Austin Reaves vs. Amen Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Amen Thompson and Austin Reaves to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Austin Reaves has better scoring stats than Amen Thompson in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 4 NBA regular seasons played, Austin Reaves averages 2.6 points more than Amen Thompson in his 2 seasons (14.5 points against 11.9), and he also scored a total of 2,490 points more (4,052 vs. 1,562).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Austin Reaves 14.5
+2.6
4
Amen Thompson 11.9
2

Total Points

Seasons
Austin Reaves 4,052
+2,490
4
Amen Thompson 1,562
2

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Austin Reaves has a better career point average than Amen Thompson (+1 point per game) and he also scored more points (+325).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Austin Reaves 16.7
+1.0
3
Amen Thompson 15.7
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Austin Reaves 435
+325
3
Amen Thompson 110
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 1
+1
Amen Thompson 0

30+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 13
+12
Amen Thompson 1

20+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 68
+50
Amen Thompson 18

10+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 201
+124
Amen Thompson 77

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Austin Reaves 272
+143
Amen Thompson 129

0 Point Games (games without points)

Austin Reaves 8
+6
Amen Thompson 2

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 10
+8
Amen Thompson 2

10+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 24
+18
Amen Thompson 6

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Austin Reaves 26
+19
Amen Thompson 7

0 Point Games (games without points)

Austin Reaves 0
Amen Thompson 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Austin Reaves 14.5 4.8 9.9 48.1 1.8 4.8 37.0 3.1 3.6 86.3 4 280
difference:+2.6+1.2+6.8+1.5+3.7+14.9+1.0+0.5+17.9+2+149
Amen Thompson 11.9 4.8 8.7 54.9 0.3 1.1 22.1 2.1 3.1 68.4 2 131

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Austin Reaves 4,052 1,339 2,785 48.1 493 1,334 37.0 881 1,021 86.3 4 280
difference:+2,490+712+1,642+6.8+460+1,185+14.9+606+619+17.9+2+149
Amen Thompson 1,562 627 1,143 54.9 33 149 22.1 275 402 68.4 2 131

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Austin Reaves 16.7 5.8 12.7 45.5 2.3 6.2 37.9 2.8 3.2 89.2 3 26
difference:+1.0+0.2+0.6+4.0+2.2+5.6+12.9+0.8+1.9+19.8+2+19
Amen Thompson 15.7 6.0 12.1 49.4 0.1 0.6 25.0 3.6 5.1 69.4 1 7

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Austin Reaves 435 150 330 45.5 61 161 37.9 74 83 89.2 3 26
difference:+325+108+245+4.0+60+157+12.9+49+47+19.8+2+19
Amen Thompson 110 42 85 49.4 1 4 25.0 25 36 69.4 1 7

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Austin Reaves 7.3
202261
Amen Thompson 9.5
+2.2
202462

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Austin Reaves 13.0
202364
Amen Thompson 14.1
+1.1
202569

Austin Reaves' additional seasons:

* Austin Reaves played 2 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 4, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 17.9 points in a total of 155 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Austin Reaves -
DNP
20220
Amen Thompson -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Austin Reaves 16.9
+1.2
202316
Amen Thompson 15.7
20257

Austin Reaves' additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Austin Reaves played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 16.5 points in a total of 10 games.