RJ Barrett vs. DerMarr Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DerMarr Johnson 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, 2 less than DerMarr Johnson, who played 7. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while DerMarr Johnson had his rookie season in 2000-01. 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
DerMarr Johnson 7 3 2000-01 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
RJ Barrett DerMarr Johnson
Season 2019-202000-01
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
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 %
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
DerMarr Johnson 78 16.8 5.1 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.8 0.6 0.4 1.2 1.7 1.9 5.0 .374 0.5 1.6 .323 0.8 1.1 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
DerMarr Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
RJ Barrett DerMarr Johnson
Season 2020-212001-02
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
DerMarr Johnson 72 24.0 8.4 0.8 2.6 3.4 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.4 2.3 3.0 7.5 .396 1.2 3.4 .360 1.2 1.5 .810
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
DerMarr Johnson ------- --- ----------

Note: DerMarr Johnson didn't play in 2002-03.

Season 3
RJ Barrett DerMarr Johnson
Season 2021-222003-04
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 %
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
DerMarr Johnson 21 13.7 5.4 0.2 1.6 1.9 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.5 1.7 4.6 .371 0.6 1.7 .361 1.3 1.5 .903
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
DerMarr Johnson 3 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.7 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
RJ Barrett DerMarr Johnson
Season 2022-232004-05
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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 %
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
DerMarr Johnson 71 17.4 7.1 0.6 1.5 2.1 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.0 2.6 5.2 .499 0.7 2.1 .358 1.1 1.4 .792
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
DerMarr Johnson 4 19.0 7.3 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.0 2.3 2.8 5.0 .550 1.0 2.8 .364 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 5
RJ Barrett DerMarr Johnson
Season 2023-242005-06
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
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
DerMarr Johnson 58 15.9 6.1 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.3 5.3 .431 1.0 2.8 .350 0.6 0.7 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
DerMarr Johnson 3 11.3 2.3 0.7 2.7 3.3 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 4.3 .231 0.3 3.3 .100 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
RJ Barrett DerMarr Johnson
Season -2006-07
Team -Denver Nuggets
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 ------- --- ----------
DerMarr Johnson 39 10.7 3.5 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.3 3.9 .325 0.5 2.3 .216 0.4 0.5 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
DerMarr Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
RJ Barrett DerMarr Johnson
Season -2007-08
Team -San Antonio Spurs
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 ------- --- ----------
DerMarr Johnson 5 5.6 3.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.4 2.8 .500 0.6 1.8 .333 0.0 0.4 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
DerMarr Johnson ------- --- ----------
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