Anthony Davis vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Anthony Davis, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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.
Anthony Davis played 13 years in the NBA, 9 more than Austin Reaves, who played 4. Anthony Davis had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, 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 achievements, 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 |
| Anthony Davis | 13 | 6 | 2012-13 to 2024-25 |
| Austin Reaves | 4 | 3 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Anthony Davis | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2012-13 | 2021-22 |
| Team | New Orleans Hornets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 64 | 28.8 | 13.5 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 10.6 | .516 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.6 | 3.5 | .751 |
| difference: | +3 | +5.6 | +6.2 | +1.9 | +3.2 | +5.0 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +1.5 | -0.7 | -1.1 | +3.1 | +5.4 | +.057 | +0.9 | +2.6 | +.317 | +1.0 | +1.6 | +.088 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Anthony Davis nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Anthony Davis | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2013-14 | 2022-23 |
| Team | New Orleans Pelicans | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | Blocks Leader | - |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Lakers Lost West Conf Finals |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 67 | 35.2 | 20.8 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 7.8 | 15.0 | .519 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .222 | 5.2 | 6.6 | .791 |
| difference: | +3 | +6.4 | +7.8 | +2.6 | +4.5 | +7.0 | +1.8 | +0.8 | +2.5 | -0.1 | -1.3 | +3.8 | +7.3 | +.010 | +1.3 | +3.3 | +.176 | +1.6 | +2.5 | +.073 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Anthony Davis | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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| Anthony Davis | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2014-15 | 2023-24 |
| Team | New Orleans Pelicans | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
| All-Defensive Second Team | - | |
| Blocks Leader | - | |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
| Others | - | NBA Cup Champion |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 68 | 36.1 | 24.4 | 2.5 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 9.4 | 17.6 | .535 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .083 | 5.5 | 6.8 | .805 |
| difference: | +14 | +4.0 | +8.5 | +1.8 | +4.1 | +5.9 | +3.3 | +0.7 | +2.6 | -0.7 | -0.2 | +3.8 | +6.1 | +.049 | +1.9 | +4.9 | +.284 | +2.7 | +3.5 | +.048 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 4 | 43.0 | 31.5 | 2.3 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 11.8 | 21.8 | .540 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 8.0 | 9.0 | .889 |
| difference: | +1 | +8.2 | +14.7 | +1.3 | +6.0 | +7.2 | +1.6 | +0.1 | +2.4 | -2.5 | -1.4 | +5.8 | +9.2 | +.064 | +1.4 | +4.7 | +.269 | +4.6 | +5.2 | +.006 |
| 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 |
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| Anthony Davis | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2015-16 | 2024-25 |
| Team | New Orleans Pelicans | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | All-Star Game | - |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 61 | 35.5 | 24.3 | 2.1 | 8.1 | 10.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 9.2 | 18.6 | .493 | 0.6 | 1.8 | .324 | 5.3 | 7.0 | .758 |
| difference: | +12 | +0.6 | +4.1 | +1.3 | +4.4 | +5.8 | +3.9 | +0.2 | +1.7 | -0.4 | -0.3 | +2.7 | +4.4 | +.033 | +2.1 | +5.5 | +.053 | +0.9 | +2.0 | +.119 |
| Austin Reaves | 73 | 34.9 | 20.2 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 14.2 | .460 | 2.7 | 7.3 | .377 | 4.4 | 5.0 | .877 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Anthony Davis | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Austin Reaves | 5 | 39.2 | 16.2 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 14.6 | .411 | 3.0 | 9.4 | .319 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .857 |
Additional Years |
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* Anthony Davis played 9 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 13, from 2017 to 2025—Anthony Davis played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup. In those 9 extra years over Austin Reaves, Anthony Davis got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 3 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 3 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Blocks Leader 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 7 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |