Chet Holmgren vs. Austin Reaves: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Austin Reaves and Chet Holmgren 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 Chet Holmgren has a better scoring average in the regular season and scored more points in the Playoffs while in the inverse situation Austin Reaves scored more points in during the season and has a better average in the postseason. 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.
On this page we compare: |
|
Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 2 NBA regular seasons played, Chet Holmgren averages 1.6 points more than Austin Reaves in his 4 seasons (16.1 points against 14.5). On the other hand Austin Reaves scored a total of 2,216 points more than Chet Holmgren (4,052 vs. 1,836).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Chet Holmgren | 16.1 | +1.6 | 2 |
| Austin Reaves | 14.5 | 4 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Chet Holmgren | 1,836 | 2 | |
| Austin Reaves | 4,052 | +2,216 | 4 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Austin Reaves has a better career point average than Chet Holmgren (+1.4 points per game) while Chet Holmgren scored more points (+70).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Chet Holmgren | 15.3 | 2 | |
| Austin Reaves | 16.7 | +1.4 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Chet Holmgren | 505 | +70 | 2 |
| Austin Reaves | 435 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Chet Holmgren | 0 | |||
| Austin Reaves | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Chet Holmgren | 33 | |||
| Austin Reaves | 68 | +35 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Chet Holmgren | 94 | |||
| Austin Reaves | 201 | +107 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Chet Holmgren | 113 | |||
| Austin Reaves | 272 | +159 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Chet Holmgren | 1 | |||
| Austin Reaves | 8 | +7 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Chet Holmgren | 8 | |||
| Austin Reaves | 10 | +2 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Chet Holmgren | 28 | +4 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 24 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Chet Holmgren | 33 | +7 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 26 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Chet Holmgren | 0 | |||
| Austin Reaves | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Chet Holmgren | 16.1 | 5.9 | 11.4 | 51.9 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 37.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 78.0 | 2 | 114 |
| difference: | +1.6 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +3.9 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +8.3 | +2 | +166 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Chet Holmgren | 1,836 | 672 | 1,294 | 51.9 | 173 | 465 | 37.2 | 319 | 409 | 78.0 | 2 | 114 |
| difference: | +2,216 | +667 | +1,491 | +3.9 | +320 | +869 | +0.2 | +562 | +612 | +8.3 | +2 | +166 |
| 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 | ||||
| Chet Holmgren | 15.3 | 5.5 | 11.7 | 47.3 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 28.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 77.7 | 2 | 33 |
| difference: | +1.4 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +1.1 | +1.9 | +9.5 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +11.5 | +1 | +7 |
| 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 | ||||
| Chet Holmgren | 505 | 182 | 385 | 47.3 | 40 | 141 | 28.4 | 101 | 130 | 77.7 | 2 | 33 |
| difference: | +70 | +32 | +55 | +1.8 | +21 | +20 | +9.5 | +27 | +47 | +11.5 | +1 | +7 |
| Austin Reaves | 435 | 150 | 330 | 45.5 | 61 | 161 | 37.9 | 74 | 83 | 89.2 | 3 | 26 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Austin Reaves' additional seasons: | ||||
* Austin Reaves played 2 seasons more than Chet Holmgren 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 game | Year | Games | |
| Chet Holmgren | 15.6 | +15.6 | 2024 | 10 |
| Austin Reaves | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
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. |