Herm Gilliam vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Herm Gilliam, 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.

Herm Gilliam played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Austin Reaves, who played 3. Herm Gilliam had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, 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
Herm Gilliam 8 4 1969-70 to 1976-77
Austin Reaves 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Herm Gilliam Austin Reaves
Season 1969-702021-22
Team Cincinnati RoyalsLos 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 %
Herm Gilliam 57 20.4 7.5 - - 3.8 3.1 - - - 2.9 3.1 7.7 .406 - - - 1.2 1.6 .747
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 %
Herm Gilliam ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Herm Gilliam Austin Reaves
Season 1970-712022-23
Team Buffalo BravesLos 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 %
Herm Gilliam 80 26.0 11.2 - - 4.2 3.6 - - - 3.1 4.7 11.2 .422 - - - 1.8 2.4 .751
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 %
Herm Gilliam ------- --- ----------
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
Herm Gilliam Austin Reaves
Season 1971-722023-24
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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 %
Herm Gilliam 82 28.5 10.2 - - 4.1 4.6 - - - 2.8 4.2 9.4 .446 - - - 1.8 2.1 .838
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 %
Herm Gilliam 6 28.8 11.0 - - 5.0 5.5 - - - 2.5 4.7 11.8 .394 - - - 1.7 1.8 .909
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
Herm Gilliam Austin Reaves
Season 1972-73-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Herm Gilliam 76 36.1 14.0 - - 5.3 6.3 - - - 3.4 6.2 13.3 .468 - - - 1.6 2.0 .820
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Herm Gilliam 6 32.8 11.8 - - 5.3 5.2 - - - 3.2 5.5 13.5 .407 - - - 0.8 0.8 1.000
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Herm Gilliam Austin Reaves
Season 1973-74-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
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 %
Herm Gilliam 62 32.3 14.1 1.0 3.3 4.3 5.7 2.2 0.3 - 3.1 6.2 13.6 .454 - - - 1.7 2.2 .791
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Herm Gilliam ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Herm Gilliam Austin Reaves
Season 1974-75-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
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 %
Herm Gilliam 60 23.2 12.0 1.3 2.1 3.4 2.8 1.3 0.2 - 2.1 5.2 12.3 .427 - - - 1.6 1.9 .832
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Herm Gilliam ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Herm Gilliam Austin Reaves
Season 1975-76-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Herm Gilliam 81 20.3 8.5 0.7 2.0 2.7 2.5 1.0 0.1 - 1.7 3.7 8.3 .442 - - - 1.1 1.4 .776
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Herm Gilliam 6 14.3 2.8 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.0 1.0 0.0 - 1.7 1.0 4.5 .222 - - - 0.8 1.3 .625
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Herm Gilliam Austin Reaves
Season 1976-77-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA 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 %
Herm Gilliam 80 20.8 9.3 0.8 1.7 2.5 2.1 1.0 0.1 - 2.1 4.1 9.3 .438 - - - 1.2 1.5 .767
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Herm Gilliam 18 16.4 6.4 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.7 0.1 - 1.6 2.9 6.8 .431 - - - 0.5 0.7 .750
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
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