Dirk Nowitzki vs. Austin Reaves: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Austin Reaves and Dirk Nowitzki 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.

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Dirk Nowitzki is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Austin Reaves.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Dirk Nowitzki 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 21 NBA regular seasons played, Dirk Nowitzki averages 5.3 points more than Austin Reaves in his 5 seasons (20.7 points against 15.4), and he also scored a total of 26,896 points more (31,560 vs. 4,664).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dirk Nowitzki 20.7
+5.3
21
Austin Reaves 15.4
5

Total Points

Seasons
Dirk Nowitzki 31,560
+26,896
21
Austin Reaves 4,664
5

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dirk Nowitzki has a better career point average than Austin Reaves (+8.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,228).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3
+8.6
15
Austin Reaves 16.7
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki 3,663
+3,228
15
Austin Reaves 435
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 2
+1
Austin Reaves 1

40+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 20
+16
Austin Reaves 4

30+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 245
+224
Austin Reaves 21

20+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 861
+776
Austin Reaves 85

10+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 1,373
+1149
Austin Reaves 224

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dirk Nowitzki 1,509
+1214
Austin Reaves 295

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dirk Nowitzki 13
+5
Austin Reaves 8

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 1
+1
Austin Reaves 0

40+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 7
+7
Austin Reaves 0

30+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 46
+46
Austin Reaves 0

20+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 109
+99
Austin Reaves 10

10+ Point Games

Dirk Nowitzki 142
+118
Austin Reaves 24

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dirk Nowitzki 145
+119
Austin Reaves 26

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dirk Nowitzki 0
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
Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 7.3 15.6 47.1 1.3 3.4 38.0 4.8 5.4 87.9 21 1,522
difference:+5.3+2.3+5.2+1.3+0.5+1.6+1.1+1.3+1.4+1.4+16+1,219
Austin Reaves 15.4 5.0 10.4 48.4 1.8 5.0 36.9 3.5 4.0 86.5 5 303

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 11,169 23,734 47.1 1,982 5,210 38.0 7,240 8,239 87.9 21 1,522
difference:+26,896+9,641+20,576+1.3+1,427+3,706+1.1+6,187+7,021+1.4+16+1,219
Austin Reaves 4,664 1,528 3,158 48.4 555 1,504 36.9 1,053 1,218 86.5 5 303

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 8.4 18.2 46.2 1.0 2.8 36.5 7.4 8.3 89.2 15 145
difference:+8.6+2.6+5.5+0.7+1.3+3.4+1.4+4.6+5.1+12+119
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
Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 1,220 2,642 46.2 149 408 36.5 1,074 1,204 89.2 15 145
difference:+3,228+1,070+2,312+0.7+88+247+1.4+1,000+1,121+12+119
Austin Reaves 435 150 330 45.5 61 161 37.9 74 83 89.2 3 26

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 8.2
+0.9
199947
Austin Reaves 7.3
202261

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 17.5
+4.5
200082
Austin Reaves 13.0
202364

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 21.8
+5.9
200182
Austin Reaves 15.9
202482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 23.4
+3.2
200276
Austin Reaves 20.2
202573

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 25.1
200380
Austin Reaves 26.6
+1.5
202623

Dirk Nowitzki's additional seasons:

- Dirk Nowitzki played 16 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 21, from 2004 to 2019—he averaged 20.9 points in a total of 1,155 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.6 ppg and his lowest 7.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
19990
Austin Reaves -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
20000
Austin Reaves 16.9
+16.9
202316

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 23.4
+6.6
200110
Austin Reaves 16.8
20245

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 28.4
+12.2
20028
Austin Reaves 16.2
20255

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3
+25.3
200317
Austin Reaves -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Dirk Nowitzki's additional Playoffs:

- During his 16 additional NBA seasons, Dirk Nowitzki played in 12 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 25.2 points in a total of 110 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.7 ppg and his lowest 19.1.

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