Austin Reaves vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith 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.

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.

Austin Reaves played 4 years in the NBA, 6 less than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Austin Reaves had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Kenny Smith had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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 4 3 2021-22 to 2024-25
Kenny Smith 10 5 1987-88 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Austin Reaves Kenny Smith
Season 2021-221987-88
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+12.4+6.5+0.8+0.9+5.3+1.0+0.2-2.3-0.9+3.0+6.2+.018+0.7+2.1+.009+1.1+1.4+.020
Kenny Smith 61 35.6 13.8 0.7 1.6 2.3 7.1 1.5 0.1 3.0 2.3 5.4 11.4 .477 0.2 0.6 .308 2.7 3.3 .819
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Austin Reaves nor Kenny Smith played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Austin Reaves Kenny Smith
Season 2022-231988-89
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+17+10.0+4.3+0.1+0.3+0.2+4.3+0.8+0.2-1.6-0.4+2.8+6.9+.067+0.7+1.8+.039+0.4+0.3+.127
Kenny Smith 81 38.8 17.3 0.6 2.2 2.8 7.7 1.3 0.1 3.1 2.1 6.8 14.6 .462 0.6 1.6 .359 3.2 4.4 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Kenny Smith DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Austin Reaves Kenny Smith
Season 2023-241989-90
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
Others NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion-
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+3+1.5+4.0+0.5+1.8+2.3+0.1+0.2+0.2-0.1+0.8+1.2+.020+1.6+4.0+.054+0.8+0.8+.032
Kenny Smith 79 30.6 11.9 0.2 1.8 2.0 5.6 1.0 0.1 2.1 1.8 4.8 10.3 .466 0.3 1.1 .313 2.0 2.5 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Kenny Smith DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Austin Reaves Kenny Smith
Season 2024-251990-91
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdRockets 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+5+0.3+2.5+0.3+2.1+2.4+1.3+0.3+0.2-0.6-0.4+0.2+1.3+.060+2.1+5.6+.014+0.7+0.6+.033
Kenny Smith 78 34.6 17.7 0.5 1.6 2.1 7.1 1.4 0.1 3.0 1.7 6.7 12.9 .520 0.6 1.7 .363 3.7 4.4 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+2+1.5+0.9+0.5+3.3+2.7+4.4+1.1+0.3-0.8-1.9+1.9+.063+2.3+8.1+.181+1.5+1.6+.032
Kenny Smith 3 37.7 15.3 1.3 1.3 2.7 8.0 1.3 0.3 2.0 1.7 6.0 12.7 .474 0.7 1.3 .500 2.7 3.0 .889

Additional Years

* Kenny Smith played 6 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 10, from 1992 to 1997—Kenny Smith played in 4 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

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