Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Austin Reaves: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Austin Reaves and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has one of the highest career point averages in NBA 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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 9.5 points more than Austin Reaves in his 5 seasons (24.9 points against 15.4), and he also scored a total of 7,537 points more (12,172 vs. 4,635).

Points Per Game

Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 24.9
+9.5
8
Austin Reaves 15.4
5

Total Points

Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 12,172
+7,537
8
Austin Reaves 4,635
5

Scoring Titles

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1
Scoring leader
+1
Austin Reaves 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a better career point average than Austin Reaves (+9.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+751).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25.8
+9.1
4
Austin Reaves 16.7
3

Total Points

Playoffs
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,186
+751
4
Austin Reaves 435
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5
+4
Austin Reaves 1

40+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 28
+24
Austin Reaves 4

30+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 199
+178
Austin Reaves 21

20+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 340
+255
Austin Reaves 85

10+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 448
+226
Austin Reaves 222

1+ Point Games (games with points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 487
+194
Austin Reaves 293

0 Point Games (games without points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2
Austin Reaves 8
+6

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1
+1
Austin Reaves 0

30+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22
+22
Austin Reaves 0

20+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 34
+24
Austin Reaves 10

10+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 41
+17
Austin Reaves 24

1+ Point Games (games with points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 46
+20
Austin Reaves 26

0 Point Games (games without points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0
Austin Reaves 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 24.9 8.7 17.2 50.4 1.4 3.8 36.1 6.2 7.2 86.3 8 489
difference:+9.5+3.7+6.8+2.1+0.4+1.2+0.8+2.7+3.2+0.2+3+188
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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 12,172 4,239 8,406 50.4 674 1,868 36.1 3,020 3,499 86.3 8 489
difference:+7,537+2,722+5,267+2.1+122+374+0.8+1,971+2,286+0.2+3+188
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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 25.8 8.9 19.1 46.8 1.5 4.4 35.0 6.4 7.4 85.9 4 46
difference:+9.1+3.1+6.4+1.4+0.8+1.8+2.9+3.6+4.2+3.3+1+20
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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1,186 411 878 46.8 71 203 35.0 293 341 85.9 4 46
difference:+751+261+548+1.4+10+42+2.9+219+258+3.3+1+20
Austin Reaves 435 150 330 45.5 61 161 37.9 74 83 89.2 3 26

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 10.8
+3.5
201982
Austin Reaves 7.3
202261

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19.0
+6.0
202070
Austin Reaves 13.0
202364

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 23.7
+7.8
202135
Austin Reaves 15.9
202482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 24.5
+4.3
202256
Austin Reaves 20.2
202573

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4
+3.6
202368
Austin Reaves 27.8
202621

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's additional seasons:

* Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 3 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 8, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 31.6 points in a total of 178 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32.7 ppg and his lowest 30.1.

In those 3 extra years over Austin Reaves, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13.7
+13.7
20196
Austin Reaves -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16.3
20207
Austin Reaves 16.9
+0.6
202316

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander -
DNP
20210
Austin Reaves 16.8
+16.8
20245

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander -
DNP
20220
Austin Reaves 16.2
+16.2
20255

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander -
DNP
20230
Austin Reaves -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 30.0 points in a total of 33 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.2 ppg and his lowest 29.9.

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