Austin Reaves vs. Klay Thompson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Klay Thompson 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 / 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 4 years in the NBA, 8 less than Klay Thompson, who played 12. Austin Reaves had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Klay Thompson had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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 |
| Klay Thompson | 12 | 9 | 2011-12 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Austin Reaves | Klay Thompson | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2011-12 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors |
| 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: | +5 | +1.2 | +5.2 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -0.9 | -0.9 | +2.4 | +5.7 | +.016 | +0.8 | +1.4 | +.097 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +.029 | |
| Klay Thompson | 66 | 24.4 | 12.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 10.9 | .443 | 1.7 | 4.1 | .414 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .868 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Austin Reaves nor Klay Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Austin Reaves | Klay Thompson | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2012-13 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Lakers Lost West Conf Finals | Warriors 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: | +18 | +7.0 | +3.6 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +0.2 | -0.4 | -1.2 | +2.2 | +7.0 | +.107 | +1.3 | +3.0 | +.003 | +2.0 | +2.2 | +.023 |
| Klay Thompson | 82 | 35.8 | 16.6 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 14.7 | .422 | 2.6 | 6.4 | .401 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .841 |
| 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: | +4 | +5.1 | +1.7 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +2.8 | +0.4 | +0.4 | -0.4 | -1.3 | +0.7 | +2.4 | +.027 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +.019 | +2.8 | +3.1 | +.062 |
| Klay Thompson | 12 | 41.3 | 15.2 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 14.5 | .437 | 2.1 | 4.9 | .424 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .833 |
Season 3 |
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| Austin Reaves | Klay Thompson | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2013-14 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Warriors 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 | % | ||||
| 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: | +1 | +3.3 | +2.5 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +3.3 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.4 | -1.0 | +1.3 | +4.0 | +.042 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +.050 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +.058 |
| Klay Thompson | 81 | 35.4 | 18.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 15.5 | .444 | 2.8 | 6.6 | .417 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .795 |
| 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: | +2 | +1.9 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -1.3 | -1.8 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +.068 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +.095 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +.103 | |
| Klay Thompson | 7 | 36.7 | 16.4 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 14.0 | .408 | 2.3 | 6.3 | .364 | 2.7 | 3.4 | .792 |
Season 4 |
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| Austin Reaves | Klay Thompson | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2014-15 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA Third Team |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd |  NBA Champion |
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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 | % | ||||
| 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: | +4 | +3.0 | +1.5 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +1.3 | +2.9 | +0.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 | +1.3 | +2.7 | +.003 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +.062 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +.002 | |
| Klay Thompson | 77 | 31.9 | 21.7 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 7.8 | 16.9 | .463 | 3.1 | 7.1 | .439 | 2.9 | 3.3 | .879 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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: | +16 | +3.0 | +2.4 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.3 | -0.8 | -0.6 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +.035 | +0.3 | +2.4 | +.071 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +.057 |
| Klay Thompson | 21 | 36.2 | 18.6 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 7.1 | 15.9 | .446 | 2.7 | 7.0 | .390 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .800 |
Additional Years |
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* Klay Thompson played 8 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 12, from 2016 to 2025—Klay Thompson played in 6 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those 8 extra years over Austin Reaves, Klay Thompson got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 4 All-Star Game |