Erwin Mueller vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Erwin Mueller, 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.

Erwin Mueller played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Austin Reaves, who played 3. Erwin Mueller had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, 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
Erwin Mueller 7 2 1966-67 to 1972-73
Austin Reaves 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Erwin Mueller Austin Reaves
Season 1966-672021-22
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Div 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 %
Erwin Mueller 80 26.7 12.7 - - 6.2 1.6 - - - 2.8 5.3 12.0 .441 - - - 2.1 3.3 .658
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 %
Erwin Mueller 3 28.0 8.7 - - 4.7 3.0 - - - 2.3 2.7 8.7 .308 - - - 3.3 4.7 .714
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Erwin Mueller Austin Reaves
Season 1967-682022-23
Team Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsLakers 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 %
Erwin Mueller 74 24.2 7.5 - - 5.3 2.1 - - - 2.2 3.0 6.6 .456 - - - 1.4 2.5 .578
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 %
Erwin Mueller 14 17.9 3.2 - - 3.9 1.3 - - - 2.3 1.4 4.2 .339 - - - 0.4 1.0 .357
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

Erwin Mueller Austin Reaves
Season 1968-692023-24
Team Chicago Bulls, Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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 %
Erwin Mueller 78 17.4 4.8 - - 3.8 2.4 - - - 1.8 1.8 4.9 .375 - - - 1.1 2.1 .549
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 %
Erwin Mueller ------- --- ----------
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

Erwin Mueller Austin Reaves
Season 1969-70-
Team Seattle Supersonics, Detroit Pistons-
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 %
Erwin Mueller 78 30.2 10.1 - - 6.2 2.6 - - - 2.5 3.8 8.3 .464 - - - 2.4 3.4 .719
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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Season 5

Erwin Mueller Austin Reaves
Season 1970-71-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 %
Erwin Mueller 52 23.5 6.0 - - 4.3 2.2 - - - 1.9 2.4 5.9 .408 - - - 1.2 2.1 .556
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Erwin Mueller ------- --- ----------
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Season 6

Erwin Mueller Austin Reaves
Season 1971-72-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 %
Erwin Mueller 42 14.4 4.3 - - 3.5 1.4 - - - 1.5 1.6 4.7 .345 - - - 1.0 1.8 .581
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Erwin Mueller ------- --- ----------
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Season 7

Erwin Mueller Austin Reaves
Season 1972-73-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 %
Erwin Mueller 21 3.8 1.1 - - 0.7 0.3 - - - 0.6 0.4 1.5 .290 - - - 0.2 0.3 .714
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Erwin Mueller ------- --- ----------
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