.6 23.2 1.8 6.6 8.4 2.7 0.9 1.5 2.1 3.0 7.8 15.7 .498 2.1 5.5 .385 5.4 6.4 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnes ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Jim Barnes Kristaps Porzingis
Season -2023-24
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnes ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis 57 29.6 20.1 1.7 5.5 7.2 2.0 0.7 1.9 1.6 2.7 6.8 13.2 .516 1.9 5.1 .375 4.5 5.3 .858
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnes ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis 4 26.3 12.3 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.0 2.5 3.5 9.0 .389 2.0 5.0 .400 3.3 3.5 .929