Shawn Kemp vs. Austin Reaves: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Austin Reaves and Shawn Kemp 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Shawn Kemp scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Austin Reaves has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, Austin Reaves averages 0.2 points more than Shawn Kemp in his 14 seasons (14.8 points against 14.6). On the other hand Shawn Kemp scored a total of 11,103 points more than Austin Reaves (15,347 vs. 4,244).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Shawn Kemp 14.6
14
Austin Reaves 14.8
+0.2
5

Total Points

Seasons
Shawn Kemp 15,347
+11,103
14
Austin Reaves 4,244
5

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Shawn Kemp has a better career point average than Austin Reaves (+0.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,087).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Shawn Kemp 17.3
+0.6
10
Austin Reaves 16.7
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Shawn Kemp 1,522
+1,087
10
Austin Reaves 435
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 0
Austin Reaves 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 1
Austin Reaves 3
+2

30+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 22
+7
Austin Reaves 15

20+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 305
+231
Austin Reaves 74

10+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 751
+544
Austin Reaves 207

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Shawn Kemp 1,014
+736
Austin Reaves 278

0 Point Games (games without points)

Shawn Kemp 37
+29
Austin Reaves 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 5
+5
Austin Reaves 0

20+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 39
+29
Austin Reaves 10

10+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 72
+48
Austin Reaves 24

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Shawn Kemp 86
+60
Austin Reaves 26

0 Point Games (games without points)

Shawn Kemp 2
+2
Austin Reaves 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shawn Kemp 14.6 5.2 10.7 48.8 0.0 0.1 27.7 4.1 5.5 74.1 14 1,051
difference:+0.2+0.3+0.6+0.6+1.8+4.7+9.2+0.8+1.7+12.5+9+765
Austin Reaves 14.8 4.9 10.1 48.2 1.8 4.8 36.9 3.3 3.8 86.6 5 286

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shawn Kemp 15,347 5,505 11,278 48.8 33 119 27.7 4,304 5,805 74.1 14 1,051
difference:+11,103+4,109+8,380+0.6+477+1,262+9.2+3,362+4,717+12.5+9+765
Austin Reaves 4,244 1,396 2,898 48.2 510 1,381 36.9 942 1,088 86.6 5 286

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shawn Kemp 17.3 5.8 11.7 49.8 0.0 0.2 20.0 5.6 7.0 79.7 10 88
difference:+0.6+1.0+4.4+2.3+6.0+17.9+2.8+3.8+9.5+7+62
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
Shawn Kemp 1,522 514 1,032 49.8 3 15 20.0 491 616 79.7 10 88
difference:+1,087+364+702+4.4+58+146+17.9+417+533+9.5+7+62
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
Shawn Kemp 6.5
199081
Austin Reaves 7.3
+0.8
202261

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 15.0
+2.0
199181
Austin Reaves 13.0
202364

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 15.5
199264
Austin Reaves 15.9
+0.4
202482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 17.8
199378
Austin Reaves 20.2
+2.4
202573

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 18.1
199479
Austin Reaves 32.0
+13.9
20266

Shawn Kemp's additional seasons:

* Shawn Kemp played 9 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 14, from 1995 to 2003—he averaged 14.7 points in a total of 668 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.5 ppg and his lowest 6.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp -
DNP
19900
Austin Reaves -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 13.2
19915
Austin Reaves 16.9
+3.7
202316

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 17.4
+0.6
19929
Austin Reaves 16.8
20245

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 16.5
+0.3
199319
Austin Reaves 16.2
20255

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 14.8
+14.8
19945
Austin Reaves -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Shawn Kemp's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Shawn Kemp played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.2 points in a total of 50 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 26 ppg and his lowest 3.