Austin Reaves vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Austin Reaves, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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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.
Austin Reaves played 5 years in the NBA, 2 more than Jalen Williams, who played 3. Austin Reaves had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Jalen Williams had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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 |
| Austin Reaves | 5 | 3 | 2021-22 to 2025-26 |
| Jalen Williams | 3 | 2 | 2022-23 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Austin Reaves | Jalen Williams | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 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 | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +14 | +7.1 | +6.8 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +0.2 | -0.9 | -1.1 | +3.1 | +5.4 | +.062 | +0.1 | +.039 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +.027 | |
| Jalen Williams | 75 | 30.3 | 14.1 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 10.6 | .521 | 1.0 | 2.7 | .356 | 2.1 | 2.5 | .812 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Austin Reaves nor Jalen Williams played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Austin Reaves | Jalen Williams | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Lakers Lost West Conf Finals | Thunder Lost West Conf Semis |
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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 | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +7 | +2.5 | +6.1 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +0.3 | -0.2 | -0.8 | +3.5 | +6.3 | +.011 | +0.2 | +.029 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +.050 | ||
| Jalen Williams | 71 | 31.3 | 19.1 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 14.0 | .540 | 1.5 | 3.4 | .427 | 2.5 | 3.1 | .814 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +6 | +1.5 | +1.8 | +2.3 | +2.4 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | +1.9 | +3.9 | +.005 | +0.9 | +1.6 | +.058 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +.080 | |
| Jalen Williams | 10 | 37.7 | 18.7 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 7.5 | 16.0 | .469 | 1.5 | 3.9 | .385 | 2.2 | 2.7 | .815 |
Season 3 |
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| Austin Reaves | Jalen Williams | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA Third Team |
| - | All-Defensive Second Team | |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd |  NBA Champion |
| 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 | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +13 | +0.3 | +5.7 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 | +2.6 | +5.4 | +.002 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.002 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +.064 |
| Jalen Williams | 69 | 32.4 | 21.6 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 8.2 | 16.9 | .484 | 1.8 | 4.9 | .365 | 3.4 | 4.3 | .789 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +18 | +0.2 | +4.6 | +1.7 | +1.7 | +1.2 | +0.2 | -1.0 | -0.6 | +1.7 | +4.6 | +.027 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.035 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +.106 | ||
| Jalen Williams | 23 | 34.6 | 21.4 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 7.7 | 17.2 | .449 | 1.5 | 5.0 | .304 | 4.4 | 5.6 | .789 |
Additional Years |
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* Austin Reaves played 2 seasons more than Jalen Williams in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 4 to 5, from 2025 to 2026—Austin Reaves played in one postseason. |