Jim Barnett vs. Andrew Wiggins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andrew Wiggins and Jim Barnett, 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 Barnett played 11 years in the NBA, 1 more than Andrew Wiggins, who played 10. Jim Barnett had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while Andrew Wiggins had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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 Barnett 11 5 1966-67 to 1976-77
Andrew Wiggins 10 3 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jim Barnett Andrew Wiggins
Season 1966-672014-15
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 Barnett 48 8.0 4.1 - - 1.1 0.9 - - - 1.3 1.6 4.4 .370 - - - 0.9 1.3 .677
Andrew Wiggins 82 36.2 16.9 1.6 2.9 4.6 2.1 1.0 0.6 2.2 2.3 6.1 13.9 .437 0.5 1.5 .310 4.3 5.7 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 5 5.2 2.8 - - 0.8 0.2 - - - 1.0 1.2 4.2 .286 - - - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jim Barnett Andrew Wiggins
Season 1967-682015-16
Team San Diego RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
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 Barnett 47 22.7 9.4 - - 3.3 2.9 - - - 2.1 3.8 9.7 .393 - - - 1.8 2.5 .712
Andrew Wiggins 81 35.1 20.7 1.3 2.3 3.6 2.0 1.0 0.6 2.2 2.0 7.3 16.0 .459 0.7 2.3 .300 5.3 7.0 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jim Barnett Andrew Wiggins
Season 1968-692016-17
Team San Diego RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 Barnett 80 29.3 14.5 - - 4.5 4.2 - - - 3.0 5.8 13.7 .425 - - - 2.9 3.9 .752
Andrew Wiggins 82 37.2 23.6 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.3 1.0 0.4 2.3 2.2 8.6 19.1 .452 1.3 3.5 .356 5.0 6.6 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 6 8.5 4.2 - - 0.5 1.2 - - - 0.8 1.5 3.8 .391 - - - 1.2 1.3 .875
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jim Barnett Andrew Wiggins
Season 1969-702017-18
Team San Diego RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 Barnett 80 26.3 14.9 - - 3.8 3.6 - - - 2.8 5.6 12.5 .451 - - - 3.6 4.6 .790
Andrew Wiggins 82 36.3 17.7 1.0 3.4 4.4 2.0 1.1 0.6 1.7 2.0 6.9 15.9 .438 1.4 4.1 .331 2.5 3.8 .643
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
Andrew Wiggins 5 32.8 15.8 1.0 4.2 5.2 2.0 0.4 0.4 1.8 2.8 6.0 13.6 .441 1.4 4.2 .333 2.4 4.0 .600

Season 5

Jim Barnett Andrew Wiggins
Season 1970-712018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersMinnesota Timberwolves
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 Barnett 78 30.4 18.5 - - 4.8 4.1 - - - 2.4 7.2 16.4 .436 - - - 4.2 5.2 .811
Andrew Wiggins 73 34.8 18.1 1.1 3.7 4.8 2.5 1.0 0.7 1.9 2.1 6.8 16.6 .412 1.6 4.8 .339 2.8 4.1 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jim Barnett Andrew Wiggins
Season 1971-722019-20
Team Golden State WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West 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 %
Jim Barnett 80 27.5 12.4 - - 3.1 3.9 - - - 2.4 4.7 11.4 .409 - - - 3.1 3.7 .836
Andrew Wiggins 54 34.4 21.8 1.2 3.9 5.1 3.7 0.8 1.0 2.4 2.4 8.1 18.1 .447 2.1 6.2 .332 3.5 5.0 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 5 39.4 21.6 - - 4.0 5.2 - - - 4.0 7.8 18.2 .429 - - - 6.0 8.2 .732
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jim Barnett Andrew Wiggins
Season 1972-732020-21
Team Golden State WarriorsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 Barnett 82 27.0 11.8 - - 3.1 3.7 - - - 1.8 4.8 10.3 .467 - - - 2.2 2.6 .843
Andrew Wiggins 71 33.3 18.6 1.2 3.7 4.9 2.4 0.9 1.0 1.8 2.2 7.1 14.9 .477 2.0 5.2 .380 2.4 3.4 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 11 30.5 13.0 - - 3.5 3.5 - - - 2.5 5.5 13.4 .408 - - - 2.1 2.5 .852
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Jim Barnett Andrew Wiggins
Season 1973-742021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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 Barnett 77 21.9 11.5 1.0 1.9 2.9 2.7 0.7 0.1 - 1.9 4.5 9.8 .464 - - - 2.4 2.9 .814
Andrew Wiggins 73 31.9 17.2 1.2 3.3 4.5 2.2 1.0 0.7 1.5 2.2 6.5 14.0 .466 2.2 5.5 .393 2.0 3.2 .634
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
Andrew Wiggins 22 34.9 16.5 2.5 5.0 7.5 1.8 1.0 1.0 1.4 2.5 6.5 13.9 .469 1.6 4.8 .333 1.9 3.0 .646

Season 9

Jim Barnett Andrew Wiggins
Season 1974-752022-23
Team New Orleans Jazz, New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdWarriors 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 %
Jim Barnett 73 24.3 10.5 0.8 1.6 2.5 2.4 0.6 0.2 - 2.2 3.9 8.9 .437 - - - 2.7 3.3 .836
Andrew Wiggins 37 32.2 17.1 1.6 3.4 5.0 2.3 1.2 0.8 1.3 2.9 6.8 14.3 .473 2.4 6.1 .396 1.2 1.9 .611
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 3 19.7 10.3 1.7 1.0 2.7 1.7 0.3 0.3 - 2.0 4.3 7.0 .619 - - - 1.7 1.7 1.000
Andrew Wiggins 13 34.0 16.7 1.8 3.8 5.6 1.9 0.8 1.2 1.3 3.5 6.4 13.9 .459 1.5 4.9 .297 2.5 3.6 .681

Season 10

Jim Barnett Andrew Wiggins
Season 1975-762023-24
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
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 Barnett 71 14.5 5.9 0.7 0.6 1.2 1.3 0.3 0.0 - 1.2 2.3 5.2 .442 - - - 1.3 1.6 .789
Andrew Wiggins 71 27.0 13.2 1.5 3.0 4.5 1.7 0.6 0.6 1.2 2.1 5.0 11.0 .453 1.3 3.6 .358 2.0 2.7 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jim Barnett Andrew Wiggins
Season 1976-77-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 Barnett 16 14.4 4.1 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.4 0.3 0.0 - 1.8 1.8 4.0 .438 - - - 0.6 1.1 .556
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------