Drazen Petrovic vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Drazen Petrovic, 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.

Drazen Petrovic played 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Austin Reaves, who played 3. Drazen Petrovic had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, 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
Drazen Petrovic 4 3 1989-90 to 1992-93
Austin Reaves 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Drazen Petrovic Austin Reaves
Season 1989-902021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Drazen Petrovic 77 12.6 7.6 0.6 0.8 1.4 1.5 0.3 0.0 1.2 1.7 2.7 5.5 .485 0.4 1.0 .459 1.8 2.1 .844
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 %
Drazen Petrovic 20 12.7 6.1 0.5 1.1 1.6 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.9 2.4 5.5 .440 0.3 0.8 .313 1.1 1.8 .583
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Drazen Petrovic Austin Reaves
Season 1990-912022-23
Team Portland Trail Blazers, New Jersey NetsLos 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 %
Drazen Petrovic 61 16.6 10.2 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.4 0.7 0.0 1.3 2.2 4.0 8.1 .493 0.4 1.1 .354 1.9 2.2 .832
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 %
Drazen Petrovic ------- --- ----------
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
Drazen Petrovic Austin Reaves
Season 1991-922023-24
Team New Jersey NetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdLakers 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 %
Drazen Petrovic 82 36.9 20.6 1.2 2.0 3.1 3.1 1.3 0.1 2.6 3.0 8.1 16.0 .508 1.5 3.4 .444 2.8 3.5 .808
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 %
Drazen Petrovic 4 40.8 24.3 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.3 1.0 0.3 2.0 3.3 10.3 19.0 .539 1.0 3.0 .333 2.8 3.3 .846
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
Drazen Petrovic Austin Reaves
Season 1992-93-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Drazen Petrovic 70 38.0 22.3 0.6 2.1 2.7 3.5 1.3 0.2 2.9 3.4 8.4 16.2 .518 1.1 2.4 .449 4.5 5.2 .870
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Drazen Petrovic 5 38.6 15.6 0.4 1.4 1.8 1.8 0.4 0.0 4.4 3.6 6.0 13.2 .455 0.4 1.2 .333 3.2 4.0 .800
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
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