Brook Lopez vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Brook Lopez, 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.
Brook Lopez played 17 years in the NBA, 13 more than Austin Reaves, who played 4. Brook Lopez had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Austin Reaves had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 |
| Brook Lopez | 17 | 9 | 2008-09 to 2024-25 |
| Austin Reaves | 4 | 3 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Brook Lopez | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2008-09 | 2021-22 |
| Team | New Jersey Nets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 82 | 30.5 | 13.0 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 10.3 | .531 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 2.1 | 2.6 | .793 |
| difference: | +21 | +7.3 | +5.7 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +4.9 | +0.8 | +1.5 | -1.1 | -1.7 | +3.1 | +5.1 | +.072 | +0.9 | +2.7 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +.046 | ||
| 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 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Brook Lopez nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Brook Lopez | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2009-10 | 2022-23 |
| Team | New Jersey Nets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Lakers Lost West Conf Finals |
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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 | % | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 82 | 36.9 | 18.8 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 13.8 | .499 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 5.1 | 6.2 | .817 |
| difference: | +18 | +8.1 | +5.8 | +2.8 | +2.9 | +5.6 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +1.4 | -1.0 | -1.4 | +2.9 | +6.1 | +.030 | +1.3 | +3.4 | +1.5 | +2.1 | +.047 | |
| 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 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Brook Lopez | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
Season 3 |
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| Brook Lopez | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2010-11 | 2023-24 |
| Team | New Jersey Nets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Lakers 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 | % | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 82 | 35.2 | 20.4 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 16.0 | .492 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 4.7 | 6.0 | .787 |
| difference: | +3.1 | +4.5 | +1.7 | +0.1 | +1.7 | +3.9 | +0.2 | +1.2 | -1.0 | +2.3 | +4.5 | +.006 | +1.9 | +5.1 | +1.9 | +2.7 | +.066 | |||
| 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 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Brook Lopez | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
Season 4 |
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| Brook Lopez | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2011-12 | 2024-25 |
| Team | New Jersey Nets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Lakers 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 5 | 27.2 | 19.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 7.6 | 15.4 | .494 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 4.0 | 6.4 | .625 |
| difference: | +68 | +7.7 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +1.7 | +0.9 | +4.6 | +0.9 | +0.5 | -1.2 | -0.5 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +.034 | +2.7 | +7.3 | +0.4 | +1.4 | +.252 | |
| 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 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Brook Lopez | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Brook Lopez played 13 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 17, from 2013 to 2025—Brook Lopez played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup. In those 13 extra years over Austin Reaves, Brook Lopez got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 All-Star Game |