Stephon Marbury vs. Austin Reaves: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Austin Reaves and Stephon Marbury 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 Stephon Marbury has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Austin Reaves. 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Stephon Marbury averages 4.8 points more than Austin Reaves in his 4 seasons (19.3 points against 14.5), and he also scored a total of 12,245 points more (16,297 vs. 4,052).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephon Marbury 19.3
+4.8
13
Austin Reaves 14.5
4

Total Points

Seasons
Stephon Marbury 16,297
+12,245
13
Austin Reaves 4,052
4

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Austin Reaves has a better career point average than Stephon Marbury (+4.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+33).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephon Marbury 12.6
5
Austin Reaves 16.7
+4.1
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephon Marbury 402
5
Austin Reaves 435
+33
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 1
+1
Austin Reaves 0

40+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 16
+15
Austin Reaves 1

30+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 117
+104
Austin Reaves 13

20+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 401
+333
Austin Reaves 68

10+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 734
+533
Austin Reaves 201

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Marbury 838
+566
Austin Reaves 272

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Marbury 8
Austin Reaves 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 2
+2
Austin Reaves 0

20+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 8
Austin Reaves 10
+2

10+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 19
Austin Reaves 24
+5

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Marbury 29
+3
Austin Reaves 26

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Marbury 3
+3
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
Stephon Marbury 19.3 6.8 15.7 43.3 1.2 3.6 32.5 4.5 5.7 78.4 13 846
difference:+4.8+2.0+5.8+4.8+0.6+1.2+4.5+1.4+2.1+7.9+9+566
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
Stephon Marbury 16,297 5,769 13,324 43.3 991 3,048 32.5 3,768 4,804 78.4 13 846
difference:+12,245+4,430+10,539+4.8+498+1,714+4.5+2,887+3,783+7.9+9+566
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
Stephon Marbury 12.6 4.7 13.2 35.5 0.8 3.1 27.3 2.3 3.1 75.0 5 32
difference:+4.1+1.1+0.5+9.9+1.5+3.1+10.6+0.5+0.1+14.2+2+6
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
Stephon Marbury 402 150 422 35.5 27 99 27.3 75 100 75.0 5 32
difference:+33+92+9.9+34+62+10.6+1+17+14.2+2+6
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
Stephon Marbury 15.8
+8.5
199767
Austin Reaves 7.3
202261

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 17.7
+4.7
199882
Austin Reaves 13.0
202364

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+5.4
199949
Austin Reaves 15.9
202482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.2
+2.0
200074
Austin Reaves 20.2
202573

Stephon Marbury's additional seasons:

* Stephon Marbury played 9 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 13, from 2001 to 2009—he averaged 19.3 points in a total of 574 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 23.9 ppg and his lowest 3.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
19973
Austin Reaves -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 13.8
19985
Austin Reaves 16.9
+3.1
202316

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990
Austin Reaves 16.8
+16.8
20245

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20000
Austin Reaves 16.2
+16.2
20255

Stephon Marbury's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Stephon Marbury played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.2 points in a total of 24 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22 ppg and his lowest 3.7.