Bill Garnett vs. Willis Reed Comparison

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

Bill Garnett

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Garnett 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Bill Garnett 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Garnett 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Garnett 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Garnett 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Garnett 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Bill Garnett 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett .000 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) 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, this player has no data for the stat.