Hot Rod Hundley vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Hot Rod Hundley, 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.

Hot Rod Hundley played 6 years in the NBA, 3 more than Austin Reaves, who played 3. Hot Rod Hundley had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, 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
Hot Rod Hundley 6 5 1957-58 to 1962-63
Austin Reaves 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Hot Rod Hundley Austin Reaves
Season 1957-582021-22
Team Minneapolis LakersLos 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 65 17.8 7.0 - - 2.9 1.9 - - - 1.5 2.7 8.4 .318 - - - 1.6 2.5 .642
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 %
Hot Rod Hundley ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Hot Rod Hundley Austin Reaves
Season 1958-592022-23
Team Minneapolis LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsLakers 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 71 23.4 9.6 - - 3.5 2.9 - - - 2.0 3.6 10.1 .360 - - - 2.3 3.1 .752
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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 13 13.5 4.0 - - 1.8 1.5 - - - 1.2 1.5 4.5 .345 - - - 0.9 1.1 .857
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

Hot Rod Hundley Austin Reaves
Season 1959-602023-24
Team Minneapolis LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsLakers 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 73 31.2 12.8 - - 5.3 4.6 - - - 2.7 5.0 14.0 .358 - - - 2.8 3.7 .744
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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 9 37.4 11.8 - - 6.8 6.1 - - - 2.0 4.6 13.6 .336 - - - 2.7 4.1 .649
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

Hot Rod Hundley Austin Reaves
Season 1960-61-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 79 27.5 11.0 - - 3.7 4.4 - - - 1.8 4.1 11.7 .351 - - - 2.8 3.7 .753
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hot Rod Hundley 12 23.9 6.7 - - 3.4 3.8 - - - 1.6 2.5 8.4 .297 - - - 1.7 2.4 .690
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Hot Rod Hundley Austin Reaves
Season 1961-62-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 78 19.1 5.5 - - 2.6 3.7 - - - 1.7 2.2 6.5 .340 - - - 1.1 1.6 .654
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hot Rod Hundley 12 15.6 1.9 - - 1.5 2.7 - - - 2.3 0.6 2.1 .280 - - - 0.8 1.0 .750
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Hot Rod Hundley Austin Reaves
Season 1962-63-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 65 12.1 4.0 - - 1.6 2.3 - - - 1.2 1.4 4.0 .336 - - - 1.3 1.8 .706
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hot Rod Hundley 7 4.9 1.3 - - 0.9 0.7 - - - 0.1 0.4 1.4 .300 - - - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------