RJ Barrett vs. Tom Kozelko Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Kozelko 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 more than Tom Kozelko, who played 3. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Tom Kozelko had his rookie season in 1973-74. 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
Tom Kozelko 3 3 1973-74 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

RJ Barrett Tom Kozelko
Season 2019-201973-74
Team New York KnicksCapital Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East 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 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
Tom Kozelko 49 11.7 2.9 1.1 1.5 2.5 0.5 0.4 0.1 - 1.7 1.2 2.7 .444 - - - 0.5 0.7 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Tom Kozelko 7 8.3 3.3 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.4 1.9 .769 - - - 0.4 0.6 .750

Season 2

RJ Barrett Tom Kozelko
Season 2020-211974-75
Team New York KnicksWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdBullets 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
Tom Kozelko 73 10.3 2.1 0.7 1.2 1.9 0.6 0.4 0.1 - 1.7 0.8 2.3 .359 - - - 0.4 0.5 .861
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
Tom Kozelko 13 4.2 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.4 0.8 .455 - - - 0.3 0.4 .800

Season 3

RJ Barrett Tom Kozelko
Season 2021-221975-76
Team New York KnicksWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East 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 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
Tom Kozelko 67 8.7 1.7 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 - 1.1 0.7 1.5 .485 - - - 0.3 0.4 .633
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Tom Kozelko 5 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 0.2 .000 - - - 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 4

RJ Barrett Tom Kozelko
Season 2022-23-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 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
Tom Kozelko ------- --- ----------
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
Tom Kozelko ------- --- ----------

Season 5

RJ Barrett Tom Kozelko
Season 2023-24-
Team New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors-
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 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
Tom Kozelko ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Tom Kozelko ------- --- ----------