Austin Reaves vs. James White Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James White 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.
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 and James White both played 3 years in the NBA. Austin Reaves had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while James White had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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 |
| Austin Reaves | 3 | 2 | 2021-22 to 2023-24 |
| James White | 3 | 2 | 2006-07 to 2012-13 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Austin Reaves | James White | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2006-07 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play |  NBA 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 | % | ||||
| 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 |
| James White | 6 | 22.8 | 8.3 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 6.8 | .439 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .286 | 2.0 | 2.5 | .800 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Austin Reaves | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James White | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: James White didn't play in 2007-08.
Season 2 |
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| Austin Reaves | James White | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2008-09 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Lakers Lost West Conf Finals | Rockets Lost West 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 | % | ||||
| 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 |
| James White | 4 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .600 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| 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 |
| James White | 5 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | .333 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
Note: James White didn't play in 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12.
Season 3 |
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| Austin Reaves | James White | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2012-13 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Knicks Lost East Conf Semis |
| Others |  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 | % | ||||
| 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 |
| James White | 57 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.0 | .431 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .341 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .579 |
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| 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 |
| James White | 4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |