Dillon Brooks vs. Austin Reaves: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Austin Reaves and Dillon Brooks 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 Austin Reaves has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Dillon Brooks 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, Austin Reaves averages 0.9 points more than Dillon Brooks in his 9 seasons (15.4 points against 14.5). On the other hand Dillon Brooks scored a total of 2,790 points more than Austin Reaves (7,425 vs. 4,635).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dillon Brooks 14.5
9
Austin Reaves 15.4
+0.9
5

Total Points

Seasons
Dillon Brooks 7,425
+2,790
9
Austin Reaves 4,635
5

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 Dillon Brooks (+1.6 points per game) while Dillon Brooks scored more points (+4).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dillon Brooks 15.1
4
Austin Reaves 16.7
+1.6
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Dillon Brooks 439
+4
4
Austin Reaves 435
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 0
Austin Reaves 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 0
Austin Reaves 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 17
Austin Reaves 21
+4

20+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 122
+37
Austin Reaves 85

10+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 369
+147
Austin Reaves 222

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dillon Brooks 505
+212
Austin Reaves 293

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dillon Brooks 8
Austin Reaves 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 2
+2
Austin Reaves 0

20+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 10
Austin Reaves 10

10+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 21
Austin Reaves 24
+3

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dillon Brooks 28
+2
Austin Reaves 26

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dillon Brooks 1
+1
Austin Reaves 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dillon Brooks 14.5 5.4 12.8 42.1 1.8 5.2 35.3 1.9 2.3 80.5 9 513
difference:+0.9+0.4+2.4+6.2+0.2+1.6+1.6+1.7+6.0+4+212
Austin Reaves 15.4 5.0 10.4 48.3 1.8 5.0 36.9 3.5 4.0 86.5 5 301

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dillon Brooks 7,425 2,756 6,548 42.1 943 2,669 35.3 970 1,205 80.5 9 513
difference:+2,790+1,239+3,409+6.2+391+1,175+1.6+79+8+6.0+4+212
Austin Reaves 4,635 1,517 3,139 48.3 552 1,494 36.9 1,049 1,213 86.5 5 301

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dillon Brooks 15.1 5.6 14.1 39.6 1.8 5.6 32.5 2.1 2.8 75.6 4 29
difference:+1.6+0.2+1.4+5.8+0.5+0.6+5.4+0.7+0.4+13.6+1+3
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
Dillon Brooks 439 162 409 39.6 53 163 32.5 62 82 75.6 4 29
difference:+4+12+79+5.8+8+2+5.4+12+1+13.6+1+3
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
Dillon Brooks 11.0
+3.7
201882
Austin Reaves 7.3
202261

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 7.5
201918
Austin Reaves 13.0
+5.5
202364

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 16.2
+0.3
202073
Austin Reaves 15.9
202482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 17.2
202167
Austin Reaves 20.2
+3.0
202573

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 18.4
202232
Austin Reaves 27.8
+9.4
202621

Dillon Brooks' additional seasons:

* Dillon Brooks played 4 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2023 to 2026—he averaged 14.4 points in a total of 241 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.7 ppg and his lowest 12.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP
20180
Austin Reaves -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP
20190
Austin Reaves 16.9
+16.9
202316

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP
20200
Austin Reaves 16.8
+16.8
20245

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 25.8
+9.6
20215
Austin Reaves 16.2
20255

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 14.6
+14.6
202211
Austin Reaves -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Dillon Brooks' additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Dillon Brooks played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.5 points in a total of 13 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.3 ppg and his lowest 10.5.