Mickey Johnson vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Mickey Johnson, 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.

Mickey Johnson played 12 years in the NBA, 9 more than Austin Reaves, who played 3. Mickey Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, 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
Mickey Johnson 12 5 1974-75 to 1985-86
Austin Reaves 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mickey Johnson Austin Reaves
Season 1974-752021-22
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Mickey Johnson 38 7.7 3.8 0.8 1.6 2.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 - 1.5 1.4 3.1 .449 - - - 1.0 1.5 .638
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 %
Mickey Johnson 3 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.3 - 0.7 0.3 1.0 .333 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Mickey Johnson Austin Reaves
Season 1975-762022-23
Team Chicago BullsLos 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 %
Mickey Johnson 81 29.5 15.3 3.4 5.9 9.4 1.6 1.1 0.8 - 3.6 5.9 12.8 .463 - - - 3.5 4.4 .786
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 %
Mickey Johnson ------- --- ----------
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
Mickey Johnson Austin Reaves
Season 1976-772023-24
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West 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 %
Mickey Johnson 81 35.1 17.3 3.7 6.6 10.2 2.4 1.3 0.8 - 3.9 6.6 14.9 .446 - - - 4.0 5.0 .796
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 %
Mickey Johnson 3 41.3 27.3 4.7 8.3 13.0 2.3 1.7 0.7 - 4.3 11.3 24.0 .472 - - - 4.7 5.3 .875
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
Mickey Johnson Austin Reaves
Season 1977-78-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Mickey Johnson 81 35.4 18.3 2.7 6.4 9.1 3.3 1.1 0.8 3.3 3.9 6.9 15.0 .462 - - - 4.5 5.5 .812
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mickey Johnson ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Mickey Johnson Austin Reaves
Season 1978-79-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Mickey Johnson 82 31.6 15.4 2.4 5.3 7.6 4.6 1.1 0.7 3.8 3.5 6.0 13.5 .449 - - - 3.3 4.0 .830
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mickey Johnson ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Mickey Johnson Austin Reaves
Season 1979-80-
Team Indiana Pacers-
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 %
Mickey Johnson 82 32.3 19.1 3.1 5.2 8.3 4.2 1.9 1.4 3.5 3.5 7.2 15.5 .463 0.1 0.4 .156 4.7 5.9 .799
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mickey Johnson ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Mickey Johnson Austin Reaves
Season 1980-81-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Mickey Johnson 82 25.8 12.5 2.2 4.4 6.6 3.5 1.1 0.9 2.8 3.1 4.6 10.3 .448 0.0 0.2 .167 3.2 4.0 .789
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mickey Johnson 7 24.3 11.7 3.4 3.3 6.7 1.9 1.3 0.9 3.0 3.6 3.7 9.3 .400 0.0 0.1 .000 4.3 5.0 .857
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Mickey Johnson Austin Reaves
Season 1981-82-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Mickey Johnson 76 25.4 12.9 1.8 4.2 6.0 2.8 0.9 0.6 2.5 3.2 4.9 10.0 .491 0.0 0.1 .143 3.1 3.8 .801
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mickey Johnson 6 34.3 19.8 2.5 2.8 5.3 3.0 1.3 0.7 2.2 4.5 7.2 12.5 .573 0.0 0.2 .000 5.5 6.5 .846
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Mickey Johnson Austin Reaves
Season 1982-83-
Team Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, 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 %
Mickey Johnson 78 26.3 14.1 2.1 4.2 6.3 3.3 1.1 0.6 3.1 3.7 5.0 11.8 .425 0.0 0.5 .083 4.0 4.9 .821
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mickey Johnson ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Mickey Johnson Austin Reaves
Season 1983-84-
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 %
Mickey Johnson 78 27.2 13.6 2.5 4.1 6.6 2.8 1.3 0.4 2.8 3.7 4.6 10.9 .421 0.1 0.4 .172 4.3 5.5 .785
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mickey Johnson ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Mickey Johnson Austin Reaves
Season 1984-85-
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 %
Mickey Johnson 66 23.7 13.3 2.3 3.7 6.0 2.3 1.1 0.5 2.2 3.3 4.6 10.8 .426 0.1 0.5 .233 3.9 4.8 .823
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mickey Johnson ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Mickey Johnson Austin Reaves
Season 1985-86-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Mickey Johnson 79 19.9 7.8 1.2 3.0 4.2 2.7 0.8 0.3 2.1 3.1 2.7 6.4 .422 0.1 0.3 .208 2.3 2.9 .785
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mickey Johnson 3 18.0 5.7 0.7 3.0 3.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 2.3 1.7 6.3 .263 0.0 0.7 .000 2.3 3.7 .636
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
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