Austin Reaves vs. Arvydas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Arvydas Sabonis 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Austin Reaves has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Arvydas Sabonis scored more total points in both stages. 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 2.5 points more than Arvydas Sabonis in his 7 seasons (14.5 points against 12.0). On the other hand Arvydas Sabonis scored a total of 1,577 points more than Austin Reaves (5,629 vs. 4,052).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Austin Reaves 14.5
+2.5
4
Arvydas Sabonis 12.0
7

Total Points

Seasons
Austin Reaves 4,052
4
Arvydas Sabonis 5,629
+1,577
7

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 Arvydas Sabonis (+4.6 points per game) while Arvydas Sabonis scored more points (+182).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Austin Reaves 16.7
+4.6
3
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Austin Reaves 435
3
Arvydas Sabonis 617
+182
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 1
+1
Arvydas Sabonis 0

30+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 13
+8
Arvydas Sabonis 5

20+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 68
+2
Arvydas Sabonis 66

10+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 201
Arvydas Sabonis 297
+96

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Austin Reaves 272
Arvydas Sabonis 459
+187

0 Point Games (games without points)

Austin Reaves 8
Arvydas Sabonis 11
+3

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 10
+4
Arvydas Sabonis 6

10+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 24
Arvydas Sabonis 35
+11

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Austin Reaves 26
Arvydas Sabonis 49
+23

0 Point Games (games without points)

Austin Reaves 0
Arvydas Sabonis 2
+2

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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:+2.5+0.4+1.0+2.0+1.5+3.9+4.2+0.3+7.7+3+190
Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 4.4 8.9 50.0 0.3 0.9 32.8 2.8 3.6 78.6 7 470

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:+1,577+743+1,375+2.0+357+919+4.2+448+669+7.7+3+190
Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 2,082 4,160 50.0 136 415 32.8 1,329 1,690 78.6 7 470

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:+4.6+1.4+3.1+0.2+2.0+5.3+6.0+0.3+0.7+9.0+4+25
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 4.4 9.6 45.2 0.3 0.9 31.9 3.1 3.9 80.2 7 51

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:+182+72+161+0.2+46+114+6.0+84+114+9.0+4+25
Arvydas Sabonis 617 222 491 45.2 15 47 31.9 158 197 80.2 7 51

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Austin Reaves 7.3
202261
Arvydas Sabonis 14.5
+7.2
199673

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Austin Reaves 13.0
202364
Arvydas Sabonis 13.4
+0.4
199769

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Austin Reaves 15.9
202482
Arvydas Sabonis 16.0
+0.1
199873

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Austin Reaves 20.2
+8.1
202573
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1
199950

Arvydas Sabonis' additional seasons:

* Arvydas Sabonis played 3 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 7, from 2000 to 2003—he averaged 9.1 points in a total of 205 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11.8 ppg and his lowest 6.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Austin Reaves -
DNP
20220
Arvydas Sabonis 23.6
+23.6
19965

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Austin Reaves 16.9
+5.6
202316
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
19974

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Austin Reaves 16.8
+4.5
20245
Arvydas Sabonis 12.3
19984

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Austin Reaves 16.2
+6.2
20255
Arvydas Sabonis 10.0
199913

Arvydas Sabonis' additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Arvydas Sabonis played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.0 points in a total of 25 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.3 ppg and his lowest 10.