Joakim Noah vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Joakim Noah, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Joakim Noah played 13 years in the NBA, 9 more than Austin Reaves, who played 4. Joakim Noah had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, 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 |
| Joakim Noah |
13 |
8 |
2007-08 to 2019-20 |
| Austin Reaves |
4 |
3 |
2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joakim Noah |
74 |
20.7 |
6.6 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
.482 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.691 |
| difference: | +13 | +2.5 | +0.7 | +1.7 | +0.9 | +2.4 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.6 | -0.5 | -0.9 | | +0.2 | +.023 | +0.9 | +2.7 | | +0.2 | +0.7 | +.148 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Joakim Noah nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joakim Noah |
80 |
24.2 |
6.7 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
7.6 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
4.7 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.5 |
2.3 |
.676 |
| difference: | +16 | +4.6 | +6.3 | +2.6 | +2.0 | +4.6 | +2.1 | +0.1 | +1.1 | -0.5 | -1.3 | +1.4 | +3.0 | +.027 | +1.3 | +3.4 | | +2.1 | +1.8 | +.188 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joakim Noah |
7 |
38.7 |
10.1 |
4.0 |
9.1 |
13.1 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
7.3 |
.510 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.760 |
| difference: | +9 | +2.5 | +6.8 | +2.7 | +5.9 | +8.7 | +2.3 | +0.3 | +1.9 | -0.5 | -2.0 | +1.9 | +4.8 | +.046 | +2.4 | +5.5 | | +0.5 | | +.135 |
| 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 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joakim Noah |
64 |
30.1 |
10.7 |
3.4 |
7.6 |
11.0 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
8.1 |
.504 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
3.4 |
.744 |
| difference: | +18 | +2.0 | +5.2 | +2.7 | +4.0 | +6.7 | +3.4 | +0.3 | +1.3 | -0.3 | -1.2 | +1.5 | +3.4 | +.018 | +1.9 | +5.1 | | +0.3 | +0.1 | +.109 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joakim Noah |
5 |
37.6 |
14.8 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
13.0 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
5.6 |
10.6 |
.528 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.6 |
3.8 |
.947 |
| difference: | | +2.8 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +6.2 | +9.2 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.8 | -2.2 | -2.4 | +0.4 | +2.0 | +.052 | +1.4 | +5.2 | | +0.2 | | +.052 |
| 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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joakim Noah |
48 |
32.8 |
11.7 |
3.8 |
6.6 |
10.4 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
8.4 |
.525 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.9 |
3.9 |
.739 |
| difference: | +25 | +2.1 | +8.5 | +3.0 | +2.9 | +5.9 | +3.6 | +0.1 | +1.2 | -0.5 | -1.2 | +2.1 | +5.8 | +.065 | +2.7 | +7.3 | | +1.5 | +1.1 | +.138 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joakim Noah |
16 |
33.1 |
8.7 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
10.2 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
7.8 |
.411 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
3.2 |
.725 |
| difference: | +11 | +6.1 | +7.5 | +3.5 | +1.3 | +4.8 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +1.5 | -1.6 | -0.3 | +2.8 | +6.8 | | +3.0 | +9.4 | | +1.1 | +1.8 | +.132 |
| 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 |
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Additional Years |
* Joakim Noah played 9 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 13, from 2012 to 2020—Joakim Noah played in 5 Playoffs. In those 9 extra years over Austin Reaves, Joakim Noah got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA First Team
2 All-Defensive First Team
1 Defensive Player of the Year
2 All-Star Game
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