Al Cervi vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Al Cervi, 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.

Al Cervi played 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Austin Reaves, who played 3. Al Cervi 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
Al Cervi 4 4 1949-50 to 1952-53
Austin Reaves 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Al Cervi Austin Reaves
Season 1949-502021-22
Team Syracuse NationalsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Nationals Lost NBA 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 %
Al Cervi 56 - 10.2 - - - 4.7 - - - 4.0 2.6 7.7 .332 - - - 5.1 6.2 .829
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 %
Al Cervi 11 - 7.6 - - - 4.7 - - - 3.3 2.1 6.2 .338 - - - 3.5 4.2 .826
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Al Cervi Austin Reaves
Season 1950-512022-23
Team Syracuse NationalsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsLakers 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 %
Al Cervi 53 - 8.6 - - 2.9 3.9 - - - 3.4 2.5 6.5 .382 - - - 3.7 4.5 .819
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 %
Al Cervi 7 - 11.1 - - 4.7 5.4 - - - 4.4 2.4 8.0 .304 - - - 6.3 7.1 .880
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

Al Cervi Austin Reaves
Season 1951-522023-24
Team Syracuse NationalsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsLakers 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 %
Al Cervi 55 15.5 7.6 - - 1.6 2.7 - - - 3.2 1.8 5.1 .354 - - - 4.0 4.5 .883
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 %
Al Cervi 7 12.6 5.1 - - 1.4 2.1 - - - 3.3 1.0 4.3 .233 - - - 3.1 3.3 .957
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

Al Cervi Austin Reaves
Season 1952-53-
Team Syracuse Nationals-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div 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 %
Al Cervi 38 7.9 3.8 - - 0.6 0.7 - - - 2.4 0.8 1.9 .437 - - - 2.1 2.6 .810
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Cervi 2 14.0 9.0 - - 0 0.5 - - - 6.0 1.5 2.5 .600 - - - 6.0 7.5 .800
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------