Paul George vs. Austin Reaves: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Austin Reaves and Paul George 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 Paul George 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Paul George averages 5.1 points more than Austin Reaves in his 5 seasons (20.5 points against 15.4), and he also scored a total of 14,240 points more (18,875 vs. 4,635).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Paul George 20.5
+5.1
16
Austin Reaves 15.4
5

Total Points

Seasons
Paul George 18,875
+14,240
16
Austin Reaves 4,635
5

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Paul George has a better career point average than Austin Reaves (+4.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,981).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Paul George 21.2
+4.5
11
Austin Reaves 16.7
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Paul George 2,416
+1,981
11
Austin Reaves 435
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Paul George 0
Austin Reaves 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Paul George 22
+18
Austin Reaves 4

30+ Point Games

Paul George 154
+133
Austin Reaves 21

20+ Point Games

Paul George 497
+412
Austin Reaves 85

10+ Point Games

Paul George 811
+589
Austin Reaves 222

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paul George 912
+619
Austin Reaves 293

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paul George 7
Austin Reaves 8
+1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Paul George 1
+1
Austin Reaves 0

30+ Point Games

Paul George 21
+21
Austin Reaves 0

20+ Point Games

Paul George 69
+59
Austin Reaves 10

10+ Point Games

Paul George 99
+75
Austin Reaves 24

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paul George 114
+88
Austin Reaves 26

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paul George 0
Austin Reaves 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paul George 20.5 7.0 16.0 44.0 2.6 6.7 38.4 3.9 4.6 85.3 16 919
difference:+5.1+2.0+5.6+4.4+0.8+1.7+1.5+0.4+0.6+1.2+11+618
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
Paul George 18,875 6,459 14,692 44.0 2,376 6,193 38.4 3,581 4,198 85.3 16 919
difference:+14,240+4,942+11,553+4.4+1,824+4,699+1.5+2,532+2,985+1.2+11+618
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
Paul George 21.2 6.8 16.2 42.3 2.4 6.9 35.2 5.1 6.2 82.6 11 114
difference:+4.5+1.0+3.5+3.2+0.1+0.7+2.7+2.3+3.0+6.6+8+88
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
Paul George 2,416 779 1,842 42.3 276 783 35.2 582 705 82.6 11 114
difference:+1,981+629+1,512+3.2+215+622+2.7+508+622+6.6+8+88
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
Paul George 7.8
+0.5
201161
Austin Reaves 7.3
202261

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 12.1
201266
Austin Reaves 13.0
+0.9
202364

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 17.4
+1.5
201379
Austin Reaves 15.9
202482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 21.7
+1.5
201480
Austin Reaves 20.2
202573

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 8.8
20156
Austin Reaves 27.8
+19.0
202621

Paul George's additional seasons:

* Paul George played 11 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 16, from 2016 to 2026—he averaged 23.0 points in a total of 627 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28 ppg and his lowest 16.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 6.0
+6.0
20115
Austin Reaves -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 9.7
201211
Austin Reaves 16.9
+7.2
202316

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 19.2
+2.4
201319
Austin Reaves 16.8
20245

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 22.6
+6.4
201419
Austin Reaves 16.2
20255

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George -
DNP
20150
Austin Reaves -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Paul George's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Paul George played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 24.8 points in a total of 60 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 28.6 ppg and his lowest 19.5.