RJ Barrett vs. Joe Ellis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Ellis 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 Joe Ellis, who played 8. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Joe Ellis had his rookie season in 1966-67. 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
Joe Ellis 8 6 1966-67 to 1973-74

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
RJ Barrett Joe Ellis
Season 2019-201966-67
Team New York KnicksSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors 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
Joe Ellis 41 8.1 3.7 - - 2.7 0.7 - - - 1.1 1.6 4.0 .409 - - - 0.5 0.6 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Joe Ellis 3 2.0 0.7 - - 0.3 0.7 - - - 0.7 0.3 1.3 .250 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
RJ Barrett Joe Ellis
Season 2020-211967-68
Team New York KnicksSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdWarriors 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 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
Joe Ellis 51 12.2 5.0 - - 3.8 0.7 - - - 1.6 2.2 5.9 .368 - - - 0.6 1.0 .640
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
Joe Ellis 9 11.6 3.6 - - 2.1 0.8 - - - 1.8 1.4 4.9 .295 - - - 0.7 0.8 .857

Season 3
RJ Barrett Joe Ellis
Season 2021-221968-69
Team New York KnicksSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors 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 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
Joe Ellis 74 23.4 12.0 - - 6.5 1.8 - - - 3.5 5.0 12.7 .395 - - - 2.0 2.7 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Joe Ellis 6 26.8 10.3 - - 8.5 0.5 - - - 3.7 3.8 13.2 .291 - - - 2.7 4.2 .640

Season 4
RJ Barrett Joe Ellis
Season 2022-231969-70
Team New York KnicksSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards
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
Joe Ellis 76 31.3 15.8 - - 7.8 1.8 - - - 3.7 6.6 16.1 .410 - - - 2.6 3.6 .741
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
Joe Ellis ------- --- ----------

Season 5
RJ Barrett Joe Ellis
Season 2023-241970-71
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors 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 %
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
Joe Ellis 80 28.4 10.8 - - 6.4 2.0 - - - 3.6 4.5 11.2 .396 - - - 1.9 2.5 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Joe Ellis 5 18.2 5.6 - - 4.2 0.0 - - - 1.6 2.6 8.4 .310 - - - 0.4 0.6 .667

Season 6
RJ Barrett Joe Ellis
Season -1971-72
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Warriors 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 %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Joe Ellis 78 18.7 8.4 - - 5.0 1.2 - - - 2.9 3.6 8.7 .411 - - - 1.2 1.7 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Joe Ellis 5 22.6 10.8 - - 4.2 0.8 - - - 1.8 4.2 12.6 .333 - - - 2.4 3.4 .706

Season 7
RJ Barrett Joe Ellis
Season -1972-73
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Warriors Lost West 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 ------- --- ----------
Joe Ellis 74 14.2 6.3 - - 3.8 1.2 - - - 1.9 2.7 6.6 .409 - - - 0.9 1.3 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Joe Ellis 10 10.0 2.4 - - 1.8 0.7 - - - 1.8 1.2 3.8 .316 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8
RJ Barrett Joe Ellis
Season -1973-74
Team -Golden State Warriors
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 ------- --- ----------
Joe Ellis 50 10.3 2.8 0.7 1.7 2.4 0.7 0.7 0.2 - 1.5 1.2 3.8 .321 - - - 0.4 0.6 .581
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Joe Ellis ------- --- ----------
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