Bradley Beal vs. Austin Reaves: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Austin Reaves and Bradley Beal 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 Bradley Beal 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Bradley Beal averages 7 points more than Austin Reaves in his 4 seasons (21.5 points against 14.5), and he also scored a total of 13,205 points more (17,257 vs. 4,052).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Bradley Beal 21.5
+7.0
13
Austin Reaves 14.5
4

Total Points

Seasons
Bradley Beal 17,257
+13,205
13
Austin Reaves 4,052
4

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Bradley Beal has a better career point average than Austin Reaves (+6.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+688).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Bradley Beal 22.9
+6.2
6
Austin Reaves 16.7
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Bradley Beal 1,123
+688
6
Austin Reaves 435
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 1
+1
Austin Reaves 0

50+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 5
+5
Austin Reaves 0

40+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 31
+30
Austin Reaves 1

30+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 147
+134
Austin Reaves 13

20+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 448
+380
Austin Reaves 68

10+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 726
+525
Austin Reaves 201

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bradley Beal 800
+528
Austin Reaves 272

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bradley Beal 1
Austin Reaves 8
+7

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 11
+11
Austin Reaves 0

20+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 30
+20
Austin Reaves 10

10+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 47
+23
Austin Reaves 24

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bradley Beal 49
+23
Austin Reaves 26

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bradley Beal 0
Austin Reaves 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 21.5 7.9 17.1 46.4 2.1 5.7 37.6 3.6 4.3 82.1 13 801
difference:+7.0+3.1+7.2+1.6+0.3+0.9+0.6+0.5+0.7+4.2+9+521
Austin Reaves 14.5 4.8 9.9 48.1 1.8 4.8 37.0 3.1 3.6 86.3 4 280

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 17,257 6,346 13,664 46.4 1,717 4,569 37.6 2,848 3,467 82.1 13 801
difference:+13,205+5,007+10,879+1.6+1,224+3,235+0.6+1,967+2,446+4.2+9+521
Austin Reaves 4,052 1,339 2,785 48.1 493 1,334 37.0 881 1,021 86.3 4 280

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 22.9 8.3 18.9 44.2 2.3 6.5 35.3 3.9 4.8 82.8 6 49
difference:+6.2+2.5+6.2+1.3+0.3+2.6+1.1+1.6+6.4+3+23
Austin Reaves 16.7 5.8 12.7 45.5 2.3 6.2 37.9 2.8 3.2 89.2 3 26

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 1,123 409 926 44.2 112 317 35.3 193 233 82.8 6 49
difference:+688+259+596+1.3+51+156+2.6+119+150+6.4+3+23
Austin Reaves 435 150 330 45.5 61 161 37.9 74 83 89.2 3 26

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 13.9
+6.6
201356
Austin Reaves 7.3
202261

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.1
+4.1
201473
Austin Reaves 13.0
202364

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 15.3
201563
Austin Reaves 15.9
+0.6
202482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.4
201655
Austin Reaves 20.2
+2.8
202573

Bradley Beal's additional seasons:

* Bradley Beal played 9 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 13, from 2017 to 2025—he averaged 24.0 points in a total of 554 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 31.3 ppg and his lowest 17.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20130
Austin Reaves -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 19.2
+2.3
201411
Austin Reaves 16.9
202316

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.4
+6.6
201510
Austin Reaves 16.8
20245

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20160
Austin Reaves 16.2
+16.2
20255

Bradley Beal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Bradley Beal played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 24.2 points in a total of 28 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30 ppg and his lowest 16.5.