Austin Carr vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Austin Carr 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

Austin Carr

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Carr: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Carr 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Austin Carr 10 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Austin Carr 3 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Austin Carr 1 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Austin Carr 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Austin Carr 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Austin Carr 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Austin Carr 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Austin Carr 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Austin Carr 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Austin Carr 0 Willis Reed 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 15.4 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.9 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.8 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.8 * Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.1 * Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 10,473 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 1,990 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Austin Carr 1,878 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Austin Carr 433 * Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Austin Carr 66 * Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Austin Carr 682 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .449 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr .154 * Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .804 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 21.9 (1974) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.5 (1973) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.8 (1974) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.2 (1975) * Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.2 (1978) * Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 11.8 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.6 * Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.3 * Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 212 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 41 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Austin Carr 41 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Austin Carr 10 * Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Austin Carr 5 * Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Austin Carr 18 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .426 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr - * Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .691 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 17.5 (1978) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.0 (1978) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.3 (1977) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.0 (1978) * Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.5 (1978) * Willis Reed 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.