Manu Ginobili vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Manu Ginobili, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Manu Ginobili played 16 years in the NBA, 12 more than Austin Reaves, who played 4. Manu Ginobili had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, 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
Manu Ginobili 16 15 2002-03 to 2017-18
Austin Reaves 4 3 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Manu Ginobili Austin Reaves
Season 2002-032021-22
Team San Antonio SpursLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Manu Ginobili 69 20.7 7.6 0.7 1.7 2.3 2.0 1.4 0.2 1.4 2.5 2.5 5.8 .438 0.7 2.1 .345 1.8 2.5 .737
difference:+8+2.5+0.3+0.7+0.9+0.2+0.9+0.1-0.7-1.1+0.1+0.6+.021+0.2+0.6+.028+0.2+0.6+.102
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Manu Ginobili 24 27.5 9.4 1.2 2.6 3.8 2.9 1.7 0.4 1.5 2.6 3.0 7.7 .386 1.2 3.0 .384 2.3 3.1 .757
Austin Reaves DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Manu Ginobili Austin Reaves
Season 2003-042022-23
Team San Antonio SpursLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisLakers 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%
Manu Ginobili 77 29.4 12.8 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.8 1.8 0.2 2.1 2.4 4.3 10.2 .418 1.1 3.2 .359 3.1 3.9 .802
difference:+13+0.6+0.2+0.6+0.9+1.5+0.4+1.3+0.1-0.6-0.7+0.3+2.5+.111+0.2+0.2+.039+0.5+0.2+.062
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%
Manu Ginobili 10 27.9 13.0 1.5 3.8 5.3 3.1 1.7 0.1 2.1 3.0 4.2 9.4 .447 1.0 3.5 .286 3.6 4.4 .818
difference:+6+8.3+3.9+0.2+0.6+0.9+1.5+1.1+0.1-0.5-0.6+1.4+2.7+.017+1.4+2.0+.157+0.4+0.8+.077
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

Manu Ginobili Austin Reaves
Season 2004-052023-24
Team San Antonio SpursLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionLakers 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%
Manu Ginobili 74 29.6 16.0 1.0 3.4 4.4 3.9 1.6 0.4 2.3 2.6 5.0 10.5 .471 1.3 3.5 .376 4.8 6.0 .803
difference:+8+2.5+0.1+0.3+0.2+0.1+1.6+0.8+0.1-0.2-0.7+0.6+1.0+.015+0.6+1.6+.009+2.0+2.7+.050
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%
Manu Ginobili 23 33.7 20.8 0.8 5.0 5.8 4.2 1.2 0.3 2.9 3.0 6.3 12.4 .507 1.8 4.2 .438 6.4 8.0 .795
difference:+18+1.1+4.0+0.2+2.2+2.0+0.6+0.2+0.3-2.1-1.4+0.3+0.2+.031+0.4+1.0+.169+3.0+4.2+.100
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

Manu Ginobili Austin Reaves
Season 2005-062024-25
Team San Antonio SpursLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisLakers 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%
Manu Ginobili 65 27.9 15.1 0.6 2.9 3.5 3.6 1.6 0.4 1.9 2.4 4.8 10.3 .462 1.3 3.3 .382 4.3 5.5 .778
difference:+8+7.0+5.1+0.2+0.8+1.0+2.2+0.5+0.1-0.5-0.3+1.7+3.9+.002+1.4+4.0+.005+0.1+0.5+.099
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%
Manu Ginobili 13 32.8 18.4 0.7 3.8 4.5 3.0 1.5 0.5 2.5 3.3 5.8 12.1 .484 1.1 3.2 .333 5.6 6.7 .839
difference:+8+6.4+2.2+0.1+0.8+0.9+0.6+1.3+0.1-0.3-0.3+0.2+2.5+.073+1.9+6.2+.014+4.4+5.3+.018
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

Additional Years

* Manu Ginobili played 12 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 16, from 2007 to 2018—Manu Ginobili played in 11 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 12 extra years over Austin Reaves, Manu Ginobili got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement 1 All-Star Game