Derek Fisher vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Derek Fisher, 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.

Derek Fisher played 18 years in the NBA, 14 more than Austin Reaves, who played 4. Derek Fisher had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, 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
Derek Fisher 18 16 1996-97 to 2013-14
Austin Reaves 4 3 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Derek Fisher Austin Reaves
Season 1996-972021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Derek Fisher 80 11.5 3.9 0.3 0.9 1.2 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.1 1.3 3.3 .397 0.3 0.9 .301 1.0 1.5 .658
difference:+19+11.7+3.4+0.4+1.5+2.0+0.3+0.2-0.2-0.3+1.1+1.9+.062+0.6+1.8+.016+0.6+0.4+.181
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derek Fisher 6 5.7 1.3 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.8 .273 0.0 0.8 .000 0.3 0.5 .667
Austin Reaves DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Derek Fisher Austin Reaves
Season 1997-982022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsLakers 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%
Derek Fisher 82 21.5 5.8 0.5 1.9 2.4 4.1 0.9 0.1 1.5 1.5 2.0 4.6 .434 0.4 1.0 .383 1.4 1.9 .757
difference:+18+7.3+7.2+0.6+0.6+0.7+0.4+0.2-0.2+2.0+3.1+.095+0.9+2.4+.015+2.2+2.2+.107
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%
Derek Fisher 13 21.5 6.0 0.2 1.8 1.9 3.8 1.3 0.0 1.2 2.5 2.1 5.2 .397 0.5 1.5 .300 1.4 2.2 .621
difference:+3+14.7+10.9+1.1+1.4+2.5+0.8+0.7+0.2-0.4-0.1+3.5+6.9+.067+1.9+4.0+.143+1.8+1.4+.274
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

Derek Fisher Austin Reaves
Season 1998-992023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisLakers 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%
Derek Fisher 50 22.6 5.9 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.9 1.2 0.0 1.5 1.9 2.0 5.3 .376 0.8 1.9 .392 1.2 1.6 .759
difference:+32+9.5+10.0+0.3+2.2+2.5+1.6+0.4+0.3-0.6+3.6+6.2+.110+1.1+3.2+.025+1.6+1.7+.094
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%
Derek Fisher 8 29.8 9.8 0.8 2.9 3.6 4.9 1.0 0.0 1.4 2.5 3.5 8.4 .418 1.3 3.6 .345 1.5 1.9 .800
difference:+3+5.0+7.0+0.2+0.1+0.2+1.3+0.4+0.6-0.6-0.9+2.5+4.2+.058+0.1+1.6+.076+1.9+1.9+.095
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

Derek Fisher Austin Reaves
Season 1999-002024-25
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionLakers 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%
Derek Fisher 78 23.1 6.3 0.3 1.6 1.8 2.8 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.9 2.1 6.2 .346 0.7 2.1 .313 1.3 1.9 .724
difference:+5+11.8+13.9+0.5+2.1+2.7+3.0+0.1+0.3-1.4-0.2+4.4+8.0+.114+2.0+5.2+.064+3.1+3.1+.153
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%
Derek Fisher 21 15.3 4.7 0.2 0.9 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.4 1.4 1.6 3.8 .430 0.6 1.4 .414 0.9 1.2 .760
difference:+16+23.9+11.5+0.6+3.7+4.4+1.6+0.3+0.6-2.4-2.2+4.4+10.8+.019+2.4+8.0+.095+0.3+0.2+.097
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

* Derek Fisher played 14 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 18, from 2001 to 2014—Derek Fisher played in 12 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships.