Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Austin Reaves Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Reaves and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Austin Reaves: 2021-22 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Austin Reaves 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Austin Reaves 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Austin Reaves 3

NBA Cups Won Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0 * Austin Reaves 1 *

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Austin Reaves 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Austin Reaves 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Austin Reaves 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Austin Reaves 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Austin Reaves 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Austin Reaves 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Austin Reaves 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Austin Reaves 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Austin Reaves 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Austin Reaves 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Austin Reaves 0

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Austin Reaves 14.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Austin Reaves 3.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Austin Reaves 4.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Austin Reaves 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Austin Reaves 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Austin Reaves 4,052

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Austin Reaves 1,067

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Austin Reaves 1,196

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Austin Reaves 209

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Austin Reaves 86

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Austin Reaves 280

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Austin Reaves .481

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Austin Reaves .370

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Austin Reaves .863

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Austin Reaves 20.2 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Austin Reaves 4.5 (2025)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Austin Reaves 5.8 (2025)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Austin Reaves 1.1 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Austin Reaves 0.3 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Austin Reaves 16.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Austin Reaves 4.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Austin Reaves 4.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Austin Reaves 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Austin Reaves 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Austin Reaves 435

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Austin Reaves 117

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Austin Reaves 109

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Austin Reaves 18

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Austin Reaves 9

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Austin Reaves 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Austin Reaves .455

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Austin Reaves .379

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Austin Reaves .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Austin Reaves 16.9 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Austin Reaves 5.4 (2025)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Austin Reaves 4.6 (2023)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Austin Reaves 1.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Austin Reaves 0.6 (2025)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.