Austin Reaves vs. Peja Stojakovic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Peja Stojakovic 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, 9 less than Peja Stojakovic, who played 13. Austin Reaves had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Peja Stojakovic had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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
Peja Stojakovic 13 11 1998-99 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Austin Reaves Peja Stojakovic
Season 2021-221998-99
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+13+1.8+1.1+0.2+0.3+0.2+0.3+0.4+0.2-0.4-0.5+0.5+2.6+.081+0.3+1.0+.003+0.3+0.4+.012
Peja Stojakovic 48 21.4 8.4 0.9 2.1 3.0 1.5 0.9 0.1 1.1 0.9 2.9 7.8 .378 1.2 3.7 .320 1.3 1.5 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Austin Reaves DNP------ --- ----------
Peja Stojakovic 5 21.6 4.8 2.4 1.4 3.8 0.4 0.6 0.0 1.2 1.4 1.8 5.2 .346 0.6 2.8 .214 0.6 0.6 1.000

Season 2

Austin Reaves Peja Stojakovic
Season 2022-231999-00
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+10+5.2+1.1+0.5+0.2+0.7+2.0+0.2+0.2-0.3-0.4+0.3+2.0+.081+0.1+0.2+.023+1.8+2.0+.018
Peja Stojakovic 74 23.6 11.9 1.0 2.7 3.7 1.4 0.7 0.1 1.2 1.3 4.3 9.7 .448 1.4 3.6 .375 1.8 2.1 .882
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
difference:+11+10.6+8.1+0.9+0.2+1.0+4.0+0.2+0.2-0.6-1.0+2.4+4.1+.064+1.2+2.9+.019+2.0+1.8+.228
Peja Stojakovic 5 25.6 8.8 0.4 3.0 3.4 0.6 0.8 0.0 1.0 1.4 3.2 8.0 .400 1.2 2.6 .462 1.2 1.8 .667

Season 3

Austin Reaves Peja Stojakovic
Season 2023-242000-01
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdKings Lost West Conf Semis
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:+7+6.6+4.5+0.5+0.9+1.5+3.3+0.4+0.1-0.2+1.9+4.4+.016+0.3+.033+0.8+0.9+.003
Peja Stojakovic 75 38.7 20.4 1.2 4.5 5.8 2.2 1.2 0.2 1.9 1.9 7.5 15.9 .470 1.9 4.8 .400 3.6 4.2 .856
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
difference:+3+3.7+4.8+1.1+1.5+2.6+3.2+0.8+0.2-1.5-0.5+0.5+3.4+.070+0.3+1.9+.077+4.1+4.0+.073
Peja Stojakovic 8 38.5 21.6 2.1 4.3 6.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 2.3 2.1 6.5 16.0 .406 1.1 3.3 .346 7.5 7.8 .968

Season 4

Austin Reaves Peja Stojakovic
Season 2024-252001-02
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdKings Lost West Conf Finals
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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:+2+2.4+1.0+0.2+0.5+0.8+3.3+0.1-0.4-0.4+1.2+1.7+.024+0.9+2.9+.039+0.4+0.5+.001
Peja Stojakovic 71 37.3 21.2 1.0 4.2 5.3 2.5 1.1 0.2 2.0 1.7 7.7 15.9 .484 1.8 4.4 .416 4.0 4.5 .876
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:+5+5.4+1.4+0.8+0.1+0.9+2.6+0.3+0.6-0.9-1.4+1.0+1.3+.035+1.7+4.6+.048+2.3+2.5+.040
Peja Stojakovic 10 33.8 14.8 1.6 4.7 6.3 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.9 2.2 5.0 13.3 .376 1.3 4.8 .271 3.5 3.9 .897

Additional Years

* Peja Stojakovic played 9 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 13, from 2003 to 2011—Peja Stojakovic played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 9 extra years over Austin Reaves, Peja Stojakovic got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-Star Game