John Bagley vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and John Bagley, 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.

John Bagley played 11 years in the NBA, 8 more than Austin Reaves, who played 3. John Bagley had the first of his seasons in 1982-83, 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
John Bagley 11 3 1982-83 to 1993-94
Austin Reaves 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
John Bagley Austin Reaves
Season 1982-832021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Lakers
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 %
John Bagley 68 14.6 5.7 0.3 1.2 1.4 2.5 0.8 0.1 1.7 1.1 2.4 5.5 .432 0.0 0.2 .000 0.9 1.2 .762
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 %
John Bagley ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 2
John Bagley Austin Reaves
Season 1983-842022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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 %
John Bagley 76 22.5 8.9 0.6 1.4 2.1 4.4 1.0 0.1 2.2 1.5 3.4 8.0 .423 0.0 0.2 .118 2.1 2.6 .793
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 %
John Bagley ------- --- ----------
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
John Bagley Austin Reaves
Season 1984-852023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdLakers 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 %
John Bagley 81 29.6 9.9 0.7 2.9 3.6 8.6 1.6 0.1 2.6 1.6 4.2 8.6 .488 0.0 0.3 .115 1.5 2.1 .749
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 %
John Bagley 4 42.0 12.8 0.3 3.8 4.0 10.0 2.5 0.0 4.3 1.8 5.5 14.0 .393 0.0 0.8 .000 1.8 2.5 .700
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
John Bagley Austin Reaves
Season 1985-86-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
John Bagley 78 31.7 11.7 1.0 2.6 3.5 9.4 1.6 0.1 3.1 2.1 4.7 11.1 .423 0.1 0.5 .243 2.2 2.8 .791
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Bagley ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 5
John Bagley Austin Reaves
Season 1986-87-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
John Bagley 72 30.3 10.7 0.8 2.7 3.5 5.3 1.3 0.1 2.3 1.6 4.3 10.2 .426 0.4 1.4 .301 1.6 1.9 .831
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Bagley ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 6
John Bagley Austin Reaves
Season 1987-88-
Team New Jersey Nets-
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 %
John Bagley 82 33.8 12.0 0.7 2.4 3.1 5.8 1.3 0.1 2.5 2.0 4.8 10.9 .439 0.6 2.0 .292 1.8 2.2 .822
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Bagley ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 7
John Bagley Austin Reaves
Season 1988-89-
Team New Jersey Nets-
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 %
John Bagley 68 24.1 7.4 0.5 1.6 2.1 5.8 1.1 0.1 2.3 1.7 2.9 7.1 .416 0.2 0.8 .204 1.3 1.8 .724
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Bagley ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 8
John Bagley Austin Reaves
Season 1989-90-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
John Bagley 54 20.3 4.3 0.5 1.2 1.6 5.5 0.7 0.1 1.7 1.4 1.9 4.0 .459 0.0 0.3 .056 0.5 0.7 .744
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Bagley 5 14.0 3.8 0.6 0.2 0.8 3.4 0.8 0.2 1.8 1.8 1.6 3.0 .533 0.0 0.2 .000 0.6 0.8 .750
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Note: John Bagley didn't play in 1990-91.

Season 9
John Bagley Austin Reaves
Season 1991-92-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
John Bagley 73 23.9 7.2 0.5 1.7 2.2 6.6 0.8 0.1 2.0 1.7 3.1 6.9 .441 0.1 0.6 .238 0.9 1.3 .716
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Bagley 10 30.8 11.1 0.8 1.9 2.7 8.5 0.9 0.1 3.5 1.7 4.2 9.5 .442 0.1 0.4 .250 2.6 3.7 .703
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 10
John Bagley Austin Reaves
Season 1992-93-
Team Boston Celtics-
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 %
John Bagley 10 9.7 2.3 0.1 0.6 0.7 2.0 0.2 0.0 1.7 1.1 0.9 2.5 .360 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.6 .833
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Bagley ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 11
John Bagley Austin Reaves
Season 1993-94-
Team Atlanta 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 %
John Bagley 3 4.3 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Bagley ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
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