Lonzo Ball vs. Austin Reaves: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Austin Reaves and Lonzo Ball 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 Austin Reaves has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Lonzo Ball didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Austin Reaves has better playoff stats. 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 4 NBA regular seasons played, Austin Reaves averages 3.1 points more than Lonzo Ball in his 6 seasons (14.5 points against 11.4), and he also scored a total of 790 points more (4,052 vs. 3,262).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Lonzo Ball 11.4
6
Austin Reaves 14.5
+3.1
4

Total Points

Seasons
Lonzo Ball 3,262
6
Austin Reaves 4,052
+790
4

Points in the Playoffs

Lonzo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Austin Reaves has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Lonzo Ball 0
0
Austin Reaves 16.7
+16.7
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Lonzo Ball 0
0
Austin Reaves 435
+435
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 0
Austin Reaves 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 2
Austin Reaves 13
+11

20+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 27
Austin Reaves 68
+41

10+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 161
Austin Reaves 201
+40

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Lonzo Ball 283
+11
Austin Reaves 272

0 Point Games (games without points)

Lonzo Ball 4
Austin Reaves 8
+4

Playoffs

Lonzo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Austin Reaves' point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Lonzo Ball 11.4 4.2 10.6 39.8 2.3 6.4 36.2 0.7 1.1 59.9 6 287
difference:+3.1+0.6+0.7+8.3+0.5+1.6+0.8+2.4+2.5+26.4+2+7
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
Lonzo Ball 3,262 1,206 3,033 39.8 662 1,828 36.2 188 314 59.9 6 287
difference:+790+133+248+8.3+169+494+0.8+693+707+26.4+2+7
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
Lonzo Ball DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+16.7+5.8+12.7+45.5+2.3+6.2+37.9+2.8+3.2+89.2+3+26
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
Lonzo Ball DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+435+150+330+45.5+61+161+37.9+74+83+89.2+3+26
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
Lonzo Ball 10.2
+2.9
201852
Austin Reaves 7.3
202261

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 9.9
201947
Austin Reaves 13.0
+3.1
202364

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 11.8
202063
Austin Reaves 15.9
+4.1
202482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 14.6
202155
Austin Reaves 20.2
+5.6
202573

Lonzo Ball's additional seasons:

* Lonzo Ball played 2 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 6, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 10.3 points in a total of 70 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20180
Austin Reaves -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20190
Austin Reaves 16.9
+16.9
202316

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20200
Austin Reaves 16.8
+16.8
20245

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20210
Austin Reaves 16.2
+16.2
20255

Lonzo Ball's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Lonzo Ball didn't play in the postseason.