Don Otten vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Don Otten, 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.

Don Otten played 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Austin Reaves, who played 3. Don Otten had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while Austin Reaves had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Don Otten 4 2 1949-50 to 1952-53
Austin Reaves 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Don Otten Austin Reaves
Season 1949-502021-22
Team Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Washington CapitolsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Capitols Lost East Div 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 %
Don Otten 64 - 12.9 - - - 1.4 - - - 3.8 3.8 10.1 .373 - - - 5.3 7.2 .737
Austin Reaves 61 23.2 7.3 0.7 2.4 3.2 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.4 2.4 5.2 .459 0.9 2.7 .317 1.6 1.9 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Otten 2 - 20.5 - - - 3.0 - - - 3.5 5.0 12.5 .400 - - - 10.5 13.0 .808
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Don Otten Austin Reaves
Season 1950-512022-23
Team Washington Capitols, Baltimore Bullets (1st), Fort Wayne PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisLakers 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 %
Don Otten 67 - 8.5 - - 6.0 0.9 - - - 3.8 2.4 7.1 .338 - - - 3.7 4.6 .799
Austin Reaves 64 28.8 13.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.4 0.5 0.3 1.5 1.7 4.0 7.7 .529 1.3 3.4 .398 3.6 4.1 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Otten 3 - 9.7 - - 6.3 2.7 - - - 5.0 2.7 8.7 .308 - - - 4.3 5.3 .813
Austin Reaves 16 36.2 16.9 1.3 3.2 4.4 4.6 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.4 5.6 12.1 .464 2.4 5.5 .443 3.2 3.6 .895

Season 3

Don Otten Austin Reaves
Season 1951-522023-24
Team Fort Wayne Pistons, Milwaukee HawksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup In-Season Tournament Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Otten 64 28.0 12.0 - - 6.8 1.9 - - - 3.4 3.5 9.9 .349 - - - 5.0 6.5 .773
Austin Reaves 82 32.1 15.9 0.7 3.6 4.3 5.5 0.8 0.3 2.1 1.9 5.6 11.5 .486 1.9 5.1 .367 2.8 3.3 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Otten ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves 5 34.8 16.8 1.0 2.8 3.8 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.8 1.6 6.0 12.6 .476 1.4 5.2 .269 3.4 3.8 .895

Season 4

Don Otten Austin Reaves
Season 1952-53-
Team Milwaukee Hawks-
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 %
Don Otten 24 16.0 5.5 - - 3.7 0.9 - - - 2.8 1.4 3.6 .391 - - - 2.7 3.8 .703
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Otten ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------