Austin Reaves vs. Jalen Williams: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jalen Williams 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Jalen Williams has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Austin Reaves scored more points in the regular season. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 3 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Williams averages 3.2 points more than Austin Reaves in his 5 seasons (18.1 points against 14.9). On the other hand Austin Reaves scored a total of 369 points more than Jalen Williams (4,270 vs. 3,901).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Austin Reaves | 14.9 | 5 | |
| Jalen Williams | 18.1 | +3.2 | 3 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Austin Reaves | 4,270 | +369 | 5 |
| Jalen Williams | 3,901 | 3 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jalen Williams has a better career point average than Austin Reaves (+3.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+244).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Austin Reaves | 16.7 | 3 | |
| Jalen Williams | 20.6 | +3.9 | 2 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Austin Reaves | 435 | 3 | |
| Jalen Williams | 679 | +244 | 2 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Austin Reaves | 1 | +1 | ||
| Jalen Williams | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Austin Reaves | 75 | |||
| Jalen Williams | 94 | +19 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Austin Reaves | 208 | +19 | ||
| Jalen Williams | 189 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Austin Reaves | 279 | +64 | ||
| Jalen Williams | 215 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Austin Reaves | 8 | +8 | ||
| Jalen Williams | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Austin Reaves | 0 | |||
| Jalen Williams | 1 | +1 | ||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Austin Reaves | 0 | |||
| Jalen Williams | 3 | +3 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Austin Reaves | 10 | |||
| Jalen Williams | 17 | +7 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Austin Reaves | 24 | |||
| Jalen Williams | 32 | +8 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Austin Reaves | 26 | |||
| Jalen Williams | 33 | +7 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Austin Reaves | 0 | |||
| Jalen Williams | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Austin Reaves | 14.9 | 4.9 | 10.2 | 48.1 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 36.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 86.6 | 5 | 287 |
| difference: | +3.2 | +2.1 | +3.5 | +3.2 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +6.3 | +2 | +72 |
| Jalen Williams | 18.1 | 7.0 | 13.7 | 51.3 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 38.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 80.3 | 3 | 215 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Austin Reaves | 4,270 | 1,405 | 2,920 | 48.1 | 514 | 1,395 | 36.8 | 946 | 1,093 | 86.6 | 5 | 287 |
| difference: | +369 | +110 | +35 | +3.2 | +214 | +609 | +1.4 | +375 | +382 | +6.3 | +2 | +72 |
| Jalen Williams | 3,901 | 1,515 | 2,955 | 51.3 | 300 | 786 | 38.2 | 571 | 711 | 80.3 | 3 | 215 |
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: | +3.9 | +1.9 | +4.1 | +0.0 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +5.4 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +9.8 | +1 | +7 |
| Jalen Williams | 20.6 | 7.7 | 16.8 | 45.5 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 32.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 79.4 | 2 | 33 |
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: | +244 | +103 | +226 | +0.0 | +11 | +7 | +5.4 | +49 | +72 | +9.8 | +1 | +7 |
| Jalen Williams | 679 | 253 | 556 | 45.5 | 50 | 154 | 32.5 | 123 | 155 | 79.4 | 2 | 33 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Austin Reaves' additional seasons: | ||||
* Austin Reaves played 2 seasons more than Jalen Williams in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 4 to 5, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 21.2 points in a total of 80 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Austin Reaves | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Jalen Williams | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Austin Reaves' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Austin Reaves played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 16.2 points in a total of 5 games. |