Kenyon Martin vs. Austin Reaves: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Austin Reaves and Kenyon Martin 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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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 Kenyon Martin 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 3.1 points more than Kenyon Martin in his 15 seasons (15.4 points against 12.3). On the other hand Kenyon Martin scored a total of 4,690 points more than Austin Reaves (9,325 vs. 4,635).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kenyon Martin 12.3
15
Austin Reaves 15.4
+3.1
5

Total Points

Seasons
Kenyon Martin 9,325
+4,690
15
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 Kenyon Martin (+3.8 points per game) while Kenyon Martin scored more points (+1,006).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kenyon Martin 12.9
11
Austin Reaves 16.7
+3.8
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Kenyon Martin 1,441
+1,006
11
Austin Reaves 435
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 0
Austin Reaves 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 0
Austin Reaves 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 4
Austin Reaves 21
+17

20+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 113
+28
Austin Reaves 85

10+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 481
+259
Austin Reaves 222

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kenyon Martin 731
+438
Austin Reaves 293

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kenyon Martin 26
+18
Austin Reaves 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 3
+3
Austin Reaves 0

20+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 21
+11
Austin Reaves 10

10+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 74
+50
Austin Reaves 24

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kenyon Martin 108
+82
Austin Reaves 26

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kenyon Martin 4
+4
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
Kenyon Martin 12.3 5.1 10.6 48.3 0.1 0.4 23.4 2.0 3.2 62.9 15 757
difference:+3.1+0.1+0.2+0.1+1.7+4.6+13.5+1.5+0.8+23.6+10+456
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
Kenyon Martin 9,325 3,875 8,031 48.3 66 282 23.4 1,509 2,398 62.9 15 757
difference:+4,690+2,358+4,892+0.1+486+1,212+13.5+460+1,185+23.6+10+456
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
Kenyon Martin 12.9 5.2 11.0 47.0 0.0 0.3 12.9 2.5 3.7 67.9 11 112
difference:+3.8+0.6+1.7+1.5+2.3+5.9+25.0+0.3+0.5+21.3+8+86
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
Kenyon Martin 1,441 579 1,233 47.0 4 31 12.9 279 411 67.9 11 112
difference:+1,006+429+903+1.5+57+130+25.0+205+328+21.3+8+86
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
Kenyon Martin 12.0
+4.7
200168
Austin Reaves 7.3
202261

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 14.9
+1.9
200273
Austin Reaves 13.0
202364

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 16.7
+0.8
200377
Austin Reaves 15.9
202482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 16.7
200465
Austin Reaves 20.2
+3.5
202573

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 15.5
200570
Austin Reaves 27.8
+12.3
202621

Kenyon Martin's additional seasons:

* Kenyon Martin played 10 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 15, from 2006 to 2015—he averaged 9.8 points in a total of 404 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12.9 ppg and his lowest 1.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20010
Austin Reaves -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 16.8
200220
Austin Reaves 16.9
+0.1
202316

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 18.9
+2.1
200320
Austin Reaves 16.8
20245

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 19.1
+2.9
200411
Austin Reaves 16.2
20255

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 12.4
+12.4
20055
Austin Reaves -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Kenyon Martin's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Kenyon Martin played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.1 points in a total of 56 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.8 ppg and his lowest 4.5.