Jim Barnes vs. RJ Barrett Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of RJ Barrett 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, 2 more than RJ Barrett, who played 5. Jim Barnes had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, 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
Jim Barnes 7 3 1964-65 to 1970-71
RJ Barrett 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim Barnes RJ Barrett
Season 1964-652019-20
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement 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
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 %
Jim Barnes ------- --- ----------
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jim Barnes RJ Barrett
Season 1965-662020-21
Team New York Knicks, Baltimore BulletsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div SemisKnicks 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 %
Jim Barnes 73 30.0 12.4 - - 10.3 1.3 - - - 3.9 4.8 11.2 .425 - - - 2.9 4.2 .684
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 %
Jim Barnes 3 31.0 13.0 - - 9.3 1.0 - - - 5.0 5.3 10.7 .500 - - - 2.3 4.3 .538
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

Season 3
Jim Barnes RJ Barrett
Season 1966-672021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
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
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 %
Jim Barnes 3 16.7 6.3 - - 4.0 0.7 - - - 2.3 2.3 6.3 .368 - - - 1.7 1.7 1.000
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jim Barnes RJ Barrett
Season 1967-682022-23
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago BullsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Div SemisKnicks 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 %
Jim Barnes 79 18.0 7.3 - - 5.3 0.7 - - - 3.3 2.8 6.3 .443 - - - 1.7 2.4 .696
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 %
Jim Barnes 5 11.4 1.2 - - 4.2 0.2 - - - 2.6 0.6 2.4 .250 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Jim Barnes RJ Barrett
Season 1968-692023-24
Team Chicago Bulls, Boston CelticsNew York Knicks, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 59 12.0 5.2 - - 3.8 0.5 - - - 2.1 1.9 4.4 .441 - - - 1.3 1.9 .676
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 %
Jim Barnes ------- --- ----------
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jim Barnes RJ Barrett
Season 1969-70-
Team Boston Celtics-
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 %
Jim Barnes 77 13.6 5.9 - - 4.5 0.7 - - - 3.0 2.3 5.6 .410 - - - 1.2 1.7 .742
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnes ------- --- ----------
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jim Barnes RJ Barrett
Season 1970-71-
Team Baltimore Bullets-
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 %
Jim Barnes 11 9.1 3.4 - - 1.5 0.7 - - - 2.1 1.4 2.5 .536 - - - 0.6 1.0 .636
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnes ------- --- ----------
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
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