Austin Reaves vs. Klay Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Klay 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 Klay Thompson has better scoring stats than Austin Reaves 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 12 NBA regular seasons played, Klay Thompson averages 4.6 points more than Austin Reaves in his 4 seasons (19.1 points against 14.5), and he also scored a total of 12,484 points more (16,536 vs. 4,052).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Austin Reaves 14.5
4
Klay Thompson 19.1
+4.6
12

Total Points

Seasons
Austin Reaves 4,052
4
Klay Thompson 16,536
+12,484
12

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Klay Thompson has a better career point average than Austin Reaves (+2.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,597).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Austin Reaves 16.7
3
Klay Thompson 19.2
+2.5
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Austin Reaves 435
3
Klay Thompson 3,032
+2,597
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 0
Klay Thompson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 0
Klay Thompson 4
+4

40+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 1
Klay Thompson 18
+17

30+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 13
Klay Thompson 78
+65

20+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 68
Klay Thompson 392
+324

10+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 201
Klay Thompson 764
+563

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Austin Reaves 272
Klay Thompson 860
+588

0 Point Games (games without points)

Austin Reaves 8
+3
Klay Thompson 5

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 0
Klay Thompson 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 0
Klay Thompson 17
+17

20+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 10
Klay Thompson 75
+65

10+ Point Games

Austin Reaves 24
Klay Thompson 143
+119

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Austin Reaves 26
Klay Thompson 158
+132

0 Point Games (games without points)

Austin Reaves 0
Klay 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:+4.6+2.3+5.9+3.0+1.3+2.8+4.1+1.3+1.5+0.3+8+585
Klay Thompson 19.1 7.1 15.8 45.1 3.1 7.6 41.1 1.8 2.1 86.0 12 865

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:+12,484+4,816+10,874+3.0+2,204+5,229+4.1+648+757+0.3+8+585
Klay Thompson 16,536 6,155 13,659 45.1 2,697 6,563 41.1 1,529 1,778 86.0 12 865

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:+2.5+1.3+3.7+1.9+0.9+1.6+2.6+1.0+1.1+4.7+6+132
Klay Thompson 19.2 7.1 16.4 43.6 3.2 7.8 40.5 1.8 2.1 84.5 9 158

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:+2,597+976+2,255+1.9+440+1,076+2.6+205+247+4.7+6+132
Klay Thompson 3,032 1,126 2,585 43.6 501 1,237 40.5 279 330 84.5 9 158

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Austin Reaves 7.3
202261
Klay Thompson 12.5
+5.2
201266

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Austin Reaves 13.0
202364
Klay Thompson 16.6
+3.6
201382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Austin Reaves 15.9
202482
Klay Thompson 18.4
+2.5
201481

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Austin Reaves 20.2
202573
Klay Thompson 21.7
+1.5
2015NBA Champion77

Klay Thompson's additional seasons:

* Klay Thompson played 8 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 12, from 2016 to 2025—he averaged 20.0 points in a total of 559 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.3 ppg and his lowest 14.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Austin Reaves -
DNP
20220
Klay Thompson -
DNP
20120

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Austin Reaves 16.9
+1.7
202316
Klay Thompson 15.2
201312

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Austin Reaves 16.8
+0.4
20245
Klay Thompson 16.4
20147

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Austin Reaves 16.2
20255
Klay Thompson 18.6
+2.4
2015NBA Champion21

Klay Thompson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Klay Thompson played in 6 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 19.9 points in a total of 118 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24.3 ppg and his lowest 15.