Chauncey Billups vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Chauncey Billups, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Chauncey Billups played 17 years in the NBA, 13 more than Austin Reaves, who played 4. Chauncey Billups had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, 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
Chauncey Billups 17 12 1997-98 to 2013-14
Austin Reaves 4 3 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Chauncey Billups Austin Reaves
Season 1997-982021-22
Team Boston Celtics, Toronto RaptorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
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%
Chauncey Billups 80 27.7 11.2 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.9 1.3 0.1 2.2 2.2 3.5 9.4 .374 1.3 4.1 .329 2.8 3.3 .850
difference:+19+4.5+3.9+0.1+0.8+0.8+2.1+0.8+0.2-1.5-0.8+1.1+4.2+.085+0.4+1.4+.012+1.2+1.4+.011
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 Chauncey Billups nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Chauncey Billups Austin Reaves
Season 1998-992022-23
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
Chauncey Billups 45 33.1 13.9 0.5 1.6 2.1 3.8 1.3 0.3 2.2 2.6 4.2 11.0 .386 1.9 5.2 .362 3.5 3.8 .913
difference:+19+4.3+0.9+0.9+0.9+0.4+0.8-0.7-0.9+0.2+3.3+.143+0.6+1.8+.036+0.1+0.3+.049
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 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
Chauncey Billups Austin Reaves
Season 1999-002023-24
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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%
Chauncey Billups 13 23.5 8.6 0.6 2.0 2.6 3.0 0.8 0.2 1.8 2.1 2.6 7.8 .337 0.5 3.2 .171 2.8 3.4 .841
difference:+69+8.6+7.3+0.1+1.6+1.7+2.5+0.1-0.3-0.2+3.0+3.7+.149+1.4+1.9+.196+0.1+.012
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 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
Chauncey Billups Austin Reaves
Season 2000-012024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers 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%
Chauncey Billups 77 23.2 9.3 0.4 1.6 2.1 3.4 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.3 3.2 7.6 .422 0.9 2.5 .376 1.9 2.2 .842
difference:+4+11.7+10.9+0.4+2.1+2.4+2.4+0.4+0.2-1.0-0.2+3.3+6.6+.038+1.8+4.8+.001+2.5+2.8+.035
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 3 9.0 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.7 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000
difference:+2+30.2+15.2+0.5+3.3+3.7+2.9+0.2+0.6-2.5-1.9+5.7+12.6+.244+3.0+9.1+.319+0.9+1.1+.143
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

* Chauncey Billups played 13 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 17, from 2002 to 2014—Chauncey Billups played in 11 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 13 extra years over Austin Reaves, Chauncey Billups got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
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