Eric Gordon vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Eric Gordon, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Eric Gordon played 18 years in the NBA, 13 more than Austin Reaves, who played 5. Eric Gordon had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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
Eric Gordon 18 7 2008-09 to 2025-26
Austin Reaves 5 3 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Eric Gordon Austin Reaves
Season 2008-092021-22
Team Los Angeles ClippersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
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%
Eric Gordon 78 34.3 16.1 0.6 2.0 2.6 2.8 1.0 0.4 2.1 2.2 5.3 11.6 .456 1.7 4.3 .389 3.8 4.5 .854
difference:+17+11.1+8.8+0.1+0.4+0.6+1.0+0.5+0.1-1.4-0.8+2.9+6.4+.003+0.8+1.6+.072+2.2+2.6+.015
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 Eric Gordon nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Eric Gordon Austin Reaves
Season 2009-102022-23
Team Los Angeles ClippersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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%
Eric Gordon 62 36.0 16.9 0.4 2.2 2.6 3.0 1.1 0.2 2.3 1.5 5.7 12.6 .449 1.9 5.2 .371 3.6 4.8 .742
difference:+2+7.2+3.9+0.1+0.3+0.4+0.4+0.6+0.1-0.8-0.2+1.7+4.9+.080+0.6+1.8+.027+0.7+.122
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%
Eric Gordon DNP------ --- ----------
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

Eric Gordon Austin Reaves
Season 2010-112023-24
Team Los Angeles ClippersLos 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%
Eric Gordon 56 37.7 22.3 0.8 2.1 2.9 4.4 1.3 0.3 2.7 2.1 7.6 16.9 .450 1.9 5.2 .364 5.1 6.2 .825
difference:+26+5.6+6.4+0.1+1.5+1.4+1.1+0.5-0.6-0.2+2.0+5.4+.036+0.1+.003+2.3+2.9+.028
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%
Eric Gordon 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

Eric Gordon Austin Reaves
Season 2011-122024-25
Team New Orleans HornetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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%
Eric Gordon 9 34.4 20.6 0.2 2.6 2.8 3.4 1.4 0.4 2.7 2.2 7.0 15.6 .450 1.1 4.4 .250 5.4 7.2 .754
difference:+64+0.5+0.4+0.6+1.1+1.7+2.4+0.3+0.1-0.3-0.1+0.5+1.4+.010+1.6+2.9+.127+1.0+2.2+.123
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%
Eric Gordon DNP------ --- ----------
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

Eric Gordon Austin Reaves
Season 2012-132025-26
Team New Orleans HornetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
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%
Eric Gordon 42 30.1 17.0 0.2 1.6 1.8 3.3 1.1 0.2 2.8 1.8 5.6 13.9 .402 1.3 4.1 .324 4.5 5.3 .842
difference:+21+6.8+10.8+0.6+3.2+3.8+3.4+0.1-0.5-0.5+2.9+3.0+.101+1.5+3.5+.045+3.5+3.8+.033
Austin Reaves 21 36.9 27.8 0.8 4.8 5.6 6.7 1.0 0.2 3.3 2.3 8.5 16.9 .503 2.8 7.6 .369 8.0 9.1 .875
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Eric Gordon nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Eric Gordon played 13 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 18, from 2014 to 2026—Eric Gordon played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 13 extra years over Austin Reaves, Eric Gordon got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year