Shawn Kemp vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Shawn Kemp, 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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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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.

Shawn Kemp played 14 years in the NBA, 9 more than Austin Reaves, who played 5. Shawn Kemp had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, 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
Shawn Kemp 14 10 1989-90 to 2002-03
Austin Reaves 5 3 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shawn Kemp Austin Reaves
Season 1989-902021-22
Team Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Shawn Kemp 81 13.8 6.5 1.8 2.5 4.3 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.3 2.5 2.5 5.2 .479 0.0 0.1 .167 1.4 2.0 .736
difference:+20+9.4+0.8+1.1+0.1+1.1+1.5+0.1+0.6-0.6-1.1+0.1+.020+0.9+2.6+.150+0.2+0.1+.103
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
* Neiher Shawn Kemp nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Shawn Kemp Austin Reaves
Season 1990-912022-23
Team Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers 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%
Shawn Kemp 81 30.1 15.0 3.3 5.1 8.4 1.8 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.9 5.7 11.2 .508 0.0 0.1 .167 3.6 5.4 .661
difference:+17+1.3+2.0+2.8+2.6+5.4+1.6+0.5+1.2-1.0-2.2+1.7+3.5+.021+1.3+3.3+.231+1.3+.203
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%
Shawn Kemp 5 29.8 13.2 2.6 4.6 7.2 1.2 0.6 0.8 3.2 4.0 4.4 11.4 .386 0.0 0.2 .000 4.4 5.4 .815
difference:+11+6.4+3.7+1.3+1.4+2.8+3.4+0.6-1.6-1.6+1.2+0.7+.078+2.4+5.3+.443+1.2+1.8+.080
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
Shawn Kemp Austin Reaves
Season 1991-922023-24
Team Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisLakers 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%
Shawn Kemp 64 28.3 15.5 4.1 6.3 10.4 1.3 1.1 1.9 2.4 4.1 5.7 11.2 .504 0.0 0.0 - 4.2 5.6 .748
difference:+18+3.8+0.4+3.4+2.7+6.1+4.2+0.3+1.6-0.3-2.2+0.1+0.3+.018+1.9+5.1+1.4+2.3+.105
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%
Shawn Kemp 9 37.6 17.4 5.2 7.0 12.2 0.4 0.6 1.6 3.0 4.6 5.3 11.2 .475 0.0 0.0 - 6.8 8.9 .763
difference:+4+2.8+0.6+4.2+4.2+8.4+3.2+0.8+1.0-2.2-3.0+0.7+1.4+.001+1.4+5.2+3.4+5.1+.132
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
Shawn Kemp Austin Reaves
Season 1992-932024-25
Team Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf FinalsLakers 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%
Shawn Kemp 78 33.1 17.8 3.7 7.0 10.7 2.0 1.5 1.9 2.8 4.2 6.6 13.4 .492 0.0 0.1 .000 4.6 6.4 .712
difference:+5+1.8+2.4+2.9+3.3+6.2+3.8+0.4+1.6-0.4-2.1+0.1+0.8+.032+2.7+7.2+.377+0.2+1.4+.165
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%
Shawn Kemp 19 34.9 16.5 4.2 5.8 10.0 2.6 1.5 2.1 2.8 4.1 5.8 11.3 .512 0.0 0.0 - 4.9 6.1 .809
difference:+14+4.3+0.3+3.4+1.2+4.6+1.0+1.3+1.5-0.5+0.2+3.3+.101+3.0+9.4+3.7+4.7+.048
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

Season 5
Shawn Kemp Austin Reaves
Season 1993-942025-26
Team Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Kemp 79 32.9 18.1 3.9 6.8 10.8 2.6 1.8 2.1 3.3 3.9 6.7 12.5 .538 0.0 0.1 .250 4.6 6.2 .741
difference:+73+4.9+13.9+3.6+1.8+5.5+6.4+0.1+2.1-0.2-1.9+2.8+6.3+.034+2.8+7.7+.112+5.6+5.0+.169
Austin Reaves 6 37.8 32.0 0.3 5.0 5.3 9.0 1.7 0.0 3.5 2.0 9.5 18.8 .504 2.8 7.8 .362 10.2 11.2 .910
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Kemp 5 41.2 14.8 4.0 5.8 9.8 3.4 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.6 5.2 14.0 .371 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 6.6 .667
Austin Reaves DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Shawn Kemp played 9 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 14, from 1995 to 2003—Shawn Kemp played in 6 Playoffs.

In those 9 extra years over Austin Reaves, Shawn Kemp got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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