Paul George vs. Naz Reid: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Naz Reid 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 Naz Reid 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, Paul George averages 9 points more than Naz Reid in his 6 seasons (20.6 points against 11.6), and he also scored a total of 13,998 points more (18,697 vs. 4,699).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Paul George 20.6
+9.0
15
Naz Reid 11.6
6

Total Points

Seasons
Paul George 18,697
+13,998
15
Naz Reid 4,699
6

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 Naz Reid (+11.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,059).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Paul George 21.2
+11.3
11
Naz Reid 9.9
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Paul George 2,416
+2,059
11
Naz Reid 357
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Paul George 22
+22
Naz Reid 0

30+ Point Games

Paul George 153
+149
Naz Reid 4

20+ Point Games

Paul George 493
+445
Naz Reid 48

10+ Point Games

Paul George 802
+565
Naz Reid 237

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paul George 901
+502
Naz Reid 399

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paul George 7
Naz Reid 7

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Paul George 1
+1
Naz Reid 0

30+ Point Games

Paul George 21
+21
Naz Reid 0

20+ Point Games

Paul George 69
+67
Naz Reid 2

10+ Point Games

Paul George 99
+79
Naz Reid 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paul George 114
+80
Naz Reid 34

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paul George 0
Naz Reid 2
+2

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paul George 20.6 7.0 16.0 44.0 2.6 6.7 38.3 3.9 4.6 85.3 15 908
difference:+9.0+2.6+7.0+4.7+1.2+2.9+1.0+2.5+2.7+12.5+9+502
Naz Reid 11.6 4.4 9.0 48.7 1.4 3.8 37.3 1.4 1.9 72.8 6 406

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paul George 18,697 6,400 14,553 44.0 2,349 6,127 38.3 3,548 4,160 85.3 15 908
difference:+13,998+4,621+10,902+4.7+1,780+4,603+1.0+2,976+3,374+12.5+9+502
Naz Reid 4,699 1,779 3,651 48.7 569 1,524 37.3 572 786 72.8 6 406

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:+11.3+3.2+8.7+5.3+0.9+3.0+2.9+3.8+4.4+6.4+8+78
Naz Reid 9.9 3.6 7.5 47.6 1.5 3.9 38.1 1.3 1.8 76.2 3 36

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:+2,059+651+1,573+5.3+223+644+2.9+534+642+6.4+8+78
Naz Reid 357 128 269 47.6 53 139 38.1 48 63 76.2 3 36

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 7.8
201161
Naz Reid 9.0
+1.2
202030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 12.1
+0.9
201266
Naz Reid 11.2
202170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 17.4
+9.1
201379
Naz Reid 8.3
202277

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 21.7
+10.2
201480
Naz Reid 11.5
202368

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 8.8
20156
Naz Reid 13.5
+4.7
202481

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 23.1
+8.9
201681
Naz Reid 14.2
202580

Paul George's additional seasons:

* Paul George played 9 seasons more than Naz Reid in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 15, from 2017 to 2025—he averaged 23.1 points in a total of 535 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
Naz Reid -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 9.7
+9.7
201211
Naz Reid -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 19.2
+14.4
201319
Naz Reid 4.8
20225

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 22.6
+22.6
201419
Naz Reid -
DNP
20230

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George -
DNP
20150
Naz Reid 11.1
+11.1
202416

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 27.3
+16.9
20167
Naz Reid 10.4
202515

Paul George's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Paul George played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 24.4 points in a total of 53 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 28.6 ppg and his lowest 19.5.