Kevin Garnett vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers and Kevin Garnett that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kevin Garnett

vs.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Garnett 1 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Garnett 21 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Kevin Garnett 14 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Kevin Garnett 15 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Garnett 1 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA First Team Kevin Garnett 4 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 9 Austin Rivers 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Garnett 9 Austin Rivers 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 12 Austin Rivers 0

Defensive Player of The Year Kevin Garnett 1 Austin Rivers 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Garnett 4 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 17.8 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.0 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.7 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.4 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 26,071 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 14,662 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 5,445 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 1,859 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 2,037 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Kevin Garnett 1,462 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .497 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .275 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.2 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.7 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.3 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.2 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 2,601 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 1,534 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 471 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 178 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 186 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Kevin Garnett 143 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .478 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .273 Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)