Kevin Durant vs. Austin Reaves: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Austin Reaves and Kevin Durant 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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Kevin Durant is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, 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 Kevin Durant 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.
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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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Durant averages 11.8 points more than Austin Reaves in his 5 seasons (27.2 points against 15.4), and he also scored a total of 26,432 points more (31,067 vs. 4,635).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Durant | 27.2 | +11.8 | 18 |
| Austin Reaves | 15.4 | 5 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Durant | 31,067 | +26,432 | 18 |
| Austin Reaves | 4,635 | 5 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Kevin Durant | 4 |  +4 |
| Austin Reaves | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kevin Durant has a better career point average than Austin Reaves (+12.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,550).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Durant | 29.3 | +12.6 | 13 |
| Austin Reaves | 16.7 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Durant | 4,985 | +4,550 | 13 |
| Austin Reaves | 435 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 976 | +891 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 85 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 1,132 | +910 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 222 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 1,142 | +849 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 293 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 1 | |||
| Austin Reaves | 8 | +7 | ||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 1 | +1 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 14 | +14 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 77 | +77 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 156 | +146 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 10 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 170 | +146 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 24 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 170 | +144 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 26 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 0 | |||
| Austin Reaves | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 27.2 | 9.4 | 18.7 | 50.2 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 39.0 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 88.2 | 18 | 1,143 |
| difference: | +11.8 | +4.4 | +8.3 | +1.9 | +0.1 | +2.1 | +3.0 | +3.3 | +1.7 | +13 | +842 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 31,067 | 10,714 | 21,344 | 50.2 | 2,227 | 5,711 | 39.0 | 7,412 | 8,401 | 88.2 | 18 | 1,143 |
| difference: | +26,432 | +9,197 | +18,205 | +1.9 | +1,675 | +4,217 | +2.1 | +6,363 | +7,188 | +1.7 | +13 | +842 |
| 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 | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 29.3 | 9.9 | 20.8 | 47.7 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 35.6 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 86.8 | 13 | 170 |
| difference: | +12.6 | +4.1 | +8.1 | +2.3 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +2.3 | +4.6 | +5.3 | +2.4 | +10 | +144 |
| 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 | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 4,985 | 1,684 | 3,528 | 47.7 | 366 | 1,029 | 35.6 | 1,251 | 1,441 | 86.8 | 13 | 170 |
| difference: | +4,550 | +1,534 | +3,198 | +2.3 | +305 | +868 | +2.3 | +1,177 | +1,358 | +2.4 | +10 | +144 |
| Austin Reaves | 435 | 150 | 330 | 45.5 | 61 | 161 | 37.9 | 74 | 83 | 89.2 | 3 | 26 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Kevin Durant's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kevin Durant played 13 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 18, from 2013 to 2026—he averaged 27.6 points in a total of 763 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32 ppg and his lowest 24.8. In those 13 extra years over Austin Reaves, Kevin Durant won 1 scoring title. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
| Austin Reaves | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Austin Reaves | 16.9 | +16.9 | 2023 | 16 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Durant | 28.5 | +28.5 | 2012 | 20 |
| Austin Reaves | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Kevin Durant's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Durant played in 10 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 29.7 points in a total of 127 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34.3 ppg and his lowest 26.3. |