Don Adams vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Don Adams, 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.

Don Adams played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Austin Reaves, who played 3. Don Adams had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, 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
Don Adams 7 3 1970-71 to 1976-77
Austin Reaves 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Don Adams Austin Reaves
Season 1970-712021-22
Team San Diego RocketsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Don Adams 82 29.0 11.4 - - 7.1 2.1 - - - 4.2 4.8 11.7 .409 - - - 1.9 2.6 .731
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 %
Don Adams ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Don Adams Austin Reaves
Season 1971-722022-23
Team Houston Rockets, Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisLakers 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 %
Don Adams 73 28.4 11.4 - - 6.9 1.9 - - - 3.6 4.3 10.9 .392 - - - 2.8 3.8 .745
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 %
Don Adams 6 31.3 9.3 - - 6.3 2.0 - - - 4.2 3.3 9.3 .357 - - - 2.7 3.8 .696
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

Don Adams Austin Reaves
Season 1972-732023-24
Team Atlanta Hawks, Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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 %
Don Adams 74 25.3 9.1 - - 6.0 1.6 - - - 3.1 3.6 9.2 .391 - - - 2.0 2.5 .788
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 %
Don Adams ------- --- ----------
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

Don Adams Austin Reaves
Season 1973-74-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Don Adams 74 31.1 10.3 1.8 4.3 6.1 1.9 1.5 0.2 - 3.3 4.1 10.0 .408 - - - 2.1 2.7 .761
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams 7 36.6 9.1 2.4 4.9 7.3 2.9 0.9 0.1 - 3.7 4.0 10.4 .384 - - - 1.1 2.0 .571
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Don Adams Austin Reaves
Season 1974-75-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Don Adams 51 27.0 5.9 1.2 3.5 4.8 1.5 1.4 0.4 - 3.5 2.5 6.2 .403 - - - 0.9 1.5 .577
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Don Adams Austin Reaves
Season 1975-76-
Team Buffalo Braves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Braves Lost East 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 %
Don Adams 56 12.6 3.1 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.3 0.5 0.1 - 2.3 1.2 3.0 .394 - - - 0.7 1.0 .702
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams 9 13.6 4.0 0.9 2.1 3.0 1.4 0.2 0.0 - 2.6 1.7 4.0 .417 - - - 0.7 0.8 .857
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Don Adams Austin Reaves
Season 1976-77-
Team Buffalo Braves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Don Adams 77 22.2 7.3 1.7 3.1 4.8 1.9 1.0 0.2 - 2.6 2.8 6.8 .411 - - - 1.7 2.2 .746
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------