Toni Kukoc vs. Austin Reaves: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Austin Reaves and Toni Kukoc 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 Austin Reaves has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Toni Kukoc scored more total points in both stages. 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 4 NBA regular seasons played, Austin Reaves averages 2.9 points more than Toni Kukoc in his 13 seasons (14.5 points against 11.6). On the other hand Toni Kukoc scored a total of 5,758 points more than Austin Reaves (9,810 vs. 4,052).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Toni Kukoc 11.6
13
Austin Reaves 14.5
+2.9
4

Total Points

Seasons
Toni Kukoc 9,810
+5,758
13
Austin Reaves 4,052
4

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Austin Reaves has a better career point average than Toni Kukoc (+6 points per game) while Toni Kukoc scored more points (+629).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Toni Kukoc 10.7
9
Austin Reaves 16.7
+6.0
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Toni Kukoc 1,064
+629
9
Austin Reaves 435
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 0
Austin Reaves 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 9
Austin Reaves 13
+4

20+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 116
+48
Austin Reaves 68

10+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 481
+280
Austin Reaves 201

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Toni Kukoc 812
+540
Austin Reaves 272

0 Point Games (games without points)

Toni Kukoc 34
+26
Austin Reaves 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 1
+1
Austin Reaves 0

20+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 7
Austin Reaves 10
+3

10+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 49
+25
Austin Reaves 24

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Toni Kukoc 97
+71
Austin Reaves 26

0 Point Games (games without points)

Toni Kukoc 2
+2
Austin Reaves 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Toni Kukoc 11.6 4.3 9.6 44.7 0.9 2.6 33.5 2.1 2.9 72.9 13 846
difference:+2.9+0.5+0.3+3.4+0.9+2.2+3.5+1.0+0.7+13.4+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
Toni Kukoc 9,810 3,633 8,127 44.7 731 2,184 33.5 1,813 2,487 72.9 13 846
difference:+5,758+2,294+5,342+3.4+238+850+3.5+932+1,466+13.4+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
Toni Kukoc 10.7 3.9 8.9 44.0 1.1 3.2 34.2 1.9 2.7 69.7 9 99
difference:+6.0+1.9+3.8+1.5+1.2+3.0+3.7+0.9+0.5+19.5+6+73
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
Toni Kukoc 1,064 386 878 44.0 108 316 34.2 184 264 69.7 9 99
difference:+629+236+548+1.5+47+155+3.7+110+181+19.5+6+73
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
Toni Kukoc 10.9
+3.6
199475
Austin Reaves 7.3
202261

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 15.7
+2.7
199581
Austin Reaves 13.0
202364

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 13.1
1996NBA Champion81
Austin Reaves 15.9
+2.8
202482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 13.2
1997NBA Champion57
Austin Reaves 20.2
+7.0
202573

Toni Kukoc's additional seasons:

* Toni Kukoc played 9 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 13, from 1998 to 2006—he averaged 10.7 points in a total of 552 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.8 ppg and his lowest 4.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 9.3
+9.3
199410
Austin Reaves -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 13.8
199510
Austin Reaves 16.9
+3.1
202316

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 10.8
1996NBA Champion15
Austin Reaves 16.8
+6.0
20245

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 7.9
1997NBA Champion19
Austin Reaves 16.2
+8.3
20255

Toni Kukoc's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Toni Kukoc played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 11.6 points in a total of 45 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14.8 ppg and his lowest 7.3.