RJ Barrett vs. Paul Neumann Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Neumann 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, 1 less than Paul Neumann, who played 6. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Paul Neumann had his rookie season in 1961-62. 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
Paul Neumann 6 4 1961-62 to 1966-67

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

RJ Barrett Paul Neumann
Season 2019-201961-62
Team New York KnicksSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East 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 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
Paul Neumann 79 17.3 6.0 - - 2.5 2.2 - - - 2.6 2.2 5.1 .429 - - - 1.7 2.2 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Paul Neumann 5 24.8 5.6 - - 3.4 2.8 - - - 2.6 2.4 5.8 .414 - - - 0.8 1.2 .667

Season 2

RJ Barrett Paul Neumann
Season 2020-211962-63
Team New York KnicksSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdNationals Lost East 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 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
Paul Neumann 80 19.8 8.2 - - 2.5 2.8 - - - 2.8 3.0 6.3 .471 - - - 2.3 2.8 .815
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
Paul Neumann 4 16.3 4.0 - - 3.5 2.3 - - - 2.8 2.0 4.5 .444 - - - 0.0 0.3 .000

Season 3

RJ Barrett Paul Neumann
Season 2021-221963-64
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East 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
Paul Neumann 74 26.7 11.6 - - 3.3 3.9 - - - 2.9 4.4 9.9 .443 - - - 2.8 3.6 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Paul Neumann 5 33.0 16.0 - - 2.6 5.0 - - - 2.6 5.4 11.8 .458 - - - 5.2 6.2 .839

Season 4

RJ Barrett Paul Neumann
Season 2022-231964-65
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers, San 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
Paul Neumann 76 26.8 12.7 - - 2.6 3.1 - - - 2.9 4.8 10.2 .473 - - - 3.1 4.0 .772
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
Paul Neumann ------- --- ----------

Season 5

RJ Barrett Paul Neumann
Season 2023-241965-66
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsSan Francisco 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 %
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
Paul Neumann 66 26.2 14.4 - - 3.2 2.8 - - - 2.6 5.2 12.4 .420 - - - 4.0 4.8 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Paul Neumann ------- --- ----------

Season 6

RJ Barrett Paul Neumann
Season -1966-67
Team -San Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Warriors 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 ------- --- ----------
Paul Neumann 78 31.0 13.9 - - 3.5 4.4 - - - 3.4 4.9 11.7 .424 - - - 4.0 5.0 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Paul Neumann 15 16.9 6.2 - - 1.1 2.3 - - - 3.3 1.9 5.9 .330 - - - 2.3 3.1 .745