Dave Meyers vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Dave Meyers, 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.

Dave Meyers played 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Austin Reaves, who played 3. Dave Meyers had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, 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 achivements, 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
Dave Meyers 4 3 1975-76 to 1979-80
Austin Reaves 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dave Meyers Austin Reaves
Season 1975-762021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Meyers 72 22.1 7.4 1.7 4.5 6.2 1.4 1.0 0.3 - 2.0 2.8 6.6 .419 - - - 1.9 2.9 .643
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Meyers 3 18.0 8.0 0.7 4.0 4.7 0.7 0.3 0.0 - 2.7 1.7 3.7 .455 - - - 4.7 5.7 .824
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Dave Meyers Austin Reaves
Season 1976-772022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Meyers 50 25.2 9.7 2.4 4.4 6.8 1.7 0.8 0.6 - 3.0 3.6 7.7 .467 - - - 2.5 3.8 .661
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 %
Dave Meyers ------- --- ----------
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
Dave Meyers Austin Reaves
Season 1977-782023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup In-Season Tournament Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Meyers 80 30.2 14.7 1.8 4.9 6.7 3.0 1.1 0.6 2.7 3.0 5.4 11.7 .461 - - - 3.9 5.4 .722
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 %
Dave Meyers 9 31.0 12.9 3.0 5.2 8.2 3.9 0.8 1.2 2.8 3.6 4.9 11.0 .444 - - - 3.1 4.7 .667
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

Note: Dave Meyers didn't play in 1978-79.

Season 4
Dave Meyers Austin Reaves
Season 1979-80-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Meyers 79 27.9 12.1 1.8 3.9 5.7 2.8 0.9 0.5 2.3 2.8 5.1 10.5 .481 0.0 0.1 .200 2.0 3.1 .634
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Meyers 7 27.9 9.4 2.3 2.7 5.0 2.0 1.3 0.9 2.1 3.6 3.7 8.9 .419 0.0 0.4 .000 2.0 4.3 .467
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
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