Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Austin Reaves: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Austin Reaves and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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 Jaren Jackson Jr. has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Austin Reaves. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Jaren Jackson Jr. averages 4 points more than Austin Reaves in his 4 seasons (18.5 points against 14.5), and he also scored a total of 3,466 points more (7,518 vs. 4,052).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 18.5 | +4.0 | 7 |
| Austin Reaves | 14.5 | 4 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 7,518 | +3,466 | 7 |
| Austin Reaves | 4,052 | 4 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Austin Reaves has a better career point average than Jaren Jackson Jr. (+1 point per game) and he also scored more points (+10).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 15.7 | 4 | |
| Austin Reaves | 16.7 | +1.0 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 425 | 4 | |
| Austin Reaves | 435 | +10 | 3 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 175 | +107 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 68 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 356 | +155 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 201 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 405 | +133 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 272 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 2 | |||
| Austin Reaves | 8 | +6 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 2 | +2 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 7 | |||
| Austin Reaves | 10 | +3 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 22 | |||
| Austin Reaves | 24 | +2 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 27 | +1 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 26 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 0 | |||
| Austin Reaves | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 18.5 | 6.5 | 14.0 | 46.6 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 35.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 79.2 | 7 | 407 |
| difference: | +4.0 | +1.7 | +4.1 | +1.4 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +1.9 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +7.1 | +3 | +127 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 7,518 | 2,658 | 5,700 | 46.6 | 704 | 2,008 | 35.1 | 1,498 | 1,891 | 79.2 | 7 | 407 |
| difference: | +3,466 | +1,319 | +2,915 | +1.4 | +211 | +674 | +1.9 | +617 | +870 | +7.1 | +3 | +127 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 15.7 | 5.1 | 13.0 | 39.6 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 33.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 81.6 | 4 | 27 |
| difference: | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +5.9 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +4.8 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +7.6 | +1 | +1 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 425 | 139 | 351 | 39.6 | 45 | 136 | 33.1 | 102 | 125 | 81.6 | 4 | 27 |
| difference: | +10 | +11 | +21 | +5.9 | +16 | +25 | +4.8 | +28 | +42 | +7.6 | +1 | +1 |
| 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
Jaren Jackson Jr.'s additional seasons: | ||||
* Jaren Jackson Jr. played 3 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 7, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 21.2 points in a total of 203 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.5 ppg and his lowest 18.6. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Austin Reaves | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Austin Reaves | 16.9 | +16.9 | 2023 | 16 |
Jaren Jackson Jr.'s additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Jaren Jackson Jr. played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 17.2 points in a total of 10 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 18 ppg and his lowest 16. |