Chris Mullin vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Chris Mullin, 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.

Chris Mullin played 16 years in the NBA, 11 more than Austin Reaves, who played 5. Chris Mullin had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, 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
Chris Mullin 16 8 1985-86 to 2000-01
Austin Reaves 5 3 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Chris Mullin Austin Reaves
Season 1985-862021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsLos 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%
Chris Mullin 55 25.3 14.0 0.8 1.3 2.1 1.9 1.3 0.4 1.4 2.4 5.2 11.3 .463 0.1 0.5 .185 3.4 3.8 .896
difference:+6+2.1+6.7+0.1+1.1+1.1+0.1+0.8+0.1-0.7-1.0+2.8+6.1+.004+0.8+2.2+.132+1.8+1.9+.057
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 Chris Mullin nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Chris Mullin Austin Reaves
Season 1986-872022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisLakers 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%
Chris Mullin 82 29.0 15.1 0.5 1.7 2.2 3.2 1.2 0.4 1.9 2.6 5.8 11.3 .514 0.2 0.8 .302 3.3 4.0 .825
difference:+18+0.2+2.1+0.8+0.8+0.2+0.7+0.1-0.4-0.9+1.8+3.6+.015+1.1+2.6+.096+0.3+0.1+.039
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%
Chris Mullin 10 26.2 11.3 0.2 1.3 1.5 2.3 0.9 0.2 1.6 3.1 4.9 9.8 .500 0.3 0.4 .750 1.2 1.6 .750
difference:+6+10.0+5.6+1.1+1.9+2.9+2.3+0.3-0.7+0.7+2.3+.036+2.1+5.1+.307+2.0+2.0+.145
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
Chris Mullin Austin Reaves
Season 1987-882023-24
Team Golden State WarriorsLos 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%
Chris Mullin 60 33.9 20.2 1.0 2.5 3.4 4.8 1.9 0.5 2.6 2.3 7.8 15.4 .508 0.6 1.6 .351 4.0 4.5 .885
difference:+22+1.8+4.3+0.3+1.1+0.9+0.7+1.1+0.2-0.5-0.4+2.2+3.9+.022+1.3+3.5+.016+1.2+1.2+.032
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%
Chris Mullin 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
Chris Mullin Austin Reaves
Season 1988-892024-25
Team Golden State WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisLakers 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%
Chris Mullin 82 37.7 26.5 1.9 4.0 5.9 5.1 2.1 0.5 3.6 2.2 10.1 19.9 .509 0.3 1.2 .230 6.0 6.7 .892
difference:+9+2.8+6.3+1.1+0.3+1.4+0.7+1.0+0.2-1.2-0.1+3.6+5.7+.049+2.4+6.1+.147+1.6+1.7+.015
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%
Chris Mullin 8 42.6 29.4 1.4 4.5 5.9 4.5 1.8 1.4 4.0 2.4 11.0 20.4 .540 0.1 1.0 .125 7.3 8.4 .866
difference:+3+3.4+13.2+0.6+0.1+0.5+0.9+1.6+0.8-1.2-1.2+5.0+5.8+.129+2.9+8.4+.194+6.1+7.0+.009
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

Season 5
Chris Mullin Austin Reaves
Season 1989-902025-26
Team Golden State WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Mullin 78 36.3 25.1 1.7 4.3 5.9 4.1 1.6 0.6 3.1 1.8 8.7 16.3 .536 1.1 3.0 .372 6.5 7.3 .889
difference:+73+1.9+9.1+1.3+0.9+0.3+5.9+0.2+0.6-0.7-0.2+1.7+3.5+.011+1.9+4.8+.013+3.9+4.3+.008
Austin Reaves 5 38.2 34.2 0.4 5.2 5.6 10.0 1.8 0.0 3.8 2.0 10.4 19.8 .525 3.0 7.8 .385 10.4 11.6 .897
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Chris Mullin nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Chris Mullin played 11 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 16, from 1991 to 2001—Chris Mullin played in 6 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over Austin Reaves, Chris Mullin got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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