Blair Rasmussen vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Blair Rasmussen, 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.

Blair Rasmussen played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Austin Reaves, who played 3. Blair Rasmussen had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Austin Reaves had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Blair Rasmussen 8 5 1985-86 to 1992-93
Austin Reaves 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Blair Rasmussen Austin Reaves
Season 1985-862021-22
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Blair Rasmussen 48 6.9 3.2 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.8 1.3 1.3 3.1 .407 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .795
Austin Reaves 61 23.2 7.3 0.7 2.4 3.2 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.4 2.4 5.2 .459 0.9 2.7 .317 1.6 1.9 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blair Rasmussen 10 17.5 11.1 2.7 3.3 6.0 1.0 0.5 0.9 0.7 2.8 3.9 9.6 .406 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 4.1 .805
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Blair Rasmussen Austin Reaves
Season 1986-872022-23
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blair Rasmussen 74 19.2 9.5 2.5 3.8 6.3 0.8 0.3 0.8 1.1 3.0 3.6 7.7 .470 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.1 .732
Austin Reaves 64 28.8 13.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.4 0.5 0.3 1.5 1.7 4.0 7.7 .529 1.3 3.4 .398 3.6 4.1 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blair Rasmussen 3 30.7 16.3 2.7 5.0 7.7 2.3 0.7 0.7 1.7 4.0 7.3 15.0 .489 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 3.3 .500
Austin Reaves 16 36.2 16.9 1.3 3.2 4.4 4.6 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.4 5.6 12.1 .464 2.4 5.5 .443 3.2 3.6 .895

Season 3
Blair Rasmussen Austin Reaves
Season 1987-882023-24
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup In-Season Tournament Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blair Rasmussen 79 22.5 12.7 1.6 3.9 5.5 1.0 0.3 1.0 0.9 3.1 5.5 11.2 .492 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.2 .776
Austin Reaves 82 32.1 15.9 0.7 3.6 4.3 5.5 0.8 0.3 2.1 1.9 5.6 11.5 .486 1.9 5.1 .367 2.8 3.3 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blair Rasmussen 11 25.2 12.5 2.3 4.2 6.5 0.6 0.1 1.1 0.5 3.0 5.5 11.5 .472 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 1.8 .900
Austin Reaves 5 34.8 16.8 1.0 2.8 3.8 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.8 1.6 6.0 12.6 .476 1.4 5.2 .269 3.4 3.8 .895

Season 4
Blair Rasmussen Austin Reaves
Season 1988-89-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Blair Rasmussen 77 17.0 7.6 1.4 2.4 3.7 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 2.5 3.3 7.5 .445 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.1 .852
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blair Rasmussen 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Blair Rasmussen Austin Reaves
Season 1989-90-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Blair Rasmussen 81 24.6 12.4 2.1 5.2 7.3 1.0 0.5 1.3 0.9 3.7 5.5 11.0 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.7 .828
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blair Rasmussen 3 28.0 15.7 2.7 6.0 8.7 0.3 0.7 1.3 0.7 3.3 6.3 16.0 .396 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.3 .900
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Blair Rasmussen Austin Reaves
Season 1990-91-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Blair Rasmussen 70 33.2 12.5 2.4 7.3 9.7 1.0 0.7 1.9 1.2 4.4 5.8 12.6 .458 0.0 0.1 .400 0.9 1.3 .677
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blair Rasmussen ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Blair Rasmussen Austin Reaves
Season 1991-92-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Blair Rasmussen 81 24.3 9.0 1.2 3.7 4.9 1.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 2.9 4.3 9.0 .478 0.1 0.3 .217 0.4 0.5 .750
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blair Rasmussen ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Blair Rasmussen Austin Reaves
Season 1992-93-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Blair Rasmussen 22 12.9 3.2 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 2.8 1.4 3.6 .375 0.1 0.3 .333 0.4 0.6 .692
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blair Rasmussen ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
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