Kevin McKenna vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Kevin McKenna, 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.

Kevin McKenna played 6 years in the NBA, 3 more than Austin Reaves, who played 3. Kevin McKenna had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, 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
Kevin McKenna 6 1 1981-82 to 1987-88
Austin Reaves 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kevin McKenna Austin Reaves
Season 1981-822021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Kevin McKenna 36 6.6 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.3 0.8 2.4 .322 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.5 .647
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 %
Kevin McKenna ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Note: Kevin McKenna didn't play in 1982-83.

Season 2
Kevin McKenna Austin Reaves
Season 1983-842022-23
Team Indiana PacersLos 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 %
Kevin McKenna 61 15.1 6.3 0.5 1.1 1.6 1.9 0.8 0.1 1.0 2.2 2.5 6.1 .410 0.0 0.3 .176 1.3 1.6 .816
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 %
Kevin McKenna ------- --- ----------
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
Kevin McKenna Austin Reaves
Season 1984-852023-24
Team New Jersey NetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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 %
Kevin McKenna 29 18.4 5.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 2.0 1.0 0.2 1.1 2.2 2.1 4.6 .455 0.2 0.4 .385 1.3 1.5 .884
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 %
Kevin McKenna ------- --- ----------
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
Kevin McKenna Austin Reaves
Season 1985-86-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Kevin McKenna 30 14.3 5.8 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.8 1.0 0.1 0.6 1.8 2.0 5.5 .367 0.9 2.5 .360 0.8 1.0 .833
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McKenna 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Kevin McKenna Austin Reaves
Season 1986-87-
Team New Jersey Nets-
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 %
Kevin McKenna 56 16.8 7.2 0.4 1.0 1.4 1.7 1.0 0.1 0.9 2.5 2.7 6.0 .454 0.9 2.2 .419 0.8 1.0 .754
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McKenna ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kevin McKenna Austin Reaves
Season 1987-88-
Team New Jersey Nets-
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 %
Kevin McKenna 31 12.7 4.1 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.8 1.4 3.5 .394 0.5 1.6 .320 0.8 0.8 .960
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin McKenna ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
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