Vince Carter vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Vince Carter, 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.

Vince Carter played 22 years in the NBA, 18 more than Austin Reaves, who played 4. Vince Carter had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, 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
Vince Carter 22 11 1998-99 to 2019-20
Austin Reaves 4 3 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Vince Carter Austin Reaves
Season 1998-992021-22
Team Toronto RaptorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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%
Vince Carter 50 35.2 18.3 1.9 3.8 5.7 3.0 1.1 1.5 2.2 2.8 6.9 15.3 .450 0.4 1.3 .288 4.1 5.4 .761
difference:+11+12.0+11.0+1.2+1.4+2.5+1.2+0.6+1.2-1.5-1.4+4.5+10.1+.009+0.5+1.4+.029+2.5+3.5+.078
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 Vince Carter nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Vince Carter Austin Reaves
Season 1999-002022-23
Team Toronto RaptorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Raptors Lost East 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%
Vince Carter 82 38.1 25.7 1.8 4.0 5.8 3.9 1.3 1.1 2.2 3.2 9.6 20.7 .465 1.2 2.9 .403 5.3 6.7 .791
difference:+18+9.3+12.7+1.3+1.5+2.8+0.5+0.8+0.8-0.7-1.5+5.6+13.0+.064+0.1+0.5+.005+1.7+2.6+.073
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%
Vince Carter 3 39.7 19.3 3.0 3.0 6.0 6.3 1.0 1.3 2.7 4.0 5.0 16.7 .300 0.3 3.3 .100 9.0 10.3 .871
difference:+13+3.5+2.4+1.7+0.2+1.6+1.7+0.4+1.1-1.1-1.6+0.6+4.6+.164+2.1+2.2+.343+5.8+6.7+.024
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

Vince Carter Austin Reaves
Season 2000-012023-24
Team Toronto RaptorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Raptors Lost East 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%
Vince Carter 75 39.7 27.6 2.3 3.2 5.5 3.9 1.5 1.1 2.2 2.7 10.2 22.1 .460 2.2 5.3 .408 5.1 6.7 .765
difference:+7+7.6+11.7+1.6+0.4+1.2+1.6+0.7+0.8-0.1-0.8+4.6+10.6+.026+0.3+0.2+.041+2.3+3.4+.088
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%
Vince Carter 12 45.1 27.3 3.1 3.4 6.5 4.7 1.7 1.7 2.3 3.8 10.2 23.3 .436 2.1 5.1 .410 4.8 6.2 .784
difference:+7+10.3+10.5+2.1+0.6+2.7+1.1+0.3+1.1-1.5-2.2+4.2+10.7+.040+0.7+0.1+.141+1.4+2.4+.111
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

Vince Carter Austin Reaves
Season 2001-022024-25
Team Toronto RaptorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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%
Vince Carter 60 39.8 24.7 2.3 2.9 5.2 4.0 1.6 0.7 2.6 3.2 9.3 21.8 .428 2.0 5.2 .387 4.1 5.1 .798
difference:+13+4.9+4.5+1.5+0.8+0.7+1.8+0.5+0.4-0.2-1.1+2.8+7.6+.032+0.7+2.1+.010+0.3+0.1+.079
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%
Vince Carter DNP------ --- ----------
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

* Vince Carter played 18 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 22, from 2003 to 2020—Vince Carter played in 9 Playoffs.

In those 18 extra years over Austin Reaves, Vince Carter got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 5 All-Star Game