Jimmy Butler vs. Austin Reaves: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Austin Reaves and Jimmy Butler 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 Jimmy Butler 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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Jimmy Butler averages 3.4 points more than Austin Reaves in his 5 seasons (18.3 points against 14.9), and he also scored a total of 11,780 points more (16,050 vs. 4,270).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jimmy Butler 18.3
+3.4
15
Austin Reaves 14.9
5

Total Points

Seasons
Jimmy Butler 16,050
+11,780
15
Austin Reaves 4,270
5

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jimmy Butler has a better career point average than Austin Reaves (+4.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,310).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jimmy Butler 21.1
+4.4
12
Austin Reaves 16.7
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Jimmy Butler 2,745
+2,310
12
Austin Reaves 435
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 2
+1
Austin Reaves 1

40+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 8
+5
Austin Reaves 3

30+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 86
+71
Austin Reaves 15

20+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 405
+330
Austin Reaves 75

10+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 719
+511
Austin Reaves 208

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jimmy Butler 852
+573
Austin Reaves 279

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jimmy Butler 25
+17
Austin Reaves 8

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 1
+1
Austin Reaves 0

40+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 8
+8
Austin Reaves 0

30+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 24
+24
Austin Reaves 0

20+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 70
+60
Austin Reaves 10

10+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 114
+90
Austin Reaves 24

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jimmy Butler 127
+101
Austin Reaves 26

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jimmy Butler 3
+3
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
Jimmy Butler 18.3 5.9 12.5 47.2 0.8 2.4 33.0 5.7 6.7 84.4 15 877
difference:+3.4+1.0+2.3+0.9+1.0+2.5+3.8+2.4+2.9+2.2+10+590
Austin Reaves 14.9 4.9 10.2 48.1 1.8 4.9 36.8 3.3 3.8 86.6 5 287

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jimmy Butler 16,050 5,192 11,003 47.2 693 2,103 33.0 4,973 5,892 84.4 15 877
difference:+11,780+3,787+8,083+0.9+179+708+3.8+4,027+4,799+2.2+10+590
Austin Reaves 4,270 1,405 2,920 48.1 514 1,395 36.8 946 1,093 86.6 5 287

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jimmy Butler 21.1 7.1 15.5 45.9 1.2 3.5 34.4 5.7 6.9 82.7 12 130
difference:+4.4+1.3+2.8+0.4+1.1+2.7+3.5+2.9+3.7+6.5+9+104
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
Jimmy Butler 2,745 923 2,012 45.9 156 454 34.4 743 898 82.7 12 130
difference:+2,310+773+1,682+0.4+95+293+3.5+669+815+6.5+9+104
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
Jimmy Butler 2.6
201242
Austin Reaves 7.3
+4.7
202261

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 8.6
201382
Austin Reaves 13.0
+4.4
202364

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 13.1
201467
Austin Reaves 15.9
+2.8
202482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 20.0
201565
Austin Reaves 20.2
+0.2
202573

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 20.9
201667
Austin Reaves 31.1
+10.2
20267

Jimmy Butler's additional seasons:

* Jimmy Butler played 12 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 17, from 2017 to 2026—he averaged 20.5 points in a total of 664 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 23.9 ppg and his lowest 17.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 0.0
20123
Austin Reaves -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 13.3
201312
Austin Reaves 16.9
+3.6
202316

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 13.6
20145
Austin Reaves 16.8
+3.2
20245

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 22.9
+6.7
201512
Austin Reaves 16.2
20255

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler -
DNP
20160
Austin Reaves -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Jimmy Butler's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Jimmy Butler played in 10 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 22.2 points in a total of 120 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.4 ppg and his lowest 14.5.