Ray Allen vs. Austin Reaves: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Austin Reaves and Ray Allen 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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Ray Allen is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Ray Allen scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Austin Reaves has a better scoring average in the postseason. 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Ray Allen averages 4.4 points more than Austin Reaves in his 4 seasons (18.9 points against 14.5), and he also scored a total of 20,453 points more (24,505 vs. 4,052).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Ray Allen 18.9
+4.4
18
Austin Reaves 14.5
4

Total Points

Seasons
Ray Allen 24,505
+20,453
18
Austin Reaves 4,052
4

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Austin Reaves has a better career point average than Ray Allen (+0.6 points per game) while Ray Allen scored more points (+2,314).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Ray Allen 16.1
11
Austin Reaves 16.7
+0.6
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Ray Allen 2,749
+2,314
11
Austin Reaves 435
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
+1
Austin Reaves 0

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 13
+12
Austin Reaves 1

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 130
+117
Austin Reaves 13

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 584
+516
Austin Reaves 68

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1,134
+933
Austin Reaves 201

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 1,295
+1023
Austin Reaves 272

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 5
Austin Reaves 8
+3

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
+1
Austin Reaves 0

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 3
+3
Austin Reaves 0

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 11
+11
Austin Reaves 0

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 59
+49
Austin Reaves 10

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 124
+100
Austin Reaves 24

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 168
+142
Austin Reaves 26

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 3
+3
Austin Reaves 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Ray Allen 18.9 6.6 14.6 45.2 2.3 5.7 40.0 3.4 3.8 89.4 18 1,300
difference:+4.4+1.8+4.7+2.9+0.5+0.9+3.0+0.3+0.2+3.1+14+1,020
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
Ray Allen 24,505 8,567 18,955 45.2 2,973 7,429 40.0 4,398 4,920 89.4 18 1,300
difference:+20,453+7,228+16,170+2.9+2,480+6,095+3.0+3,517+3,899+3.1+14+1,020
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
Ray Allen 16.1 5.4 12.3 44.3 2.3 5.6 40.1 3.0 3.4 88.3 11 171
difference:+0.6+0.4+0.4+1.2+0.6+2.2+0.2+0.2+0.9+8+145
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
Ray Allen 2,749 928 2,095 44.3 385 959 40.1 508 575 88.3 11 171
difference:+2,314+778+1,765+1.2+324+798+2.2+434+492+0.9+8+145
Austin Reaves 435 150 330 45.5 61 161 37.9 74 83 89.2 3 26

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 13.4
+6.1
199782
Austin Reaves 7.3
202261

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 19.5
+6.5
199882
Austin Reaves 13.0
202364

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.1
+1.2
199950
Austin Reaves 15.9
202482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.1
+1.9
200082
Austin Reaves 20.2
202573

Ray Allen's additional seasons:

* Ray Allen played 14 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 18, from 2001 to 2014—he averaged 19.1 points in a total of 1,004 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.4 ppg and his lowest 9.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19970
Austin Reaves -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19980
Austin Reaves 16.9
+16.9
202316

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.3
+5.5
19993
Austin Reaves 16.8
20245

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
+5.8
20005
Austin Reaves 16.2
20255

Ray Allen's additional Playoffs:

* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Ray Allen played in 9 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 15.8 points in a total of 163 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 26.5 ppg and his lowest 9.3.