RJ Barrett vs. George McGinnis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George McGinnis 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 George McGinnis, who played 7. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while George McGinnis had his rookie season in 1975-76. 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
George McGinnis 7 4 1975-76 to 1981-82

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
RJ Barrett George McGinnis
Season 2019-201975-76
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 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
George McGinnis 77 38.3 23.0 3.4 9.2 12.6 4.7 2.6 0.5 - 4.3 8.4 20.2 .417 - - - 6.2 8.3 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
George McGinnis 3 40.0 23.0 3.0 10.7 13.7 4.0 0.3 1.3 - 4.7 9.7 20.3 .475 - - - 3.7 6.0 .611

Season 2
RJ Barrett George McGinnis
Season 2020-211976-77
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 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
George McGinnis 79 35.1 21.4 4.1 7.4 11.5 3.8 2.1 0.5 - 3.8 8.3 18.2 .458 - - - 4.7 6.9 .681
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
George McGinnis 19 31.7 14.2 3.3 7.2 10.4 3.6 1.2 0.3 - 4.4 5.4 14.4 .374 - - - 3.4 6.0 .570

Season 3
RJ Barrett George McGinnis
Season 2021-221977-78
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 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
George McGinnis 78 32.5 20.3 3.6 6.8 10.4 3.8 1.8 0.3 4.0 3.7 7.5 16.3 .463 - - - 5.3 7.4 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
George McGinnis 10 27.3 14.7 2.4 5.4 7.8 3.0 1.5 0.1 3.8 4.0 5.3 12.5 .424 - - - 4.1 4.9 .837

Season 4
RJ Barrett George McGinnis
Season 2022-231978-79
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 %
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
George McGinnis 76 33.6 22.6 3.4 8.0 11.4 3.7 1.7 0.7 4.6 4.2 7.9 16.8 .474 - - - 6.7 10.1 .665
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
George McGinnis ------- --- ----------

Season 5
RJ Barrett George McGinnis
Season 2023-241979-80
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsDenver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers
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 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
George McGinnis 73 30.2 14.7 3.0 6.5 9.6 4.6 1.4 0.3 3.8 4.2 5.5 12.1 .451 0.0 0.2 .133 3.7 6.7 .553
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
George McGinnis ------- --- ----------

Season 6
RJ Barrett George McGinnis
Season -1980-81
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers 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 ------- --- ----------
George McGinnis 69 26.7 13.1 2.4 5.3 7.7 3.0 1.4 0.4 3.2 3.5 5.0 11.1 .453 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 5.6 .538
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
George McGinnis 2 19.5 5.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 3.5 1.0 0.0 2.5 3.0 1.5 7.5 .200 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 4.0 .500

Season 7
RJ Barrett George McGinnis
Season -1981-82
Team -Indiana Pacers
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 ------- --- ----------
George McGinnis 76 17.6 4.7 1.2 4.0 5.2 2.7 1.3 0.4 1.7 2.6 1.9 5.0 .373 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 2.1 .453
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
George McGinnis ------- --- ----------
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