RJ Barrett vs. Alex Hannum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alex Hannum and RJ Barrett, 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.

RJ Barrett played 5 years in the NBA, 3 less than Alex Hannum, who played 8. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Alex Hannum had his rookie season in 1949-50. 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
RJ Barrett 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24
Alex Hannum 8 7 1949-50 to 1956-57

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
RJ Barrett Alex Hannum
Season 2019-201949-50
Team New York KnicksSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Alex Hannum 64 - 7.5 - - - 2.0 - - - 4.1 2.8 7.6 .363 - - - 2.0 2.9 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Alex Hannum 11 - 8.5 - - - 0.9 - - - 4.5 3.5 7.8 .442 - - - 1.5 3.1 .500

Season 2
RJ Barrett Alex Hannum
Season 2020-211950-51
Team New York KnicksSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdNationals Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Alex Hannum 63 - 7.5 - - 4.8 1.9 - - - 4.3 2.9 7.8 .368 - - - 1.7 3.1 .543
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Alex Hannum 7 - 6.0 - - 6.7 2.4 - - - 5.3 2.4 5.6 .436 - - - 1.1 1.4 .800

Season 3
RJ Barrett Alex Hannum
Season 2021-221951-52
Team New York KnicksBaltimore Bullets (1st), Rochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Alex Hannum 66 22.8 6.6 - - 5.1 2.0 - - - 4.1 2.6 7.0 .368 - - - 1.5 2.1 .710
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Alex Hannum 6 24.3 6.7 - - 4.3 1.3 - - - 5.0 2.7 7.0 .381 - - - 1.3 2.2 .615

Season 4
RJ Barrett Alex Hannum
Season 2022-231952-53
Team New York KnicksRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisRoyals Lost West Div 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 %
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
Alex Hannum 68 18.9 5.1 - - 4.1 1.2 - - - 3.8 1.9 5.3 .358 - - - 1.3 2.0 .662
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Alex Hannum 3 17.3 3.7 - - 1.3 0.7 - - - 5.3 1.3 3.3 .400 - - - 1.0 2.7 .375

Season 5
RJ Barrett Alex Hannum
Season 2023-241953-54
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Alex Hannum 72 23.7 6.3 - - 4.9 1.5 - - - 3.9 2.4 7.0 .348 - - - 1.4 2.3 .622
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Alex Hannum 6 17.8 6.5 - - 3.7 0.8 - - - 4.7 2.0 4.8 .414 - - - 2.5 4.0 .625

Season 6
RJ Barrett Alex Hannum
Season -1954-55
Team -Milwaukee Hawks
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 %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Alex Hannum 53 20.5 5.9 - - 4.6 2.0 - - - 3.9 2.4 6.8 .352 - - - 1.2 2.0 .570
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Alex Hannum ------- --- ----------

Season 7
RJ Barrett Alex Hannum
Season -1955-56
Team -St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Alex Hannum 71 20.8 5.4 - - 4.8 2.2 - - - 3.8 2.1 6.4 .322 - - - 1.3 2.2 .604
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Alex Hannum 8 19.9 7.6 - - 3.6 1.3 - - - 4.5 2.6 8.3 .318 - - - 2.4 4.4 .543

Season 8
RJ Barrett Alex Hannum
Season -1956-57
Team -Fort Wayne Pistons, St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Alex Hannum 59 10.9 3.2 - - 2.7 0.5 - - - 2.3 1.3 3.8 .345 - - - 0.6 0.9 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Alex Hannum 2 3.0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - - 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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