Baron Davis vs. Austin Rivers Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Rivers and Baron Davis, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Baron Davis played 13 years in the NBA, 2 more than Austin Rivers, who played 11. Baron Davis had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, while Austin Rivers had his rookie season in 2012-13. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Baron Davis 13 7 1999-00 to 2011-12
Austin Rivers 11 8 2012-13 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Baron Davis Austin Rivers
Season 1999-002012-13
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis 82 18.6 5.9 0.6 1.4 2.0 3.8 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.5 2.2 5.3 .420 0.3 1.4 .225 1.2 1.9 .634
Austin Rivers 61 23.2 6.2 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.1 0.4 0.1 1.2 2.0 2.4 6.4 .372 0.5 1.4 .326 1.0 1.8 .546
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis 4 14.5 5.8 0.8 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.8 1.5 2.5 5.8 .435 0.3 1.5 .167 0.5 1.0 .500
Austin Rivers ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Baron Davis Austin Rivers
Season 2000-012013-14
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis 82 38.9 13.8 1.6 3.4 5.0 7.3 2.1 0.4 2.8 3.3 5.0 11.7 .427 1.0 3.3 .310 2.8 4.1 .677
Austin Rivers 69 19.4 7.7 0.4 1.5 1.9 2.3 0.7 0.1 1.1 1.9 2.8 6.9 .405 0.5 1.4 .364 1.6 2.5 .636
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis 10 39.8 17.8 0.9 3.5 4.4 5.8 2.8 0.5 2.2 3.3 5.9 12.3 .480 2.0 5.0 .400 4.0 5.6 .714
Austin Rivers ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Baron Davis Austin Rivers
Season 2001-022014-15
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Orleans Pelicans, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf SemisClippers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis 82 40.5 18.1 1.1 3.1 4.3 8.5 2.1 0.6 3.0 2.9 6.8 16.4 .417 2.1 5.8 .356 2.4 4.1 .580
Austin Rivers 76 20.6 7.0 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.0 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.9 2.7 6.5 .409 0.5 1.7 .298 1.1 1.7 .675
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis 9 44.7 22.6 1.8 5.2 7.0 7.9 3.6 0.6 3.0 4.0 7.9 20.9 .378 2.3 6.9 .339 4.4 7.4 .597
Austin Rivers 14 17.9 8.4 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.9 2.0 3.3 7.5 .438 0.9 2.5 .371 0.9 1.4 .632

Season 4

Baron Davis Austin Rivers
Season 2002-032015-16
Team New Orleans HornetsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis 50 37.8 17.1 1.1 2.6 3.7 6.4 1.8 0.4 2.8 3.0 6.6 16.0 .416 2.0 5.7 .350 1.9 2.6 .710
Austin Rivers 67 21.9 8.9 0.3 1.6 1.9 1.5 0.7 0.1 0.9 2.0 3.4 7.7 .438 0.9 2.8 .335 1.2 1.7 .681
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis 5 38.8 20.4 0.8 2.8 3.6 8.4 1.4 0.4 3.0 4.0 7.4 16.6 .446 2.4 7.0 .343 3.2 4.4 .727
Austin Rivers 6 24.0 10.3 0.7 2.0 2.7 2.7 0.5 0.0 1.2 2.0 4.3 10.2 .426 0.7 2.8 .235 1.0 1.5 .667

Season 5

Baron Davis Austin Rivers
Season 2003-042016-17
Team New Orleans HornetsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis 67 40.1 22.9 1.0 3.3 4.3 7.5 2.4 0.4 3.2 2.7 8.3 20.9 .395 2.8 8.7 .321 3.5 5.3 .673
Austin Rivers 74 27.8 12.0 0.3 1.9 2.2 2.8 0.6 0.1 1.6 2.5 4.4 9.9 .442 1.5 4.0 .371 1.8 2.6 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis 7 37.4 18.1 0.9 3.3 4.1 7.0 1.6 0.7 2.7 3.0 6.1 16.3 .377 2.3 7.0 .327 3.6 4.7 .758
Austin Rivers 3 30.0 8.0 0.3 2.3 2.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 1.7 2.0 3.0 8.7 .346 1.3 4.3 .308 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 6

Baron Davis Austin Rivers
Season 2004-052017-18
Team New Orleans Hornets, Golden State WarriorsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis 46 34.4 19.2 0.7 3.1 3.8 7.9 1.8 0.3 2.8 2.7 6.3 16.3 .387 2.6 7.7 .333 4.0 5.3 .761
Austin Rivers 61 33.7 15.1 0.4 1.9 2.4 4.0 1.2 0.3 1.8 2.5 5.6 13.2 .424 2.2 5.9 .378 1.7 2.6 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis ------- --- ----------
Austin Rivers ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Baron Davis Austin Rivers
Season 2005-062018-19
Team Golden State WarriorsWashington Wizards, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis 54 36.5 17.9 0.8 3.5 4.4 8.9 1.6 0.3 2.9 3.1 6.2 15.9 .389 1.9 6.0 .315 3.6 5.4 .675
Austin Rivers 76 26.7 8.1 0.3 1.8 2.1 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.7 3.1 7.5 .406 1.4 4.3 .318 0.7 1.3 .526
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis ------- --- ----------
Austin Rivers 10 21.5 7.4 0.2 1.9 2.1 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.8 3.1 2.7 6.2 .435 1.6 3.5 .457 0.4 0.6 .667

Season 8

Baron Davis Austin Rivers
Season 2006-072019-20
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Steals Leader-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis 63 35.3 20.1 0.8 3.6 4.4 8.1 2.1 0.5 3.1 2.9 7.2 16.3 .439 1.3 4.4 .304 4.4 5.9 .745
Austin Rivers 68 23.4 8.8 0.4 2.2 2.6 1.7 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.9 3.1 7.4 .421 1.4 4.0 .356 1.1 1.6 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis 11 40.5 25.3 1.0 3.5 4.5 6.5 2.9 0.6 2.9 4.2 8.9 17.4 .513 2.3 6.1 .373 5.2 6.7 .770
Austin Rivers 12 17.6 4.8 0.2 2.3 2.5 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.8 1.6 5.1 .311 0.8 2.9 .257 0.8 1.1 .769

Season 9

Baron Davis Austin Rivers
Season 2007-082020-21
Team Golden State WarriorsNew York Knicks, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis 82 39.0 21.8 1.2 3.5 4.7 7.6 2.3 0.5 2.8 3.0 7.9 18.6 .426 2.1 6.4 .330 3.9 5.2 .750
Austin Rivers 36 23.5 7.9 0.2 2.1 2.3 2.3 0.8 0.1 1.0 1.8 2.9 6.8 .424 1.5 4.1 .369 0.6 0.9 .710
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis ------- --- ----------
Austin Rivers 10 30.5 9.2 0.1 1.6 1.7 2.1 0.2 0.3 0.9 3.2 3.0 6.9 .435 1.9 4.6 .413 1.3 1.6 .813

Season 10

Baron Davis Austin Rivers
Season 2008-092021-22
Team Los Angeles ClippersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis 65 34.6 14.9 0.7 3.0 3.7 7.7 1.7 0.5 3.0 3.0 5.5 14.8 .370 1.5 5.0 .302 2.4 3.2 .757
Austin Rivers 67 22.1 6.0 0.3 1.4 1.7 1.3 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.8 2.2 5.2 .417 1.2 3.4 .342 0.5 0.7 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis ------- --- ----------
Austin Rivers 5 21.6 4.2 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.4 0.2 0.8 3.0 1.6 3.6 .444 0.8 2.4 .333 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 11

Baron Davis Austin Rivers
Season 2009-102022-23
Team Los Angeles ClippersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis 75 33.6 15.3 0.7 2.9 3.5 8.0 1.7 0.6 2.8 2.8 5.5 13.5 .406 1.1 3.9 .277 3.2 3.9 .821
Austin Rivers 52 19.5 4.9 0.1 1.5 1.6 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.4 1.5 1.8 4.0 .435 0.8 2.4 .350 0.6 0.8 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis ------- --- ----------
Austin Rivers 4 11.5 2.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 2.0 .500 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

Baron Davis Austin Rivers
Season 2010-11-
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis 58 28.4 13.1 0.6 2.1 2.7 6.7 1.3 0.5 2.5 2.5 5.0 11.9 .417 1.4 4.1 .339 1.7 2.3 .771
Austin Rivers ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis ------- --- ----------
Austin Rivers ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Baron Davis Austin Rivers
Season 2011-12-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis 29 20.5 6.1 0.4 1.5 1.9 4.7 1.2 0.1 2.6 2.1 2.3 6.3 .370 0.9 2.9 .306 0.6 0.8 .667
Austin Rivers ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Baron Davis 4 24.3 7.8 0.0 0.8 0.8 3.3 0.0 0.0 3.3 3.8 2.8 5.8 .478 1.0 3.5 .286 1.3 1.3 1.000
Austin Rivers ------- --- ----------